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What does a privacy warning on my iPhone Wi-Fi mean?

on my wifi account in my home I have a privacy warning.


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iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Dec 27, 2023 9:51 AM

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Posted on Dec 27, 2023 10:02 AM

Your iPhone, iPad or Mac is letting you know an old, easily breached Wi-Fi setting is enabled on your router. You need to go into the router's settings and set it use nothing older than WPA-2.


WEP and the original WPA are outdated and no longer secure. If your router is too old and cannot be set to use a wireless security setting higher than either of these, then you need to replace your router. The sooner the better.

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Dec 27, 2023 10:02 AM in response to Crystalpistol32

Your iPhone, iPad or Mac is letting you know an old, easily breached Wi-Fi setting is enabled on your router. You need to go into the router's settings and set it use nothing older than WPA-2.


WEP and the original WPA are outdated and no longer secure. If your router is too old and cannot be set to use a wireless security setting higher than either of these, then you need to replace your router. The sooner the better.

What does a privacy warning on my iPhone Wi-Fi mean?

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