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The article is slightly more nuanced... know when and why to use VPN is more accurate. As mentioned near the end of that article, using known or suspected hosti
by crazydoggers 7y ago
The article is slightly more nuanced... know when and why to use VPN is more accurate. As mentioned near the end of that article, using known or suspected hostile networks, like public WiFi is a good reason to use VPN.
- Spooky23 7y agoThe problems addressed by avoiding a locally hostile network by connecting to another, globally hostile network is solving a very limited, nuanced set of problems. Unless you're VPNing to your home or office, these public providers are just asking for trouble. They're too cheap to run well.
- crazydoggers 7y agoYes, you can run your own VPN... that’s a great solution. Also public WiFi attracts low hanging fruit sort of exploits. Incentives for the VPN company that already makes money, to actively hack and exploit your machine are significantly less. It’s not a privacy issue, it’s a security issue.