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Not Checking This WiFi Setting Is Like 'Leaving Your Front Door Open' To Hackers

FreshSplash via Getty Images We love the internet. “You will probably not be shocked to hear that we’re the problem on this one,” Alysa Hutnik, a privacy lawyer with Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP in Washington, D.C., told us — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, hosts of HuffPost’s “Am I Doing It Wrong?” podcast. “It’s usually human error in how you set it up and how you manage your Wi-Fi.” Listen to the full episode by pressing play, and discover tons of tips and tricks for keeping your online privacy protected: The first thing Hutnik advised we immediately do is check our router settings. “You get it out of the box — don’t leave yourself with the default factory settings because guess what? You’re able to change those factory settings, including your password, and so setting up a really strong password and not having the default is super important.” Next, we want to ensure we’re using encrypted settings.

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Not Checking This WiFi Setting Is Like 'Leaving Your Front Door Open' To Hackers
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Not Checking This WiFi Setting Is Like 'Leaving Your Front Door Open' To Hackers

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