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Should you always use a VPN on public Wifi ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Arequire" data-source="post: 857790" data-attributes="member: 59283"><p>The basic idea is you want to encrypt as much data as possible when using public WiFi. If you can't use a VPN there are few things I'd recommend doing:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Install DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials (<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/duckduckgo-privacy-essent/bkdgflcldnnnapblkhphbgpggdiikppg" target="_blank">Chrome</a>/<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/duckduckgo-for-firefox/" target="_blank">Firefox</a>)/Privacy Browser (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android" target="_blank">Android</a>/<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-search-stories/id663592361" target="_blank">iOS</a>)</li> </ul><p>DDG's extension/app includes their "Smarter Encryption", which is essentially a far more comprehensive version of HTTPS Everywhere. This will ensure you connect to encrypted versions of websites whenever possible.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If using Android: Use Chrome and turn on "Lite mode" (Third option from bottom in Chrome's settings)</li> </ul><p>This will proxy any HTTP traffic through Google's servers via an encrypted channel.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If using Windows: Install and use <a href="https://www.simplednscrypt.org/" target="_blank">DNSCrypt</a>. If using Android: Install and use Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudflare.onedotonedotonedotone" target="_blank">Android</a>/<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1-1-1-1-faster-internet/id1423538627" target="_blank">iOS</a>) or Quad9's (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quad9.aegis&pcampaignid=MKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1" target="_blank">Android</a>) app</li> </ul><p>This will ensure your DNS traffic is encrypted.</p><p></p><p>With all that said, I still recommend using a system-wide VPN when connecting to public WiFi whenever possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arequire, post: 857790, member: 59283"] The basic idea is you want to encrypt as much data as possible when using public WiFi. If you can't use a VPN there are few things I'd recommend doing: [LIST] [*]Install DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials ([URL='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/duckduckgo-privacy-essent/bkdgflcldnnnapblkhphbgpggdiikppg']Chrome[/URL]/[URL='https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/duckduckgo-for-firefox/']Firefox[/URL])/Privacy Browser ([URL='https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android']Android[/URL]/[URL='https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-search-stories/id663592361']iOS[/URL]) [/LIST] DDG's extension/app includes their "Smarter Encryption", which is essentially a far more comprehensive version of HTTPS Everywhere. This will ensure you connect to encrypted versions of websites whenever possible. [LIST] [*]If using Android: Use Chrome and turn on "Lite mode" (Third option from bottom in Chrome's settings) [/LIST] This will proxy any HTTP traffic through Google's servers via an encrypted channel. [LIST] [*]If using Windows: Install and use [URL='https://www.simplednscrypt.org/']DNSCrypt[/URL]. If using Android: Install and use Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 ([URL='https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudflare.onedotonedotonedotone']Android[/URL]/[URL='https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1-1-1-1-faster-internet/id1423538627']iOS[/URL]) or Quad9's ([URL='https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quad9.aegis&pcampaignid=MKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1']Android[/URL]) app [/LIST] This will ensure your DNS traffic is encrypted. With all that said, I still recommend using a system-wide VPN when connecting to public WiFi whenever possible. [/QUOTE]
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