Using public Wifi with a VPN: What are the risks?

[SkewedZeppelin]

VPN service / benefits / Downsides

@exaCORE if you do use public Wi-Fi you should: use an always random MAC address my Brace does this by default GrapheneOS and DivestOS do this by default use a generic or blank hostname on Linux localhost will typically result in no hostname being set/advertised GOS/DOS do this by default note most Android systems will reuse previous DHCP states too, GOS/DOS won’t don’t give any information to the captive portal they’ll often accept anything for an email/name if they ask ensure all s…