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[ PRIVACY Forum ] "Free" Wi-Fi from [Comcast] Xfinity and AT&T also
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Sun Jun 22 21:33:25 2014
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"Free" Wi-Fi from [Comcast] Xfinity and AT&T also frees you to be hacked
(Ars Technica): http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/06/free-wi-fi-from-xfinity-and-att-also-frees-you-to-be-hacked/
"These free Wi-Fi connections are popular, for good reason: they help
reduce the amount of broadband cellular data you consume, and they
often provide better network speeds than what you can manage over a 4G
connection. But they also offer a really easy way for someone to
surreptitiously tap into your Internet traffic and capture your
account information for less-than-friendly purposes. Millions of AT&T
and Xfinity customers could be leaving themselves exposed to
surreptitious hacking of their Internet traffic, exposing their
personal data as a result."
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