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Yes. Having a properly secured laptop on public wifi is no different than having a server on the public internet. It's not difficult to reason about the threat
by ericpauley 8y ago
Yes. Having a properly secured laptop on public wifi is no different than having a server on the public internet. It's not difficult to reason about the threat model here, and operating systems are fully capable of rejecting potentially harmful traffic.
- zerkten 8y agoRejecting harmful traffic is only one of the threats. There are many other attacks that can be conducted when you control the network and DNS. Only security-conscious users think of ways to counter those threats.