public Wi-Fi

Free Reef Wi-Fi

Marlo's stream drops at the Kelp Café and he joins a fake hotspot. With no Phishmael around, the teens solve it themselves, and unmask the laptop in the corner.

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Today's rule: Free Wi-Fi? Ask first.

What kids learn

Anyone can name a Wi-Fi network anything
Ask staff for the real network name
Important stuff? Use mobile data

Quiz time

Can you get them all?

Two Wi-Fi networks: "KelpCafe" and "Free_Kelp_Cafe_WiFi_FREE". How do you know which is real?

A Wi-Fi login page asks for your game or social media password. What do you do?

For parents & teachers

Talk about it together

Teach teens to ask staff for the exact network name before connecting.
Use mobile data for banking and important logins when out and about.
Turn off auto-join for public networks on family phones.
Close any Wi-Fi page that asks for social media passwords or card details.

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