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Difference between downloading on public wifi and mobile hotspot? (midwest.social)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Not sure if I used the correct terms but what is the difference in security and privacy between downloading from a public wifi (or a closed wifi; with password) and mobile hotspot (sharing 4G/5G data from your phone to your computer)? Which one is recommended or does it not matter?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Well, using a mobile hotspot will tie the IP address to your phone, so probably not a great idea if your name is listed on the account. Honestly, just use a quality VPN and you'll be fine with your home connection.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I also did use a VPN on both mobile and computer. Does that change anything?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes a VPN will hide your IP address from the server you're connecting to. The VPN service will still see your IP and may log/record it. You also have to watch out for things like DNS leaks.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Also have to make sure that the public WiFi network one's device is connected to doesn't block VPN connections, as was the case at at least one Walmart I tried using the WiFi at.