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		jtokoph on June 11, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Open Wireless Movement Using an open network without encryption allows a passerby to listen in to all of your traffic. Unfortunately not all websites are using SSL yet.

mike_esspe on June 11, 2014 [–]

If attacker knows network pre-shared key, and intercepted handshake, they can decrypt your traffic.

jtokoph on June 11, 2014 | [–]

I guess I should have read the comments on this post: http://steve.grc.com/2010/10/28/instant-hotspot-protection-f...

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