From: running_man@writeable.com   
      
   On 04/09/2025 02:08 Mike Easter  wrote:   
   > I have almost zero experience using public wifi, my few examples have   
   > been coffee shops, the courthouse, hotels, airplanes & trains.   
   >   
   > A linux software app was recently dev/d by someone who uses public wifi   
   > regularly to suit his convenience, and his convenience accordingly   
   > caused him to dev a tool called freewifid.   
   >   
   > While it seems useful for its purpose, I found myself wondering what the   
   > people who frequently use public wifi should be doing for their security   
   > and privacy concerns.   
   >   
   > One place said they should be using a VPN.   
   >   
   > The linux app and its source are here   
   > https://codeberg.org/jbb/freewifid   
   >   
   > This is an article at his website/blog   
   > https://jbb.ghsq.de/kde/2025/08/29/freewifid.html   
   >> Improving the experience with public Wi-Fi hotspots   
   >   
      
   Free Wifi is mostly moot because almost everyone uses their   
   mobile 4G or 5G connection to access the internet.   
      
   Free WiFi often comes with substantial caveats, such as a   
   providers where you need to accept their T&C's which allows   
   them to identify you and to log and sell your surfing behavior and   
   maybe even perform MITM attacks to access your communication   
   data.   
      
   I've stopped using free WiFi a long time ago and it will probably   
   fade away in a couple of years.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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