That way, if hackers sniff for traffic on a network, any information they're able to access will come out garbled.

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Microsoft put a lot of effort into optimizing the FM data network it used, which even fed traffic information to some GPS devices.

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Also, given the possibility of network sniffing, use switched Ethernet hubs wherever possible to isolate traffic (thus minimizing the amount of sniffable information).

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