My coffee shop wifi scare made me finally get a VPN

I was working at this little spot in Denver called The Daily Grind last Tuesday, just checking my email on their free wifi. I went to log into my bank app for a second, you know, to move some money around. The page loaded weird, like super slow, and then a pop-up I'd never seen before asked for my social security number. I closed everything fast, but my heart was pounding. I told my friend who knows tech, and he said public wifi is basically an open door for that stuff. He told me to get a VPN, so I downloaded one called ProtonVPN that same night. Now I turn it on before I even open my laptop if I'm not at home. It feels like a tiny shield. Has anyone else had a close call that finally pushed them to use one?

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rose_hart3110d ago

What finally made you pick ProtonVPN over the other ones out there?

the_vera10d ago

Checked their no-logs policy and the free tier sealed the deal for me.