Then again, you gotta worry about unscrupulous people with open WiFi networks hacking into your computer while you surf on their network for free. Don't you think that they're logging your info on their server, PC or what not while you're gleefully surfing for free? For all you know, they could be gathering all your passwords while you're checking your email, bank and credit card info, etc.
I'd be careful about logging onto unsecured WiFi networks. However, if you're smart enough, you could probably hack into the WiFi host's PC....