Difference between downloading on public wifi and mobile hotspot? (midwest.social)

submitted 2 months ago by clark@midwest.social to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Not sure if I used the correct terms but what is the difference in security and privacy between downloading from a public wifi (or a closed wifi; with password) and mobile hotspot (sharing 4G/5G data from your phone to your computer)? Which one is recommended or does it not matter?

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[-] tgxn@lemmy.tgxn.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Good explanation, a note that most public WiFi will use client separation. Macca's, starbucks, airplanes etc you will only ever see your device and the gateway. (More for other people that are reading, I assume you know this 😄)