• lolcatnip
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    5 months ago

    Checking your bank account on public wifi is perfectly safe thanks to TLS.

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      5 months ago

      There’s more to good opsec than encrypted transport, but for most people this is probably true. Maybe also avoid being in camera view especially without MFA.

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I’ve always been leery of public Wi-Fi because of the timeless adage:

      “nothing is free. If something is free, then you are the product.”

      It costs them money to provide public Wi-Fi, what are they getting out of it if they’re not mining data from the users?

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        5 months ago

        It’s not a very good adage. Charities exist, for example. And free drink refills.

        When a business offers free wifi, it’s giving you an incentive to stay longer and come back more often.