A serious issue has been found in the WPA2 protocol, which is likely to affect most wireless clients (like your phone): https://www.krackattacks.com/
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Apparently, the vulnerability is "patched" in windows, Microsoft fixed it:
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/16/16481818/wi-fi-attack-response-security-patches
Trouble is, so much of the internet architecture was built with security as an afterthought. Much of it is still a house of cards, and it'll be a long time before we close up all the easy vulnerabilities.
Security wasn't an issue in the lab test
… Like 640 k being enough for everyone .. -.. …
And this is what makes me REALLY worried : Scientists developing things without doing REAL thinking abnout its implications … To me, it's nothing more than children's play … Here we do need so much more philosophers and deep thinkers - but on the othger hand both are heavily frowned upon in nature sciences.