Why Windows 10 Shares Your Wi-Fi Password And How To Stop It
Microsoft Windows 10 will have a number of improvements when it launches tomorrow, including a revamped Start menu, a speedy Microsoft Edge web browser, a built-in Cortana digital assistant and the ability to stream games from an Xbox One console to another device. But there is a controversial feature shipping with Windows 10 called Wi-Fi Sense — which will be enabled by default.
What makes Wi-Fi Sense controversial is that it encourages you to crowdsource private Wi-Fi network passwords with your Outlook, Skype and Facebook contacts. This feature makes it easier for your friends and family to automatically connect to your Wi-Fi while visiting, but security pundits are warning that it may compromise your network.
“In theory, someone who wanted access to your company network could befriend an employee or two, and drive into the office car park to be in range, and then gain access to the wireless network,” said Simon Rockman of The Register UK. But Microsoft told Rockman that when you share access to your wireless network using Wi-Fi Sense, your contacts cannot share that access with other people.
