| What you don't know can hurt you. Next
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| | wifi hotspot, you can tell which network
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| time you connect to one of them, be very
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| | belongs to you or not but not to the
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| observant you're connecting to a
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| | average user because they aren't visible
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| legitimate one and not an evil twin.What
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| | and it's very easy to setup wifi
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| is an evil twin?
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| | hotspots. You and I can do it. There are
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| They are fake Internet gateways posing
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| | no alerts and sadly, often the people who
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| as a legitimate wifi hotspots. Supposing
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| | work at these hotspots aren't
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| you visit the local Internet cafe who has
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| | knowledgeable enough to warn you either.
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| a paid hotspot. You boot up your notebook
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| | The person sitting next to you whom you
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| computer, your wifi connection software
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| | think is doing work online could be
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| seeks out available networks and gives
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| | operating an evil twin, or they could be
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| you an option of two (maybe more)
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| | one of those duped by one.What do you do?
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| networks you can get online with. One of
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| | In an ideal world, don't connect to wifi
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| them is from the Internet cafe, but wait.
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| | hotspots networks or don't get on a
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| You see one that says "Free Wifi courtesy
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| | public wifi at all. If you absolutely
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| of Wifi Hotspots Nation" or whatever.
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| | must get an Internet fix, don't conduct
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| Everyone loves a deal, who do you get on
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| | online transactions like buying stuff,
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| with? If you chose the one from Wifi
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| | logging into your online bank or any
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| Hotspots Nation, then you may have
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| | place you'd be asked for sensitive
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| connected to the Internet on the Evil
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| | information.Next, disable all kinds of
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| Twin's network. Note Wifi Hotspots Nation
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| | file or print sharing. If using WindowsXP
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| is a fictitious name I created but that
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| | operating system, go to Start, Control
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| is the irony. An evil twin usually
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| | Panel and then Network Connections. Right
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| operates using a fictitious or deceptive
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| | click on the Internet connection or the
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| name that's always changing. Since there
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| | Network connection and select Properties.
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| is no authority governing the names of
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| | In the General tab, locate and uncheck
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| wifi hotspots, there is nowhere you go to
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| | File and Printer Sharing. Click apply.If
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| check up on their legitimacy.Wifi
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| | you set up your notebook computer to
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| hotspots networks are like doors. In one
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| | connect automatically whenever a network
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| place (hotspot) you can have many doors.
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| | is found, you'd want to disable that or
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| Through one door, you can enter a solid
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| | change it to manual connection.Make sure
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| brick room and do what you like since no
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| | your firewall is turned on and any
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| one is watching you. Through another, you
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| | antivirus software is up to date.As a
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| enter into a room with a two-way mirror
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| | good practice, if you have any sensitive
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| where someone is watching and recording
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| | files or information on your computer,
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| your activity quietly without you
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| | consider putting them into one or several
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| knowing. Both doors are marked in a way
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| | dedicated folders and then securing those
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| you think you're going to the same place
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| | folders by making them private. In
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| but in reality you're not. One of them is
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| | WindowsXP, select the folder in question,
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| really an evil twin; A wolf in sheep's
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| | right click on it and select properties.
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| clothing.Enough about doors and sheep,
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| | In the sharing tab, locate and check
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| what does this mean to you? I think
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| | "Make this folder private".These
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| you're smart enough to figure it out by
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| | suggestions aren't fool proof but can
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| now. By connecting to the evil twin, it's
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| | help put stumbling blocks in an
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| easy for the people running it to capture
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| | offender's path. The best protection is
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| any information you're entering onto
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| | still being knowlegeable about wifi
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| websites or even snoop around in your
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| | hotspots networks and not to connect to a
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| computer and private files. And while
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| | suspicious network. And if you're in
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| they're there, why not drop some kind of
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| | doubt, don't connect at all.Sidenote:
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| malicious software that'll run in the
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| | Similarly, if your neighbour offers their
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| background you'll never even know was
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| | wifi network for you to use, make sure
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| there. Who knows that they do.Aren't
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| | this is someone whom you trust.Lynn Chan
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| these fake wifi hotspots easy to detect?
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| | simplifies computing and computer care
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| If you're the owner of the legitimate
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| | issues for new notebook computer owners.
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