News in brief: BBC hack demo sheds light on hotspot holes
Published: 3 November 2009 11:48 GMT
Customers are responsible for their own wi-fi security, according to hotspot operators.
BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile all recommended wi-fi users adopt VPNs to help protect themselves while using hotspots.
Their comments follow a demonstration of email accounts being hacked through a public access hotspot on the BBC's Watchdog programme.
For more, see Wi-Fi firms put onus on users for hotspot security on ZDNet UK.
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