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There has been rising concern about Wi-Fi security both from public and home Wi-Fiusage. Gartner predicts 80 percent of U.S. wireless local area networks, or WLANs,will classify as  unsecured by 2007.
AnchorFree Hotspot Shield protects Wi-Fi usersÂ' privacy in the following ways:
 Provides anonymity and privacy
 Auto encrypts all online interactions and protects user security
 Prevents hackers from intercepting personal data
 Offers professional-standard security and protection
 Now thereÂ's a free solution designed to help Wi-Fi users address security concerns;this will greatly expand the use of access to email, VoIP calls, instant messagingand general use of the web, said David Gorodyansky, president & co-Founder ofAnchorFree.  Ease of use has historically been a big problem with securing municipalWi-Fi networks. You can have the best encryption out there, but if someone canÂ't setit up easily, it wonÂ't ever be used.Â
The AnchorFree Hotspot Shield can be easily downloaded for free and providesconsumers with private and secure access to the web through an encrypted VPNchannel. The free download protects consumers from hackers, as well as operatorslooking to sneak cookies on the userÂ's computers and invade their privacy.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit advocate of consumer onlineprivacy, has voiced privacy concerns with the proposed San Francisco Wi-Fi network. San Franciscans have the right to a network that respects privacy and autonomy, onethat allows users to explore what the Internet has to offer, including informationabout medical conditions and the use of online banking, without fear of governmentor commercial surveillance and intrusion, wrote the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
In addition, Westchester County, a large suburb 30 miles north of New York, hasproposed legislation that would require businesses that collect customer informationto apply basic security like firewalls when also offering wireless access toconsumers.
The AnchorFree Hotspot Shield addresses the enormous municipal Wi-Fi concerns andprotects consumers from privacy and security invasions and allows Wi-Fi to be saferand consumers to be more secure.
 Until now, Wi-Fi access has left Internet users vulnerable to hackers, said ScottLewis, founder of MetroFreeFi.com an online Wi-Fi community recently acquired byAnchorFree.  At no cost, we are thrilled to offer Wi-Fi users an effective andsimple way to protect themselves.Â
The AnchorFree Hotspot Shield software can be easily and quickly downloaded and runson Windows 2000 or higher. The company plans to release the AnchorFree HotspotShield software that is compatible with Apple Computers soon.
About AnchorFree
AnchorFree provides consumers and businesses access to the nationÂ's largest networkof free high-speed Wi-Fi. Through its acquisition of MetroFreeFi.com, AnchorFreeÂ'snetwork includes 10,000 Internet hot spots and  Hot Zones in the nationÂ's majormetropolitan retail districts. AnchorFreeÂ's ISP and Internet content partnersbenefit from increased online e-commerce and media revenues. Numerous InternetService Providers (ISPs and Wi-Fi) are partnering with AnchorFree to benefit fromits success. The AnchorFree team views such relationships as another way to provideconsumers affordable and widespread Internet access. The company is currentlypursuing its next ambitious objective: to provide consumers with free and relevantinformation. For more information, visit www.anchorfree.com.
