Hi there. This is my first post on FT, but it won't be my last!
I have to stay at a hotel for the next several months and will need to access my financial data and file taxes online over the hotel internet.
Could you be a little more specific about how you will be doing these things? For example, if you will be accessing financial data through a bank website, your communications should be secure. Banks typically use encryption protocols like SSL to transmit data between their servers and their customers' computers. (You can usually tell when you see the "closed padlock" symbol when using your internet browser.) They do not rely on the customer having secure access to the internet.