[telecom] How Not to Pay the Price for Free Wi-Fi

Jun 05, 2014 0 Replies

How Not to Pay the Price for Free Wi-Fi



JUNE 4, 2014 Stephanie Rosenbloom



Part of globe-trotting nowadays is flitting from one free Wi-Fi network to the next. From hotel lobby to coffee shop to subway platform to park, each time we join a public network we put our personal information and privacy at risk. Yet few travelers are concerned enough to turn down free Wi-Fi. Rather, many of us hastily give away an email address in exchange for 15 minutes of free airport Internet access.



So how to feed your addiction while also safeguarding your passwords and privacy? If you're not going to abstain (and who is these days?), here are four rules for staying connected and (reasonably) safe while traveling.



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