Wifi Sense, what’s sensible about sharing your Wifi Password?
There is a new feature built into Windows 10 (this also applies to Windows Phones) called Wifi Sense.
The first time you connect to a wireless network, a message pops up suggesting that you enable “Wifi Sense”. What it doesn’t do is explain what is involved and exactly what this new feature is.
I’ll try and explain…
The idea is that by enabling Wifi Sense, (the name suggests it to be the sensible thing to do), it means that if your friends come round to visit, they won’t have to ask to use your wifi, you’ve already shared it with them. In fact you’ve already shared it with your entire Facebook contact list, Skype contact list and email contact list.
Wonder why your high speed fibre internet is slowing down? Half the street have cancelled their internet and are now leached onto yours!
OK, so I may have exaggerated the end scenario, but this feature has been very controversial since it was first introduced on Windows Phones and now rolled out onto Windows.
Don’t Panic!
Do not panic, even if you have enabled Wifi Sense, there is an additional step that you would have had to click to share with Facebook friends etc.
However Microsoft will now have your Wifi details in the database meaning you are one click away from sharing. I should add that it doesn’t share the actual text password, it will simply allow others access to your internet. 
So, my advice, if you don’t want to share your wifi with the world, disable the feature. Easy.
Instructions: Start menu then Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi > Manage Wi-Fi settings. Then basically disable every option you see, as well as tell Windows 10 to forget any Wi-Fi networks you’ve signed into in the past.
If you have already shared with everyone, this can be a little trickier to correct. Your router SSID and password are now stored in the Wifi Sense database. You may have to log into your router and rename your SSID.
Here are further links about Wifi Sense:
The purpose of this blog is to highlight any security risks as we learn about them.
My advice – having read through the details and facts carefully, this feature doesn’t appear to be as high a risk as initially thought. If you think it may be useful, use it. If you don’t like the idea of sharing your Wifi internet with others – disable it.