How to protect my iPhone from getting compromised while using public Wi-Fi?

While travelling and using various wifi networks is there an app or action to protect my iPhone from hacking


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Posted on Jul 10, 2024 7:54 AM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2024 8:06 AM

An iPhone cannot be remotely hacked through a Wi-Fi network. Tools for hacking an iPhone are extremely expensive, and unless you are a diplomat, high profile journalist, politician, etc... you aren't a relevant target for people with those kinds of very expensive tools and knowledge.


What people do over Wi-Fi is snoop in your internet traffic, to protect against that, a trustworthy VPN is recommended if you plan on doing sensitive tasks like banking, while on a public Wi-Fi.


Otherwise, there should be no issues with using public Wi-Fis normally.

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Jul 10, 2024 8:06 AM in response to bog6

An iPhone cannot be remotely hacked through a Wi-Fi network. Tools for hacking an iPhone are extremely expensive, and unless you are a diplomat, high profile journalist, politician, etc... you aren't a relevant target for people with those kinds of very expensive tools and knowledge.


What people do over Wi-Fi is snoop in your internet traffic, to protect against that, a trustworthy VPN is recommended if you plan on doing sensitive tasks like banking, while on a public Wi-Fi.


Otherwise, there should be no issues with using public Wi-Fis normally.

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