Free airport wi-fi could cost travellers in other ways, as some unlucky users found out the hard way.

An Australian man has been arrested for setting up fake public networks to harvest people's data and steal sensitive information.

BloggerAtLarge writer Megan Singleton says people need to be cautious and not sign in via social media - and only check bank information on personal networks.

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Free airport wi-fi could cost travellers in other ways, as some unlucky users found out the hard way.
An Australian man has been arrested for setting up fake public networks to harvest people's data and steal sensitive information.
BloggerAtLarge writer Megan Singleton says people need to be cautious and not sign in via social media - and only check bank information on personal networks.
LISTEN ABOVE

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