Solved WI FI urgent question

Bosslady

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hi my friend of a mature age has just given her wi fi password key to a young neighbour as he came round and asked for it so blatenley so he can go on the internet he is only house minding at the moment so she really doesnt know him that well ,im sure i know the answer to this but could someone explain please ,
 

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Hi Bosslady, explain what? If you meant to ask if this is a good idea the a definite no! There is a way to setup a guest account on most routers, then the account can be deleted later.
 

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The problem is, that with the password, he can decrypt her traffic and spy on her, if he wants to.
 

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The leach could also do nefarious things and when traced they would come back to your friend's IP address.
 

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thankyou so much guys for answering my problem . she has now got a new password etc . she never relised what he could do it has shook her up a bit she thought she was being helpful , you live and learn
thanks again x
 

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