<Insert boilerplate disclaimer about your threat model here> The short answer is no, despite what the VPN sponsor of your favorite YT videos might say. This is

<Insert boilerplate disclaimer about your threat model here> The short answer is no, despite what the VPN sponsor of your favorite YT videos might say. This is actually a good question to ask if you want to assess how up-to-date someone's infosec knowledge is. In a few sentences, you can tell if they're just regurgitating the classic scary myths about public WiFis or have a more nuanced take* that boils down to 'no' (bonus points if they go on a tangent about how cool WiFi deauth attacks are). * Unlike this comment.