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 Go to any starbucks.  Their wifi used to be slow and now it's super fast.  Why?  Because they dropped AT&T and went with google.  Then go to Barns & Noble.  Wifi is super slow.  Guess who supplies it.

 

 

 

This is an example of ignorance and why people get "hacked".  I would NEVER advise anyone to go to a Starbucks, Barnes & Nobel, etc. to use their Wifi.  It doesn't matter if it's a laptop computer or a cell phone.  It's not a matter of IF someone intercepts your activity, it's just a matter of WHEN.

 

Most people that use these kinds of "hot spots" have been breached, but they don't have anything "interesting" for a hacker.  The "small time script kiddie" might steal your data if you're stupid enough to access your bank accounts.  Most of the time they just want the machine, and they will get it.

 

Later, if your machine is on the internet, they have more control than most people think.

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