pat1 writes:
> Sorry for the lack of technical info. I share a zoom wireless router
> with my flat mates. its also an unsecured network. Can others now see
> what I've been looking at. Bank details, history etc. If so, is there a
> way to mask it by using proxy server etc. Cheers.
They would be able to get your bank details if they did a
man-in-the-middle attack and substituted your bank's SSL certificate for
one of their own. You would be alerted to this by your browser -
"invalid certificate" or "self-signed certificate" or something.
If you log in to a site by SSL and then switch to non-SSL, they could
sometimes use the cookie and continue on as though they were you.
If you get your email via POP3, then they would have your email password
- and since some sites send passwords reminders by email, they could get
those too.
Using a proxy wouldn't do anything unless it was SSL-based.
You could use a personal VPN provider to encrypt _all_ your traffic.
However, you are then trusting the VPN provider to not look at your
traffic. Some providers are listed here:
http://en.cship.org/wiki/VPN
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