Don't Click 'Free Public WiFi' When Writing Remotely: Public Service Announcement
With all the digital writers in the audience, we know many of our readers are writing on laptops in coffee shops, parks, libraries, and other places. When searching for a WiFi signal, you have probably seen a connection entitled “Free Public WiFi” and clicked. Stop clicking!
NPR has a special report explaining how the “Free Public WiFi” network works (see an example in that photo by zcopley). The “free” option is actually a Windows XP bug that spreads from computer to computer.
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