Still,you do have to care about securitywhen youre out and about.

Heres how to surf safely, on any gear.

Avoid working withat least onlinesensitive data when youre using unsecured, public Wi-Fi.

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Opt for those instead.

or Absolutely Free Internet!you should probably avoid them.

Sometimestools like Wi-Fox, which we mentioned above, have those in their database.

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you might also turn to Google Places, Yelp, oreven good old FourSquareto find those passwords.

Mac users, take the extra step andset AirDrop to contacts-only.

You should do this anyway, but nows a good time.

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When youre finished working online, turn Wi-Fi off on your laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

For the former,Malwarebytesis our favorite, and regularlycomes out on top of tests.

For the latter,you have options.

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We likeAvira for WindowsandSophos for macOS(its also available for Windows).

The next step isto fortify your web client with tools designed to protect your privacy.

Bring Your Own Wi-Fi Instead

Therealbest protection from an untrusted web link is not using it at all.

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Additional photos byAlan Levine,Eric Vernier,SuriyaPhoto(Shutterstock) andmusicman(Shutterstock).

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