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How Do You Keep Your Stuff Private On WiFi Networks?
Robert Scoble
Contributing Writer
2006-08-31
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I was talking with a geek who'll remain unnamed and he was telling me how easy it is for someone to sit at a Starbucks, slurp off the local WiFi, and recreate almost everything you do, often gaining passwords and private conversations.
I saw this once at a conference where someone up on stage was showing the audience everything that was going over the WiFi networks. For instance, did you know that if you're using many common Instant Messengers that those send your information over WiFi in plain text? I could be sitting next to you watching EVERYTHING you are typing across the Internet.
So, what do you do to keep your stuff confidential? Any tips beyond this excellent article in Security Focus on this topic? By the way, both this article and my geek friend recommended Off-the-Record Messenging if you want to hold private IM conversations over public WiFi networks.
One other problem is if you're using a common computer, say one that a family might own, and you want to keep the other people in the family from seeing the sites and things you're surfing to. Browzar is a new browser that keeps all that stuff to itself.
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About the Author:
Robert Scoble is the founder of the Scobleizer blog. He works as PodTech.net's Vice President of Media Development.
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