Do You Use Public Wi-Fi? Here Is Why I Never Do So

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bashis mcw
•Aug 18, 2023

I never use public Wi-Fi for reasons including:

***-**-***-****** (****) *******, *** **** ** capturing ** *******, ******** ** ********, the **** ** ******* *******, *** more. ** ** * ****** *******, with ******* ***** *** *** ** infected **** ******* **** *** ******** try ** ****** ****** ** *** same *******.

***** ******* ** *** ***-******* *** we ******** **, ***** ** ***** **** **** with ********* *********** **** *** **** encrypted, ***** ***** **** ** ********* camera ******* *** ***-******* ******* **********.

****, **** **** *** **** *** would ***** ***** *****, *** ***** public **-** **** ****** ****/***** ******* (SSL/TLS *** ****** **** ******). *******, before ********** **** * ***, ****** Wi-Fi ***** ******** ******** ****** ******** other ***********, ******** *** ********* ****/******* capture/malware *** **** ****** **** ******** information.

** *** *** ****** **-**? *** you ******* **** *****?

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JH
John Honovich
•Aug 18, 2023
IPVM

*** *** ***** **** ******** ** practical *******? ***** ***** ****?

*** *******, * *** **** **** -*** ******* ** ***** ****** **-** (and *** ** **** ****)*** **** ******** ******** **** **** was:

**** **** ******* *** **** ** his ***** ****** ****, ** *** would **** ***** *** **-****-*** *** a ******. *** ****** **** **** 17 *******, **** *** ***** **** the ****’* ****** **-** ******* *** distributed ******** ****** ** ******** ********* to *** *******

** *** ******** ****** **** **** because *** ****** ***** *** *** email ********* **** *** **** *******? So *.*. *** ****** **********@*****.****** **** **************@*****.***? ***** *** ****** ******** **** into*******@*****.***?**** ******** *********** *** **** *******?

******* *******, ** ***** ***** *** ISC **** *** ****** ****. **** practically ***** ******* ** **** ****?

bm
bashis mcw
•Aug 18, 2023
In reply to John Honovich

****:

***** * ***** ****** *****, *** nature ** **-** ** *** ******* measure *** ****** ******** **** ****** points *** *** ** ******* ** the *** **** *** **** ****** strength.

**, ** * *****/*******/*** **** *** attacker ***** ********* ***** ****** ** an ****** *****, ** ******* *********, **** ****** ****** ****** **** have ***** ******* ********* ** *** attacker's ***** ****** *****, ***** *** attacker *** ***/****** ******** ******* ****.

* ***** **** *** **-************** ** an ******* ** ***** *** *********** users ** ******* ** *** ***** access *****. *****-************** ****** ** * ****** **** forces **-** ***** ** ********** **** an ****** *****, ** ****** ***** *** * denial-of-service.

******* **-** *******:

****, ***, ***** *** ******* ** Public **-** ********* ** *** ** "Open" *** **** *** *** *** meaning *** ******* ** *** ********* in *** ***, ***** ****** ******* traffic ******* (********). ***, **** ** traffic ******** *** ***/***/*****, ** **** if *** ******* *** ** ******** it ** ****** *** ****** (**** better **** ****).

** *** ******** ****** **** **** because *** ****** ***** *** *** email ********* **** *** **** *******? So *.*. *** ****** **********@*****.****** **** **************@*****.***? ***** *** ****** ******** **** into*******@*****.***?**** ******** *********** *** **** *******?

* ******** ***** ** * ****** to *** ** ***** *** ******** to **** **** ********* ***********, ***** could ** **** *******, *********, ** simply * *** ** *** *** email ******* ******** ** ******.

*** ** *** ******** *** ****** information ** *** ***** *******, **** can ** **** ** * "********" email *******. ********* ** **** ******** is **** **** *** ***** *******, such ** ***/****/**** ** ***** ** easy ** **** ****** ** *** email *******.

****** **** ******** ******** (****) ** still ** ***** *** ***** ********, and **** **** *** ******* ******* emails.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Aug 18, 2023

** ****** **** *** **. **** I ****** * **** * ******* router **** ******** ** *********** **** VPN *****.

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RS
Robert Shih
•Aug 18, 2023
Independent

* **** **** **** *** ********* already ******* **** **. **-** ** general ***** ** ** ******* ** most ********* ** **** ** **** surface ***** **** ********* *** ********, rogue ** ********* (***** ***** *** down ** ****** **** *******) ** hardly **** *********** *** ******** ******* by ***** ** ******. **** ** despite *** **** **** ***** ** detection ** ****** ** ** ******* in ******* **** *****.

** ******** ** *** ********** ***** via ***** *****, *** ****** ****** are ********* ****.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
•Aug 18, 2023

**** ***** *** ******/***** ** **, etc. *** ********* ****** ***** ******* Jet *****, ** ****** ***** *******/******* to ***** ******. * ***** **** about ******** **** ** *** ******* than *** ******** ****. ******* ***** cannot *** ******, ** ******* ************ apps ** ****.

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Robert Wren Gordon
•Aug 20, 2023
IPVMU Certified

* ******** ***** ****** **-**.

* ******* **** ****** (**** ** email ** ***** ** **-** ** Azerbaijan *** ******** *-***** *** ***** afterwards, ******* **-** ** **** ********* for **** ******) ***, **** ***********, speed *** ********* ****** ** **.

* ******** **** *** *** *******, a ******, *** *** ******. * have ***** ***** **** ****. **** I'm *** ** * ***** ****, I ***** ** ********* *******. * appreciate **'* * *** ** ******* that ***** ***** ******** ** ***** in * ******* ***é ** ******* lounge. ************, *'** ****** *********** ****** Wi-Fi **** ***** ******* **** ** Mbps. *–** **** ******* ****** ** many ****-**** ****** ** ******. (************, the **** **** *'** **** ****** 100 **** ** * ***** *** in **** ******.) **** ** **********, can't ******** ** *****/****/****** ****/***** *****, download ***** ***** (********** **** *** on), ** ****** ** * ****.

***** ** ****** ** ******** ****** me ** ****** *** ********* ** hotel **-** *** **** ****** ** public ********.

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