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  2. 7 red flags someone is stealing your Wi-Fi - AOL

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    Reader. Wi-Fi is a hot commodity—especially right now when remote work and school are critical to everyday life and people are spending hours online to pass the time when many outside ...

  3. Piggybacking (Internet access) - Wikipedia

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    Many such locations provide wireless Internet access as a free or paid-for courtesy to their patrons or simply to draw people to the area. [1] Others near the premises may be able to gain access. Piggybacking is distinct from wardriving, which involves only the logging or mapping of the existence of access points.

  4. Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi (/ ˈ w aɪ f aɪ /) [1] [a] is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves.

  5. Legality of piggybacking - Wikipedia

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    Laws regarding "unauthorized access of a computer network" exist in many legal codes, though the wording and meaning differs from one to the next.However, the interpretation of terms like "access" and "authorization" is not clear, and there is no general agreement on whether piggybacking (intentional access of an open Wi-Fi network without harmful intent) falls under this classification. [1]

  6. What can phone makers and users do to combat device theft? - AOL

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    On Google’s Android, phone owners can use the Find My Device app to remotely lock or erase their device. In addition, earlier this year Google announced the introduction of new AI-powered tools ...

  7. Scientists Can Now Use WiFi to See Through People's Walls - AOL

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  8. Network eavesdropping - Wikipedia

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    Network eavesdropping, also known as eavesdropping attack, sniffing attack, or snooping attack, is a method that retrieves user information through the internet.This attack happens on electronic devices like computers and smartphones.

  9. PRIVATE WiFi Member Benefit FAQs - AOL Help

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    PRIVATE WiFi assigns you an anonymous, untraceable IP address that hides your actual IP address and location. PRIVATE WiFi solves the inherent security problems of public WiFi hotspots by giving you the same encryption technology used by corporations, big banks and the government.