What is WiFi Safety?
3 minute YouTube video
Intro
While browsing on a secure WiFi connection like the ones at home or at school, your data is relatively safe; public WiFi, though, is a different story. On most public, unsecured WiFi, your data is open to anyone else connected, and you don’t necessarily know who set up the connection, so you don’t know how the connection is processing your data.
Different Types of WiFi Connections
Private WiFi
This is the WiFi you'll find in your home, at school, or in an office. These connections are generally secure, so you shouldn't worry all that much about your data being stolen while connected, but it's still good to keep your guard up just in case.
Public WiFi
Public WiFi is the connection you'll likely find at a coffee shop, hotel lobby, or airport. These connections are generally not that secure and leave data open to hackers.
Info
Ideally, Public WiFi should be avoided to sidestep all of these problems entirely, but that sometimes isn’t possible. If you have a deadline coming up, projects to finish, etc., public WiFi may be unavoidable. There are ways to stay safe while on public WiFi though.
Quote
“Public WiFi? More like don't steal my data please!”
How to Stay Safe:
- Get a VPN
- Encrypt all your data to have a direct connection from your computer the the website
- Can be free or paid, but paid ones are often more secure and have more features
- HTTPS Everywhere
- Websites that begin with https:// are more secure than websites that don’t have this
- HTTPS Everywhere adds that security to every website you visit
- Limit File Sharing
- Airplay, airdrop, etc.
- Two-Factor Authentication
- This makes it so someone trying to log into your accounts would need both the password for your account AND your device as well, adding another extra layer of security
