Thread: Security on the client side while using hotspots
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Old 06-12-2005   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by odoyle81
I'm not hijacking a thread.. this concerns wireless security as I want to use my laptop at hotspots but want to be sure that if anyone is using a sniffer they can't capture my private data.



thanks for the help (note the sarcasm)
If you're using your machine at a public hotspot that does not use encryption, they will surely have every single packet that you send. That's why you should never send any private information over unencrypted AP's without secondary encryption methods, like VPN.
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