


Download an app for your phone like WiFi-Map (available for iOS and Android), and you’ll have a list of millions of hotspots with free Wi-Fi for the taking (including some passwords for locked Wi-Fi connections if they’re shared by any of the app’s users). Pre COVID-19, you could just go to a café, buy a latte, and use the “free” Wi-Fi there (vaccines willing, maybe you’ll do it again soon). Perhaps you forgot the password on your own network, or don’t have neighbors willing to share the Wi-Fi goodness. Reading: how to hack wifi password without any software Without a password or passphrase, you’re not going to get access to that network, or the sweet, sweet internet that goes with it. The problem is, if there’s a lock next to the network name (AKA the SSID, or service set identifier), that indicates security is activated. Chances are you have a Wi-Fi network at home, or live close to one (or more) that tantalizingly pops up in a list whenever you boot up your laptop or look at the phone.
