Is Public Wi-Fi Safe?

You might want to think twice before signing into that too-good-to-be-true “Free Airport Wi-Fi.” It might not be what you think it is.

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Sources:
https://www.mediapart.fr/en/journal/international/211113/it-was-childs-play-how-hacker-broke-meps-secret-email-accounts?onglet=full

http://www.techworld.com/news/security/european-parliament-cuts-wi-fi-after-french-researcher-breaks-into-email-accounts-3491268/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/european-parliaments-network-hacked-public-wi-fi-shutdown/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/26/eu_parliament_public_wifi_suspended/

http://mashable.com/2013/08/16/airports-free-wifi/

http://www.businessinsider.com/9-cities-with-the-best-free-wifi-2014-2

Public WiFi networks. Are they safe?

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/hacker-demonstrates-risks-of-using-public-wi-fi

http://www.pcworld.com/article/244012/lock_down_your_wi_fi_network_8_tips_for_small_businesses.html

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-dangerous-is-public-wi-fi/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/07/01/free-wi-fi-risks/2480167/

http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/09/02/10-steps-staying-secure-public-wi-fi/

http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/11/14/public-wi-fi-hotspots-know-risks/

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/even-with-a-vpn-open-wi-fi-exposes-users/

Lock and load: Why HTTPS matters

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0014-tips-using-public-wi-fi-networks

http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/6290/how-is-it-possible-that-people-observing-an-https-connection-being-established-w

http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/8145/does-https-prevent-man-in-the-middle-attacks-by-proxy-server

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