 VR LauraQueen Of CyberspacePremium
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NYC | reply to silentlooker
Re: We knew this already... said by silentlooker:How do you trace someone when they are using open wifi? Where i am sitting right now, i can see 6 open wifi to which i can connect. How do you trace someone in that case? I think the point is that they can build a profile about you. E.g., if while you're on that open WIFI and logging in to DSLR's forum, then what you've just posted becomes part of the profile for the username associated with it. And yes, not everyone using an open WIFI posts anonymously. Vanity prevents that.
OTOH, if when using an open WIFI connection you only browse the internet and don't log into any website, e.g. your bank, messageboards or your e-mail account via a browser, then you're "safe" from "snooping", or at least safe from what you've just done online getting "added" to your "profile".
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