Free wi-fi hotspots pose data risk

[davieG]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26469598

[Fox92]

One of the most obvious things I've ever read.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Of course, sometimes it's unavoidable to have to use such sites away from home. See if you can use your smartphone as a personal hot spot if you can, or, if you can't, use something like HTTPS everywhere, which helps encrypt the data sent over websites.