Airport WiFi Experiment Reveals “Reckless” Behavior Among Smartphone Users

By David Bisson  Feb 23, 2016
 
A recent experiment conducted at an airport demonstrates that smartphone users are prone to “reckless” behavior when connecting to public WiFi hotspots.
 
In an effort to demonstrate how at risk people are when they connect to public WiFi, security researchers at Avast Software created three open networks next to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) registration booth at the Barcelona Airport. These networks were given unassuming Service Set IDentifiers (SSIDs) by the researchers, including “Starbucks” and “Airport_Free_WiFi_AENA.”
 
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                                                                   Source: National Travel Radio
 
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