FACEBOOK TWITTER
SHARE

receive privacy industry news

Email:

questions + feedback

Have a question or a privacy issue that you'd like us to investigate ? Send an to our editors with your comments.

Author: Jillian Ryan
Jillian Ryan is Private WiFi’s Social Media Manager. With a passion for writing, the web, and fast-paced information exchanged via social networks, Jillian is also concerned about the ramifications of putting your life details and personal data into cyberspace.

Google+ Profile:  Jillian Ryan


Stop WiFI Snoopers with a VPN: PRIVATE WiFi on WPIX NY

Posted on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 by

As WPIX NY reporter James Ford explains, “Public WIFi is a great and helpful tool and coverage is expanding… but also expanding is its potential danger to you.”

Most people don’t realize that public WiFi are just radio waves, similar to the type that you can listen to in your car. And just as easy as it is to find your favorite station, a hacker can use public WiFi to listen in on you!

Read on to find out how you can use a VPN like PRIVATE WiFi to stop WiFi snoopers from spying on your data on public WiFi. Read More

Tags: , , , ,

  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE

Hacked in the Subway: PRIVATE WiFi Featured on WNBC

Posted on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 by

“Turns out free WiFi has a price,” explained WNBC New York’s Andrew Siff in a recent segment.

As public WiFi connections expand in New York City’s subway system, Siff recognized the security implications. To get a better understanding, he spent some time underground with PRIVATE WiFi’s CEO Kent Lawson and Product Growth Manager Raj Devjani.

According to WNBC, “Computer security experts say the same advice that applies at coffee shops and parks and other places where you can tap into free hotspots needs to be reinforced underground… Experts recommend that riders… [on] public Wi-Fi should use a VPN, or virtual private network, to protect their correspondence.” Read More

Tags: , , , , ,

  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE

The FBI and SOeC Endorse VPNs for Securing Mobile Devices

Posted on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 by

Securing Our eCity Foundation (SOeC), in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has developed a Public Service Announcement featuring five tips for keeping yourself safe on your mobile device.

In this PSA, airing on San Diego’s NBC 7, FBI Special Agent Darell Foxworth states, “Securing your mobile device is essential to keep your data out of the hands of crooks.”

Agent Foxworth provides the following steps for protected yourself:

  1. Lock your device with a passcode.
  2. When using public WiFi, limit using e-mail, social networking, shopping, and banking, unless you have a secure Virtual Private Network, or VPN.
  3. Keep your device up to date. When software patches are available, use them.
  4. Avoid questionable apps, and only download from trusted sources.
  5. Always back up your data.

Read More

Tags: , , , , ,

  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE

25,000 Facebook Likes: Why Our Fans Like Us!

Posted on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 by

Last week, we celebrated a big milestone: the PRIVATE WiFi Facebook community grew beyond 25,000 Likes. Our fans have been extraordinary over the past few years; engaged, they care about WiFi privacy and security, as well as our VPN solution. We wanted to thank them and we did!

Asking the simple question, “What do you like about the PRIVATE WiFi page?” we encouraged our fans to share their responses with us. Then we selected 25 fans to win a free year of PRIVATE WiFi!

We got some incredible comments; so amazing that we just had to share them with all of you. 

Below are our 25 winners and their reasons for “liking” us. We hope that you will “Like” us, too! Read More

Tags: , , , ,

1 COMMENT
  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE

Paying for “Free” Wireless With Your Data: Social WiFi

Posted on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 by

What happens when WiFi becomes socialized and companies start harnessing the power of social media to drive business? That is where, Purple WiFi enters the arena, and if the concept of “Social WiFi” makes you weary, you are on the right path. You end up paying for that “free” WiFi, with your most valuable asset: your data! Read More

Tags: , ,

  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE

Raytheon’s Riot Knows Your Next Move… Before You Do: The Social Media Privacy Report

Posted on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 by

Location-based check-ins can be fun and engaging, but they are also dangerous. In the past, we have blogged about how and why plotting your whereabouts on a social network doesn’t  just mean a loss of privacy, but can also endanger your well being.

Making it even more risky is Raytheon’s Riot, a data-mining software that can track people on social media. Every time you check-in somewhere, post a tweet about where you are going or upload a photo of where you are, you’re creating a footprint of your everyday life. Eventually patterns begin to form and this is where Riot comes in to play.

And trust us: it is scary. Read More

Tags: , , , , , ,

1 COMMENT
  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE

PRIVATE WiFi Announces New Mobile App at 2013 CES in Las Vegas

Posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 by

This week PRIVATE WiFi will be on the floor at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. During the mega exhibition, the company will introduce the press to the new VPN app for Android and Apple iOS devices, including the new iPad mini and iPhone 5.

It is easy for hackers to gain access to consumers’ private data on smartphones and other mobile devices via public hotspots. All attendees at the conference are encouraged to use the mobile VPN, as well as Private WiFi’s laptop and MacBook software, to encrypt data sent to and from the CES show floor. Read More

Tags: , , ,

1 COMMENT
  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE

Facebook and Antivirus Products Partner to Bring Security to a New Level

Posted on Friday, November 9th, 2012 by

There are plenty of pages that users can like on Facebook to learn more about privacy and security. (Shameless plug: Private WiFi’s page is one of them!) But after a recent announcement from Facebook that Read More

Tags: , ,

1 COMMENT
  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE

Is Public WiFi Safe? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 by

In the past year public Wi-Fi usage has gone up 240%, but the questions we should be asking: do we need to protect ourselves when we use it and how can be keep ourselves secure? A recent survey by the Identity Theft Resource Center in conjunction with PRIVATE WiFi indicates that 79% of respondents believe that free wireless can lead to identity theft. The findings are clear: a personal VPN is your best line of defense. Read More

Tags: , , ,

17 COMMENTS
  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE

PRIVATE WiFi Launches Cutting-Edge Facebook Page to Bring Privacy Resource to the Social Network

Posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2012 by

Privacy is always an issue for the users of Facebook. Developing a first of its kind Facebook Page, PRIVATE WiFi is proud to launch its pioneering custom applications geared to better inform consumers about the dangers of public WiFi. Integrating the WordPress functionality of its private-i blog, the page is designed to give Facebook users a sense of community and engagement as they explore topics of privacy and identity theft. Read More

  • TweetTWEET
  • PrintPrint
  • emailemail
    • SHARE