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communication:security [2018/01/04 09:13]
frater_secessus [Wireless security for nomads]
communication:security [2020/10/11 19:48] (current)
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-====== Internet security for nomads ======+====== Wireless security for nomads ======
 Because nomads don't stay in one place their internet connection is usually wireless (ie, radio based).  Wifi and mobile data both use radios to transmit data back and forth.  This can present a security issue //if//: Because nomads don't stay in one place their internet connection is usually wireless (ie, radio based).  Wifi and mobile data both use radios to transmit data back and forth.  This can present a security issue //if//:
   - you are transmitting sensitive data; //and//   - you are transmitting sensitive data; //and//
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 The real value of a VPN is:   The real value of a VPN is:  
-  * hide one's IP address from the world in order to foil geolocation +  * hide one's IP address from the world in order to foil geolocation.  A common example is you want to use a streaming service not available in your country. 
-  * hide traffic from an employer, ISP, or someone else //in the first few hops//.  It does not increase security for people already using secured websites since those are already encrypted.+  * hide one's IP address from the world to complicate identification.  Maybe you are a political dissident, pirate, etc.  Maybe you are just a private person. 
 +  * hide traffic from an employer, ISP, or someone else //in the first few hops//.  Maybe you want to avoid content-related throttling. 
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 +Those with a *nix shell elsewhere and a bit of skill can use [[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ssh+tunnelling&ia=web|ssh tunneling]] as a "poor man's VPN" Windows users typically run [[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ssh+tunnelling+putty&ia=web|putty]].
  
 ==== what about Three Letter Agencies ==== ==== what about Three Letter Agencies ====
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