I installed Cloak but had to uninstall it because it requires identification by finger print rather than password. My iPhone is in a Lifeproof case, and the design of the case masks part of the capacitator circle which reads fingerprint or thumbprint. Somewhat ironic that the case is made by Apple Cheers,
Michael Hawkins Sent from my iPhone > On 17 Jul 2016, at 8:54 PM, Brian RISBEY <risb...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > Thank you Ronni for the Cloak suggestion, their support page had a lot of > useful information. > If I go ahead, do they allow you to use Paypal or do they want your credit > card details, can't see payment methods explicitly mentioned. > > Brian Risbey > 🌊🏊 > > > On 17 Jul 2016, at 17:01, 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> > -- 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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