Security when wireless and how to do wi-fi on an iPod Touch

Please be patient with me. I'm new at this and not very tech savvy. My husband and I have been thinking about buying an iPod Touch. I am not at all interested in having an iPhone (We have a Track Phone which I barely use and barely know how to use beyond making a call.) Two things I would like help understanding before we lay out all this money.
1) What are the security issues when trying to do email from a wi-fi hot spot? How easy is it for someone to capture my 'signal' and get information from me (like passwords etc.)?
2) How easy is it to actually make a connection from a wi-fi hot spot? I read that there are certain businesses like MacDonalds that have free wi-fi connections. I thought it would be handy to have an iPod touch when we are traveling, especially for the maps and the internet. I want to know what you have to do to actually get connected from one of these hot spots.
Thanks for your help.

1. As long as you use a email account, or web page who's servers use ssl encryption, then your information is as safe as it ever was.
2. Fairly easy to make a connection, as long as you are familiar with wifi and its settings. I say this because if you plan on using different access points, with different types of security on them, and different setups, you are bound to run into problems. I say you meaning "you", being that you aren't very tech savvy. This device is primarily a music/video player that has some nice additions. I would not rely on having maps or internet when you want/need them on the premise of finding a random free wifi hotspot.

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