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Is public Wi-Fi safe?
Free Wi-Fi at an airport or café: what can go wrong, and what protects you? Answer each question, then see the source.
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Today, is connecting through a public Wi-Fi network usually safe, according to the FTC?
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Can you tell a real network from a fake one by its name?
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On a website that starts with https://, is what you send encrypted between you and the site?
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Can you stop your iPhone from joining a saved network on its own?
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Is your phone's mobile data generally more secure than public Wi-Fi?
Sources (7)Where each fact comes from
- FTC: Are public Wi-Fi networks safe? (February 2023)
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: Protecting your organization while using Wi-Fi (ITSAP.80.009)
- MDN (Mozilla): HTTPS
- Apple: Forget a Wi-Fi network or prevent your device from automatically joining it
- Google Android Help: Connect to Wi-Fi networks
- CISA: Cybersecurity for electronic devices
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: Protecting yourself from identity theft online (ITSAP.00.033)