Is Public WiFi Actually Dangerous? - Techlore Office Hours Live

Welcome to Techlore Office Hours - your weekly chance to get privacy, security, and digital rights questions answered live! This is unscripted, real-time discussion about what you're dealing with, so welcome in and bring any questions you have!🎯 HOW IT WORKS:1. Submit questions in advance: https://techlore.palform.app/ask2. Techlorians (members) get questions answered first3. Everyone can watch and participate in live chat4. Questions answered live every Friday at 10am PT💬 BECOME A TECHLORIAN:Get priority answers + Signal community access + my private RSS feed + more: https://techlore.tech/#/portal📌 TODAY'S AGENDA:- Kicking off this new format & announcements!- Open discussion in live chat- Updates on what's happening at Techlore⏰ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Welcome and what's on deck today3:11 Is public Wi-Fi actually risky in 2026?6:53 Wildfires, prepping, and the physical side of privacy11:09 Using Tor with no traces — and why Tails is still the answer14:30 The Mullvad donation: what it does and doesn't change19:09 Centralized VPNs vs. Nym and decentralized options22:47 Why switch to Proton or Tuta if everyone's on Gmail?26:01 Why Nym wasn't in the VPN tier list + the VPN Finder28:30 Moving from Windows to Linux without overthinking it30:43 Self-destructing emails, and Proton vs. Tuta for contacts34:24 dnsforge.de and trusting donation-funded services35:49 Scam texts and calls — did your number leak?37:47 Find Hub vs. Find My and the anti-theft tradeoff41:58 California's data broker opt-out (Talks interview incoming)42:52 Reviewing Ken's full privacy setup50:25 App Tracking Transparency vs. DuckDuckGo and AdGuard52:07 Thoughts on Mullvad Browser53:03 Hot take: Signal's encrypted backups are great56:54 NetShield vs. AdGuard Pro vs. DuckDuckGo blocking1:01:17 The EU geo-blocking copyright ruling1:02:07 Is the Steam Machine worth it?1:04:07 Randomizing your fingerprint vs. blending in1:05:58 Keeping up with privacy news without it becoming a job1:09:10 Helium vs. LibreWolf — and why browser sync isn't open1:11:33 The threat model quiz, walked through1:16:21 Is Meta AI's private chat on WhatsApp safe?1:18:24 AdGuard Home routers vs. a Pi-hole1:22:41 Privacy creators 1:24:34 The two changes that matter most: browser and DNS1:28:28 Wrap-up#techlore #OfficeHours #LiveQA...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4sOu4JbcQc