Thanks to Ian again for this video from Australia. Perhaps a bit behind the time (at least 5 years) the Aussies give rather OTT advice for the use of Public WiFi and neglect to suggest using a VPN when you’re out’n’about might just be better advice …
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… these devices have a valid use to do penetration testing of corporate networks and have been around quite a long time.
If you want to know more about “Pineapple” devices, you could read this …
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/wifi-pineapple-protect/