• Railcar8095@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Devils advocate: if you don’t use a 3rd party VPN already, this provides some additional safety when using random WiFi.

    Not the best solution for you, but “OK” for 95% of users.

    • Auli
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      1 year ago

      So what security does a VPN provide now says?

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        1 year ago

        Vastly reduces MITM attacks, and makes your traffic mostly invisible to the internet provider, be it a public WiFi, or a private network at a friend’s house.