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minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHTTPS solved much of the security issues of untrusted networks. As long as you’re not doing banking or whatever, you should be fine without a VPN.
minus-squareWIPocket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhy would banking be an issue? I get that its a target, but I really would expect a bank to take care of their TLS.
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIt should be fine as long you don’t click through any SSL errors. And something like a bank should have HSTS enabled, meaning your browser will refuse to load the site if there’s an SSL error.
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThey don’t let me choose a password longer than 6 characters. I don’t assume anything about my bank’s security.
HTTPS solved much of the security issues of untrusted networks. As long as you’re not doing banking or whatever, you should be fine without a VPN.
Why would banking be an issue? I get that its a target, but I really would expect a bank to take care of their TLS.
It should be fine as long you don’t click through any SSL errors. And something like a bank should have HSTS enabled, meaning your browser will refuse to load the site if there’s an SSL error.
They don’t let me choose a password longer than 6 characters. I don’t assume anything about my bank’s security.