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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1289" data-attributes="member: 1"><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/tech/free-wi-fi-is-dicey-how-to-safely-access-the-internet-when-traveling" target="_blank">Free Wi-Fi is dicey: how to safely access the Internet when traveling - Fox News</a>Free <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/technologies/wifi" target="_blank">Wi-Fi</a> is irresistible for many travelers but it carries risks.The Portland, Oregon office of the FBI earlier this month put out an advisory on travel scams, with free Wi-Fi at the top of their list of concerns, citing an FTC <a href="https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0014-tips-using-public-wi-fi-networks" target="_blank">advisory</a>.The key takeaway is that never assume that free Wi-Fi at airports, coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, and other public places is safe.The inconvenient truth is that the internet was created as a medium for easy information exchange, so <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/topics/privacy" target="_blank">privacy</a> and security are often vulnerable.&nbsp; And hackers love public wireless hotspots because it’s a relatively easy way to intercept and steal your personal information.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1289, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/tech/free-wi-fi-is-dicey-how-to-safely-access-the-internet-when-traveling'][B]Free Wi-Fi is dicey: how to safely access the Internet when traveling - Fox News[/B][/URL] Free [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/technologies/wifi']Wi-Fi[/URL] is irresistible for many travelers but it carries risks. The Portland, Oregon office of the FBI earlier this month put out an advisory on travel scams, with free Wi-Fi at the top of their list of concerns, citing an FTC [URL='https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0014-tips-using-public-wi-fi-networks']advisory[/URL]. The key takeaway is that never assume that free Wi-Fi at airports, coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, and other public places is safe. The inconvenient truth is that the internet was created as a medium for easy information exchange, so [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/topics/privacy']privacy[/URL] and security are often vulnerable. And hackers love public wireless hotspots because it’s a relatively easy way to intercept and steal your personal information. [/QUOTE]

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