A VPN encrypts everything your phone sends over the internet, so anyone watching the network it’s on — a shared home Wi-Fi, a router someone else controls — sees only scrambled traffic they can’t read. Proton VPN takes a couple of minutes to set up. The steps differ slightly by phone, so pick yours below.
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Clean the device first
A VPN protects traffic leaving your phone. If spyware is already on the device, it sees everything before it’s encrypted — so run the spyware and settings checks before you rely on a VPN.
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Jordan DicksonFounder, CyberSecurityGuides
Founder of CyberSecurityGuides, writing practical, jargon-free guides that help everyday people recover from and protect against online attacks.
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