Hope this is the proper ng for this question.
Can't find an answer for this on the net (well, I can find a LOT of
answers but since the answers seem to vary to the extreme, I have no
faith in any).
I sometimes travel with a PDA, cell phone, or both. I enjoy keeping up
on some news on the net and have used some free networks (e.g.,
Starbucks) to do my surfing. But I often read articles warning about
how unsafe such behavior can be. Anywhere from someone sucking all the
info from my PDA, to being connected to fake network, to 'just don't use
a password,' to its all way overblown - don't worry.
To date, my surfing has been visiting news sites - no passwords, no
usernames, no SSNs. And I have seen no evidence anyone has sucked info
from my PDA/cell (if I could tell).
So here it is - how safe is it to surf free/public networks? Any
precautions I can/should take?
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