How to Browse Privately on Public Wi-Fi For Free
If you're a mobile worker and like to go online using public Wi-Fi services, like those in coffee shops, you probably don't realize how insanely reckless you're being.
Public Wi-Fi is the worst kind of Internet connection. Data isn't encrypted as it flies through the air and, as the recent Firesheep debacle showed, it's incredibly easy for others using the same network to grab your login details for sites like Facebook
One method of protecting yourself is to use a browser extension like HTTPS Everywhere. This forces your browser to connect by default to a site's secure HTTPS server, but very few sites have one. You can also pay for VPN services but these can be slow.
