denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
I've always thought if the Go Train ever gets to Cambridge, that line should go to London instead of Kitchener as it is a straight shot.
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hw621
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TOareaFan
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GO trains to London...is that even on anyone's radar?
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
It will be the panic move if HSR falls apart.
I got it on lakeshore west the other day. Decent WiFi, stupid sign in process for the initial sign in
steveintoronto
Superstar
I was going to ask about that....details anyone?
There won't be any panic move. It always was and will be HFR.
For the initial sign in you have to provide your Presto number so it’s a non starter if you don’t have one.
hw621
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steveintoronto
Superstar
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I'll watch for any stories showing on that.
Uh oh...I'm not a computer tech, or a digital communication tech, but I am a technologist in other areas of electronics, and I'm savvy enough to worry about security aspects of using that number.
I'll watch for any stories showing on that.
And someone sitting a few seats away phishing for those numbers and personal email addresses?
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denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
Well see. If Doug wins big in London anything can change.
innsertnamehere
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polls out this morning seem to indicate that Doug is a long way from being premier.
drum118
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TORONTO: May 25, 2018 – Canadian Pacific Rail labour unions are again in a legal strike position as of noon on Monday, May 28, 2018, which could impact some GO Transit rail services. While we are hopeful that an agreement can be reached, we have plans in place to ensure customers can continue to travel safely and as easily as possible if a strike occurs.
Our plans have been adjusted since our last communication to customers in April and no train services need to be cancelled. In the event of a CP labour disruption, we are now able operate trains into Hamilton GO Centre.
However, the potential for delays on CP-owned track increases during a labour disruption, so we recommend customers plan ahead and keep updated.
Why would a CP strike impact my GO train service?
While GO Transit owns a majority of the rail network over which it operates, some sections are owned by other rail companies, including CP. Specifically, CP owns and maintains the Milton rail corridor, as well as an intersecting portion of the Barrie corridor and the spur serving the Hamilton GO Centre.
If there is a labour disruption, there will be fewer CP staff members available to address any signal or switch issues, meaning potentially longer delays for train customers in Hamilton, and along the Milton and Barrie lines.
Keep informed
Safety continues to be Metrolinx’s top priority and customers can be assured that GO Transit remains the safest way to travel. Please check the GO website for updates and sign-up for On The GO alerts to keep in the know.
Our plans have been adjusted since our last communication to customers in April and no train services need to be cancelled. In the event of a CP labour disruption, we are now able operate trains into Hamilton GO Centre.
However, the potential for delays on CP-owned track increases during a labour disruption, so we recommend customers plan ahead and keep updated.
Why would a CP strike impact my GO train service?
While GO Transit owns a majority of the rail network over which it operates, some sections are owned by other rail companies, including CP. Specifically, CP owns and maintains the Milton rail corridor, as well as an intersecting portion of the Barrie corridor and the spur serving the Hamilton GO Centre.
If there is a labour disruption, there will be fewer CP staff members available to address any signal or switch issues, meaning potentially longer delays for train customers in Hamilton, and along the Milton and Barrie lines.
Keep informed
Safety continues to be Metrolinx’s top priority and customers can be assured that GO Transit remains the safest way to travel. Please check the GO website for updates and sign-up for On The GO alerts to keep in the know.
KevinT
Active Member
It depends how that data is being sent from the user device to the authorization system. Is it transmitted in the clear, or is the MoveFreeWi-Fi.com login page secured with https? If secured, then as long as the connection between MoveFreeWi-Fi's system and GO for the authorization request is similarly secured (and this would be on the satellite backhaul and probably invisible to the guy a few seats away) then there's not a concern. It sounds like your device' MAC address is added to a white-list for future login-free use, and yes an eavesdropping hacker a few seats away could clone that to get onto the system in the future without an address and Presto number of their own, but that wouldn't give away any of your personal data. The way they describe it ("No PRESTO information is used aside from the number and it will be deleted after it is validated."), the white-listed MAC address does not remain associated to your account.
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
An NDP government might allow us to breathe easier anyway.
steveintoronto
Superstar
Excellent post. I didn't want to conjecture too far without having the terms and processes understood, but it appears that there might be some reverse leakage for the eml addies, and with that, the ability to put a personal identity to the number. This may not in itself seem that great a security concern, but as we've seen with the 'mining' of layers of info from other sources, and Facebook is a classic, much of that info can be vertically stacked to discern behaviours that are arguably private data.
I'll dig further on this later, as your point on http v https is an important one, even on this very site! I found myself being logged in here in http some time back, had to force it to be https. I'm not fully aware of the degree of exposure, but do know that some browsers wouldn't allow it without an alert being posted.
I look forward to further discussion with you on this. If there is an exposure, there may be a way to mitigate it....not that a lot of people care....ended up having a huge discussion with some friends on Apple SSO (Single Sign On) and their wondering why sending links to everyone wasn't necessarily working.
Like many users, they were completely unaware of how licensing from Apple, MS and others allows a 'seamless experience'....but at the cost of security by using an SSO.
And that's what folks will be looking for with their 'wi-fi on GO'. I have to wonder why it can't be openly available for all to use on the car, without even having to sign-in at all....download and rate limits can be applied to all users if need be. That may be my limitation of not knowing the latest security protocols however.