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Chiara Castro

Tourist cyber traps revealed: where and why to use a travel VPN

Group of tourists at an airport with "tourist trap" stamped in the corner

Traveling isn't just about discovering new cultures, food, and beautiful landscapes. It's also about going out of our everyday comfort zone—whether this is a long flight, a confined bus journey, problems communicating with locals, or extreme and unfamiliar weather. 

However, in a digital age, troubles can occur as much online as they do offline. When traveling, people need to connect to unsafe public Wi-Fi networks to browse the web, for example. 

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