TIPS FOR PROTECTING WIRELESS NETWORKS:
Look for additional security software such as a firewall.
Be wary of fake hot spots that look real; prepay for wireless access in advance.
Don’t send sensitive e-mail on wireless networks that don’t have high-level security. If you aren’t sure, don’t do it.
Activate the security software on your home system to deter hackers [...]

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My office sits directly across from a StarBucks cafe, a distance of less than 10 meters and is often filled with tourists drinking coffee and logging in… to a wi fi hotspot…. but which one?
James Martin from PCWORLD wrote recently
In late August, Starbucks officially launched the T-Mobile HotSpot network in partnership with Deutsche [...]

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