Here is Why Public Wi-Fi is a Public Health Hazzard

[Commentary] We took a hacker to a café and, in 20 minutes, he knew where everyone else was born, what schools they attended, and the last five things they googled. If he wanted to, hacker Wouter Slotboom could now completely ruin the lives of the people connected: He can retrieve their passwords, steal their identity, and plunder their bank accounts. The idea that public Wi-Fi networks are not secure is not exactly news. It is, however, news that can’t be repeated often enough. There are currently more than 1.43 billion smartphone users worldwide and more than 150 million smartphone owners in the US. More than 92 million American adults own a tablet and more than 155 million own a laptop. I will never again be connecting to an insecure public Wi-Fi network without taking security measures.

[Maurits Martijn is a writer for Dutch online journalism platform, De Correspondent]