> But all this is also means that a VPN provider is less dangerous than public wifi is Is it really? I guess it depends on what sort of threat you are trying t

> But all this is also means that a VPN provider is less dangerous than public wifi is Is it really? I guess it depends on what sort of threat you are trying to protect yourself from. Using public wifi lots of places leaves different traces at completely disconnected ISPs/service-points. For an attacker, obtaining and correlating all these is probably not a realistic option. Consistently using a third-party VPN service (as opposed to hosting your own) centralizes all your data in a single point which is much easier to target.