In preparation for the Olympic Games that are only a few weeks before London 2012, free WiFi was installed in several metro stations . Transport for London announced that the agreement involves a partnership with Virgin Media, a leading UK ISP.
As users of HMA! Learn VPN Pro, public WiFi networks are insecure in nature. Virgin recognizes this in the FAQ published on its website:
" Can my phone being hacked or get a virus using a wireless network
this can occur on any connection whether public or not. as with other public WiFi networks, we recommend you have adequate security and anti-virus software on your device before start using Virgin Media WiFi. the majority of online security risks are spread via malicious software in some Web pages. to date security software should protect you from this "
what the FAQ fail to mention is that your unencrypted traffic is visible to anyone with a hacking database software -. Including some mail clients, passwords etc. Of course, you should be using a VPN as well.
From any WiFi equipped subway stations Oxford Circus is used by the team HMA London (it's about 5 minutes from our office), we'll be keeping an eye on developments this service and will report here.
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