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On Wed, Dec 09, 2020 at 11:00:41AM +0000, Joe wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Dec 2020 12:49:44 +0200
> Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Mi, 09 dec 20, 10:21:46, Joe wrote:
> > > On Wed, 9 Dec 2020 11:49:45 +0200
> > > Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >   
> > > > On Ma, 08 dec 20, 12:27:40, Joe wrote:  
> > > > > 

[...]

> > 
> > Let me rephrase that: how is connecting to the internet from some
> > public hot-spot decreasing my security?
> > 
> > I can think of possibly messing with DNS queries (use "own" DNS
> > server instead, maybe with DNSSEC) and possible some attacks are
> > easier via the local network (e.g. by other hot-spot users or local
> > staff).
> > 
> > Other that that, as far as I'm aware, the biggest threat are the
> > servers I access with my client software (typically web sites
> > accessed with a browser), in which case it doesn't make any
> > difference whether I access them via some VPN and/or (home) firewall.
> > 
> > (Assuming one doesn't run NFS, Samba, etc. *listening* software on
> > the laptop in which case stopping those and/or running a firewall
> > would be indicated.)
> > 
> 
> I suppose it may depend on where you are. In the UK, public wifi
> normally uses no encryption, because there are no local staff who can
> help with problems. So any unencrypted protocol you use can be
> overheard.
> 

So let me be devils advocat here.

Is the network connection from your ISP encrypted?
I guess not. So why is it more secure or trustworthy?

-H




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Henning Follmann           | hfollmann@itcfollmann.com

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VPN ideas ellanios82 <ellanios82@gmail.com> - 2020-12-07 22:30 +0100
  Re: VPN ideas Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2020-12-07 22:40 +0100
    Re: VPN ideas ellanios82 <ellanios82@gmail.com> - 2020-12-07 23:40 +0100
    Re: VPN ideas Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2020-12-08 00:50 +0100
  Re: VPN ideas Georgi Naplatanov <gosho@oles.biz> - 2020-12-07 22:50 +0100
  Re: VPN ideas Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-12-08 02:00 +0100
    Re: VPN ideas john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2020-12-08 08:20 +0100
      Re: VPN ideas <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-12-08 09:50 +0100
        Re: VPN ideas Alex Mestiashvili <amestia@rsh2.donotuse.de> - 2020-12-08 10:00 +0100
        Re: VPN ideas Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-08 14:00 +0100
  Re: VPN ideas Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-08 10:50 +0100
    Re: VPN ideas Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-08 11:20 +0100
    Re: VPN ideas Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-12-08 13:30 +0100
      Re: VPN ideas Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 11:00 +0100
        Re: VPN ideas Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-12-09 11:30 +0100
          Re: VPN ideas Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 12:00 +0100
            Re: VPN ideas Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-12-09 12:10 +0100
              Re: VPN ideas Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-12-09 15:30 +0100
              Re: VPN ideas Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 16:10 +0100
                Re: VPN ideas Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 18:10 +0100
              Re: VPN ideas Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2020-12-09 16:10 +0100
                Re: VPN ideas Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-12-09 20:10 +0100
                Re: VPN ideas Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-10 09:10 +0100
    Re: VPN ideas Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-08 20:50 +0100
      Re: VPN ideas Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2020-12-08 23:10 +0100
        Re: VPN ideas Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-08 23:40 +0100
          Re: VPN ideas Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> - 2020-12-09 03:10 +0100
          Re: VPN ideas Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 11:10 +0100
            Re: VPN ideas Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 18:00 +0100
              Re: VPN ideas Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-10 09:50 +0100
                Re: VPN ideas Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-10 18:50 +0100
        Re: VPN ideas <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-12-09 09:50 +0100
          Re: VPN ideas Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2020-12-09 15:30 +0100
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            Re: Loadbearing services Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-12-09 16:40 +0100
              Re: Loadbearing services Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2020-12-09 17:40 +0100

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