@weew@lemmy.ca to Android@lemdro.idEnglish • 9 months agoLeaked prices: Pixel 8 $699, 8 Pro at $899twitter.commessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up174
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minus-square@Railcar8095@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish14•9 months agoDevils 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.
minus-square@Auli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoSo what security does a VPN provide now says?
minus-squareLoafyLemonlinkfedilink5•9 months agoVastly 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.
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.
So what security does a VPN provide now says?
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.