On Tuesday, Google announced its new "enhanced network" for Project Fi.For those who don't know, Project Fi is Google's very own wireless phone service. You pay $20 for unlimited calls and texts, and then $10 extra for every GB of data you use (until you hit 6GB, then extra data is free). In the US it switches you between Sprint, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular coverage depending on what's available, but it also works in 170+ countries -- making it a good option for people who travel a lot.Now, with its new "enhanced network," Project Fi automatically puts you on a virtual private network (VPN) for every connection. That means you're using a VPN whenever you connect to Wi-Fi or mobile data. This gives you an extra layer of security when you're online and keeps your browsing information private. Google also says VPN traffic isn't tied to your Google account.Project Fi also announced a feature that automatically detects when your Wi-Fi connection is shoddy and switches you over to mobile data … [Read more...] about Google’s Project Fi automatically puts you on a VPN for every connection
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Project Fi phones are now secure 24/7 with free Google VPN
Project Fi is introducing an enhanced network feature in beta that enables Fi’s VPN even when the user is using mobile data. The feature will also automatically switch the user to mobile data if the Wi-Fi that they’re connected to is slow or unresponsive. The enhanced network option is rolling out next week to Fi-compatible phones running Android Pie. While Project Fi utilizes Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular to bring data to its customers, the MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) recommends that its customers jump onto free Wi-Fi hotspots when possible. But as these aren’t all that secure and are prone to data snooping, Google provides a free VPN to help keep each user’s data secure.But as Google stated on its blog, Project Fi customers (and in extension all smartphone users) are left open and unsecured when jumping between network towers. Thankfully, with a new feature called enhanced network, this should be a thing of the past as Project Fi is … [Read more...] about Project Fi phones are now secure 24/7 with free Google VPN
Project Fi promises privacy with Google-run VPN
Internet providers and wireless carriers, by necessity, can see the traffic coming and going to your phone. Some companies have better privacy policies than others, but Google’s Project Fi can’t make a blanket policy — that’s because the carrier doesn’t control its own network, and instead piggybacks off of companies like T-Mobile and Sprint. To solve that, Project Fi is launching a new option today that allows subscribers to route all of their traffic through a Google-run VPN. That means all traffic will be encrypted as it goes out and returns to your phone, so T-Mobile and Sprint won’t be able to see what you’re up to. But your traffic will be going to Google’s servers, so Google will be able to see what you’re visiting. In a blog post, the company says that “your traffic isn’t tied to your Google account or phone number,” and in an email, a Google representative confirmed the company doesn’t tie the data … [Read more...] about Project Fi promises privacy with Google-run VPN
Google adds always-on VPN to its Project Fi cellular service
Today, Google announced a new feature for its Project Fi cellular service: an always-on VPN. Project Fi's VPN previously was used to encrypt traffic while connecting to a network of free public Wi-Fi hotspots, but now Google will enable the VPN for all your traffic, be it over the LTE service or a Wi-Fi connection. For now, the always-on VPN will need to be turned on in the Project Fi settings, where the feature is called "Enhanced Network" and labeled a "beta." "When you enable our enhanced network, all of your mobile and Wi-Fi traffic will be encrypted and securely sent through our virtual private network (VPN) on every network you connect to, so you’ll have the peace of mind of knowing that others can’t see your online activity," Google's blog post says. "That includes Google—our VPN is designed so that your traffic isn’t tied to your Google account or phone number." Project Fi launched in 2015 as Google's MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) service. Fi … [Read more...] about Google adds always-on VPN to its Project Fi cellular service
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