Using a VPN While Traveling and on Public Wi-Fi: Where It Helps and Where It Does Not
Public Wi-Fi is the best case for a VPN, but it is not a cure. Here is what it covers, what it does not and sensible habits to add.
Author: Nathan Okoye
Nathan Okoye spent ten years as a systems administrator and then a support team lead for a mid-sized internet service provider in Ohio, where he explained VPNs, router settings and password habits to customers who had been sold a promise of total anonymity. He writes VPN Brief HQ for the buyer who wants the claim translated into what the product actually does.
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