👍 #849 - Can Hotel Internet Traffic Be Sniffed?
View Online: https://newsletter.askleo.com/current-newsletter/
Newsletter FAQ & administration
This week's articles & videos
Remember when we could travel? The "before time"? It'll come back, I promise. 
When it does there's a surprising security risk that many people overlook: internet provided by someone else, like the hotel at which you're staying.
It's as bad as "open Wi-Fi", if not actually worse.
This week's featured article -- Can Hotel Internet Traffic Be Sniffed? -- explores the details.
Also this week:
- Sure, you can let your browser remember passwords. But, would you want to?
- My role model is 99 years old. Really.
- My wife has a new computer. Again.
TEH Podcast
This week it was Gary's turn to tell the story of how he came to computing, and the path that lead him to where he is today. There were twists! There were turns! There were games & books & games & more! TEH 127: Gary's Origin Story
See you next week,
This Week's Featured Article
Can Hotel Internet Traffic Be Sniffed?
It's as bad as open Wi-Fi.
Many hotels offer both wired and wireless internet, but with those hotel internet connections comes a security risk most folks don't consider.
Also This Week on Ask Leo!
If It's All Digital, Won't You Lose It Anyway? |  |
| A single original of anything is not backed up, and backing up is significantly easier, and of higher quality, in digital media. https://askleo.com/10784 | |
Content Re-Use on Ask Leo! |  |
| A rundown on all the different ways a single Ask Leo! article is re-used, recycled, and re-purposed. https://askleo.com/130723 | |
Ask Leo! on YouTube
Subscribe to Ask Leo! on YouTube to get the latest on YouTube.com. Your subscription (and "Likes") help others find Ask Leo!, and the the answers they're looking for.
 | If It's All Digital Files, Won't You Lose It Anyway?A single original of anything is not backed up, and backing up is significantly easier, and of higher quality, as digital files.https://youtu.be/hF-xjVsxfhg |
Support Ask Leo!
Ask Leo! is supported in part by people just like you! For as little as $2/month you can help, and view askleo.com without ads. For $5/month you'll also get the The Ask Leo! Tip of the Day
Here are examples of tips published this week:
- Tip of the Day: Let Your Browser Be Forgetful
- Tip of the Day: Get an Energy Report
- Tip of the Day: If You're Concerned About Losing It, It's Not Backed Up
- Tip of the Day: Use BCC, but Use It Sparingly
- Tip of the Day: Understanding Shortcuts
- Tip of the Day: Boot Linux Once
Support Ask Leo! and become a patron for these and other exclusive benefits and discounts!
Share Confident Computing!
Share the confidence: forward this (without your unsubscribe link at the bottom) to your friends! They'll thank you! (And so will I!)
Did someone forward this to you?
to get your own copy each week. It's FREE!
Become a Patron
Ask Leo! Books
Social & more!
✓ Discord
✓ Facebook
✓ Twitter
✓ YouTube
More..
Other Projects....
Not All News Is Bad - Each day I look for one story in the current news of the day with a positive bent. Just one. And I share it.
HeroicStories Since 1999, HeroicStories brings diverse, international voices to the world ' reminding us that people are good, that individuals and individual action matter. Stories - new and old - are published twice a week.
7 Takeaways - I've resolved to read something of substance each day and identify one idea to "take away". Once a week I post the takeaways I've collected for the week.
leo.notenboom.org - My personal blog. Part writing exercise, part ranting platform, it's where I write about anything and everything and nothing at all.
