{"id":7069,"date":"2017-01-18T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=7069"},"modified":"2017-02-06T14:18:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T19:18:15","slug":"safe-use-wi-fi-starbucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/safe-use-wi-fi-starbucks\/","title":{"rendered":"How Safe is it to Use the Wi-Fi at Starbucks?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With over 20,000 locations around the world, Starbucks is a common sighting no matter where you travel. One of the perks of visiting this ubiquitous coffee chain is, without a doubt, its free Wi-Fi. Many of us use Starbucks\u2019 internet to do work on the go. However, hackers can \u2014 and do \u2014 use unsecured Wi-Fi networks to steal our information. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hackers will even try to uninstall your DFNDR app if they gain access to your phone, in order to remove the protection around your information. To prevent hackers from disabling your phone\u2019s security system, enable the Advanced Protection feature now:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n1) Is Starbucks Wi-Fi safe?<\/b><\/p>\n

The bottom line is no, since it\u2019s a public network. If they wanted to, hackers could get onto Starbucks\u2019 network and steal your information. However, you can still check the security of your current network by clicking below:<\/p>\n

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\n2) Will my information definitely get hacked if I use Starbucks Wi-Fi?<\/b><\/p>\n

No. Most of the time, when you use public Wi-Fi, your device won\u2019t get hacked. Plus, even if you do get hacked, hackers can\u2019t learn much about you \u2014 most of your important data is encrypted. Generally, all hackers can get from you on public networks are which times you logged into various websites. It\u2019s also simple for hackers to get access to anything you type. So, if you type any sensitive emails while on a public network, be careful.<\/span><\/p>\n

3) How can I keep my information safe while on Starbucks Wi-Fi?<\/b><\/p>\n

Even if it\u2019s rare, it still makes sense to take precautions. There are lots of ways to keep yourself safe on a public network. The most basic way of keeping your information safe is to make sure you see the lock icon in your URL bar. This means that your data is encrypted \u2014 and it will be nearly impossible for a hacker to access it. Further, a virtual private network (VPN) extends your private internet network across a public internet connection.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like all so-called \u201chotspots,\u201d the Internet at Starbucks isn\u2019t safe. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2392,331],"class_list":["post-7069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-starbucks","tag-wi-fi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7069\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}