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In a new travel article in The Washington Post‘s Lifestyle section, the author points out the issues involved with traveling abroad and using our smartphones.
One of the points raised is that travelers need to first find a hotspot and “as at home, you’ll be at the mercy of the vagaries of wireless signals.” Read More
Skype has just announced it is offering free wifi in 60 U.S. airports through December 27.
The service is available to travelers on PCs, Macs, and iPhones.
While a company spokesperson says its efforts are aimed at “helping people maintain meaningful connections this holiday season from wherever they may be,” privacy-savvy travelers should limit what they share online in wireless networks. It’s always best to avoid accessing sensitive information over wireless networks unless the data is encrypted with a personal VPN like PRIVATE WiFi.
Here’s a handy list to remind you where to find Skype’s limited free offering: Read More
Nintendo has teamed up with hotspot provider Boingo to offer free wifi in 42 airports, a well-played marketing move intended to highlight the connectivity features of the Nintendo 3DS.
Nintendo 3DS gamers will be able to access the Nintendo Zone, where they can download content and view all Nintendo news and special offers, stream online videos, and download games. Read More
The “world’s leading” provider of wifi call hotspots inherently insecure, and that individual users need to take responsibility for their privacy and security. Indeed, their #1 recommendation is to use a personal VPN. Click the headline above for what this means before you log on in a wireless hotspot again! Read More
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Researchers at Gogo — the in-flight WiFi provider for several major U.S. airlines — analyzed its wireless network data and shared its findings with Mashable in infographic form (click the link to see the full image and report). One interesting fact is that nearly 80% of travelers who use in-flight WiFi are lugging around both a tablet and a laptop. Does this describe your traveling habits? Is your laptop just for work purposes while the tablet is for social networking? Leave a comment below and share your in-flight WiFi habits! Read More
Airports can be dangerous because they provide a great venue for identity thieves to engage in their crimes. Luggage transfer, public WiFi and a chaotic environment all leave travelers open to becoming victims of identity theft. Read on to learn more about the identity theft risks inherent in airport travel today, and ways you can avoid becoming a victim. Read More
Copenhagen International Airport will soon implement a new program that tracks passengers’ movements using the wifi signals emitted from their smartphones and laptops. Each traveler is represented by a single dot; different colors distinguish arriving vs. departing travelers. If this Read More
Business travelers who use wifi to work on the road – whether at an airport gate, in a coffee shop, or even in their hotel rooms – are increasingly vulnerable to serious security threats. Travelers’ personal information is at risk, Read More
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Although they don’t mention Firesheep by name, this video report from a North Carolina news station shows exactly how simple it is for anyone to spy on your online surfing habits in a public WiFi network. It mentions “controversial software” and how — whether in a coffee shop, hotel room, airport, or other location with free WiFi – nothing is safe in a public WiFi hotspot. “Right now I am on the hotel wireless network and these are some of the people who’ve logged into that network,” according to one of the security analysts quoted in the accompanying article, which details how easily anyone could apply software that lets them into email accounts or to quickly grab passwords. Read More
Skype users will soon be able to connect to 500,000 WiFi hotspots with a new pay-as-you-go plan around the world, which includes 500 airports, 30,000 hotels, and numerous cafés, trains, planes, offices buildings, and convention centers. This ZDNet article says that in order to use the compatible hotspots, users will need an up-to-date version of Skype for Mac or Windows and credit on the account. Read More
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