Someone can easily access your browsing history, entered details & much more simply by intercepting your network. Hackers can easily crack your WiFi password, but this isn't a very big issue because the hacker will only gain our internet, but this becomes serious when the attacker starts intecepting data. By intercepting data, I mean that the hacker will be able access our browsing history, entered details & much more, the hacker will be able to see the browsing history of HTTP, HTTPS & even HSTS websites, entered details of HTTP websites, but nowadays hackers have developed a way to b
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This can create a huge a problem when using public WiFi networks, because data of thousands of people will be leaked simultaneously.
• Create a "Passphrase" not a "Password". Passphrase is very difficult to crack because it is of 12 - 20 letters, whereas password is not very difficult to crack because it is of 6 - 12 letters.
• Use VPN + HTTPS Everywhere. VPN will convert everything into gibberish that is sent over the WiFi, but the data will still be visible to the VPN provider & HTTPS Everywhere will add another layer of encryption that won't allow the VPN provider to see our data.
1. TunnelBear: TunnelBear is a virtual private network provider that is based in Toronto, Canada. It works on most of the common operating systems including Windows, MAC OS X, Linux, Android & iOS. The GUI (Graphical User Interface) is very easy to use & it has a lot of servers world wide.
2. HTTPS Everywhere: HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension, that forces HTTPS on every website, even on those websites who don’t use HTTPS, and using HTTPS is way more secure than HTTP.
Note: Use TunnelBear + HTTPS Everywhere for better security.