What does it mean when my phone says that my WiFi is not secure?
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Most WiFi networks are encrypted: the information between you and the WiFi router is encrypted by the radios at each end so that someone else on the network can’t read any of the data you send or receive.
However, public access WiFi networks (coffee shops, airports, libraries, etc.) often aren’t encrypted. Whatever you send or receive over the WiFi network is readable by anyone else on that network. You need a separate layer of encryption, like a VPN or https:, to render that data secure.
Your phone is warning you that you’re on an unencrypted WiFi network, so unless you’ve got another layer of security, anything you send/receive might be visible.
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