Security Experts Agree: This Is The One WiFi Setting You Have To Stop Using Immediately

If you’re like many iPhone users, you aren’t thinking much (or at all) about your Wifi settings. They’re simply there — and you don’t fuss much with them. The problem with not adjusting your Wifi settings is that they can leave you exposed to privacy issues. Security experts agree: this is the one Wifi setting you have to stop using immediately.

Think of logging onto a public WiFi network that way you would leaving your front door open every time you go out, suggests Tech Expert Patricio Paucar, the co-founder of Navi. “If a network isn’t secure, other people can see what you see and send; they can see everything on your device including your emails, texts, contacts, photos, usernames and passwords,” Paucar says.

The first setting Paucar says you should change is “Auto-Join.” “On iPhones, Navigate to Settings > Wi-Fi,” Paucar says. “You’ll have to change this setting for each public network saved on your phone or tablet. Click on a network. The first option is “Auto-Join.” Toggle it off. That’s a great start in preventing someone from stealing your identity, but still, just a start.”