Privacy Analysis of Canadian Public WiFi Hotspots

Open access WiFi hotspots are widely available in public places, including: restaurants, parks, coffee shops, shopping malls, trains, airports, hotels, and libraries. We analyze tracking behaviors and privacy leakage in WiFi captive portals and landing pages for 67 unique hotspots in Montreal.

This project has been funded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC); the views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the OPC.