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Does a VPN used on a smartphone with Wi-Fi disabled (mobile data only enabled) provide any sort of protection? (beehaw.org)

submitted 4 months ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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I've never completely understood this, but I think the answer would probably be "no," although I'm not sure. Usually when I leave the house I turn off wifi and just use mobile data (this is a habit from my pre-VPN days), although I guess I should probably just keep it on since using strange Wi-Fi with a VPN is ok (unless someone at Starbucks is using the evil twin router trick . . . ?). I was generally under the impression that mobile data is harder to interfere with than Wi-Fi, but I could well be wrong and my notions out of date. So, if need be, please set me straight. 🙂

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[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 13 points 4 months ago (20 children)

Your provider will just see encrypted traffic (mostly), so yes it will provide protection.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Only if you trust your VPN service more than your mobile Internet provider.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

You forget that nation-states control your ISP. And of course you can choose your VPN provider or run your own.

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