Yes Ronni, I had received email from Avira about the phantom vpn but I wanted to know whether I'd breach netiquette if I used the link I my email. I wanted to know if the threat it defused was real or not.
Cheers, Michael Sent from my iPhone > On 17 Jul 2016, at 5:01 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > I think you mean Avira Phantom VPN > https://blog.avira.com/avira-phantom-vpn-now-available-apple-ios-mac/ > > Avira Phantom VPN is now available for Apple iOS & Mac! > Protection for people with a mixed-technology portfolio > > I’m not familiar with this VPN as it was only released in June 2016. > The VPNs that I do know are 'PIA (privateinternetaccess) VPN’ and Cloak > > Public WiFi networks. Are they safe? > Exactly how unsafe are public hotspots? > VERY unsafe! > > Airports, hotels… On vacation we also spend the whole day connected to the > Internet. People want to be able to check Facebook, post photos on Instagram, > tweet something they've seen, and answer work emails from wherever they are… > and it’s possible. We mostly do all these things from a smartphone, or > perhaps from tablets or (increasingly less) from laptops. > > It is quite common to scan for and connect to public WiFi networks which > aren’t password-protected and let you connect to the Internet cheaply and > simply. In fact, a typical selling-point of many restaurant chains, coffee > shops, nowadays is that they offer free WiFi connections to customers, and in > many places there are public WiFi hotspots provided by local councils. > > When I have needed to use Public Wi-Fi Networks (Hotspots) when I’m out and > about I’ve used CLOAK VPN. > The solution is to find a VPN provider with an app that is iOS compatible. > I am very happy with Cloak. They have figured out how to deal with the > limitations of iOS. > Their app can easily set to trust particularly networks, e.g., your home > network, assuming it is protected, & you trust your ISP. > Everything else is untrusted and Cloak will connect with VPN. > <https://www.getcloak.com> > > /Quote: > Cloak secures your Internet traffic without the hassle > > Thanks to iPads, iPhones, and ever-lighter MacBooks, we’re doing more work > and play while on the go than ever before. > A caveat of working this way, however, is that most public Wi-Fi networks > (hotspots) are anything but secure, which means they’re prime targets for > would-be hackers, identity thieves, and general do-no-gooders. > > If you’re lucky, your company provides you with a virtual private network > (VPN) for securing your Internet activities. > But if you’re like the rest of us, you need to fend for yourself if you want > to hide your login credentials, email, and other sensitive activity from > prying eyes. > > That’s where Cloak comes in. > > Put simply, Cloak is a VPN that just works. It encrypts all your Internet > traffic so other users on the same network can’t snoop over your shoulder, so > to speak. But Cloak does away with the typical VPN song and dance of digging > into System Preferences and filling in a bunch of cryptic server details and > protocols—not to mention having to shop for and set up your own VPN service > in the first place. With Cloak, you simply sign up for an account at > GetCloak.com and install a little menu-bar utility. > /End Quote > --- > PIA (privateinternetaccess) VPN now have PIA App for iOS but I have not > installed or used it. > <https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/sections/204209807-Setup-Guides-Mobile> > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > >> On 16 Jul 2016, at 3:54 AM, Michael Hawkins >> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> wrote: >> >> I recently installed Avril anti-virus software. I have since received an >> email from Avril offering a virtual private network for use particularly >> when logging onto the net using public wi-fi spots or when logging on to do >> Internet banking. Is this software safe? Would it be permissible for me to >> forward to WAMUG the email I've received from Avril? >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael Hawkins >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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