Did I just compromise my personal and confidential information? ??

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  • July 17, 2014 9:35 pm at 9:35 pm #613237
    always runs with scissors fast
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    I was in a dept of social services when my phone suddenly caught on what must have been their WiFi because without having connection it suddenly started beeping and chirping with updates. ….since then I’ve been nervous all day wondering if and why they would offer free WiFi? ??? unless it’s a conspiracy to see what I’ve got cooking in mt personal information and data.

    could someone enlightened please tell me if this is a possibility?

    Thanks

    July 17, 2014 10:59 pm at 10:59 pm #1023819
    HaLeiVi
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    Maybe they do it to lure people into taking out their expensive phones to make them look weird in such a place.

    July 17, 2014 11:27 pm at 11:27 pm #1023820
    always runs with scissors fast
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    it wasn’t a welfare office! more like a federal investigation

    July 18, 2014 12:44 am at 12:44 am #1023821
    klein vikayam
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    your phone was probably set to automatically join any unlocked wifi network

    July 18, 2014 1:23 am at 1:23 am #1023822
    jewishfeminist02
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    I am pretty sure the only information you could possibly be giving away by using WiFi is your IP address (maybe). Besides, why would you automatically assume that it must be a conspiracy? See klein vikayam’s excellent point above.

    July 18, 2014 1:59 am at 1:59 am #1023823
    klein vikayam
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    thanks jf02

    July 18, 2014 5:10 am at 5:10 am #1023824
    son
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    Yes, open networks pose security risks and it is oft recommended not to join them unless you have a VPN. Generally speaking, anyone who wants to gather information from a public WiFi can do so without too much effort – but chances are you don’t have too much to worry about.

    jf02: An IP address is something that is established by a network and not something that is inherent to your computer.

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