Adam Turner worries about public Wi-Fi security at the the
Sydney Morning Herald in Do
you trust public Wi-Fi?.:
Free Wi-Fi is
almost everywhere, but why risk it when you can stick with
mobile broadband?
Turner's point is it
doesn't make sense to use what might be insecure Wi-Fi
networks when most people have plenty of mobile data on
their phone plans.
I'd certainly avoid using unknown free
Wi-Fi networks, they are too risky. But what about Telecom
NZ's network or Tomizone? Are these more secure or is that
an illusion and how much safer are the mobile networks? If
you can shed light on these questions please use the
comments.
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