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		TheSoftwareGuy on April 15, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: D-Link patch doesn’t address all bugs listed in th... >If you can't trust your router, you really just have to initiate a secure VPN connection to a network that isn't out to get you. :(. that's really frustrating. So you really need to vpn to a secure network anytime you use free Wi-Fi?

wtallis on April 15, 2015 [–]

Yeah. With the right security software on your device and the right options on the server you could theoretically initiate a properly secured connection with some web sites, requiring DNSSEC, STS, etc., but for general purpose use you need the VPN.

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