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Re:Google is working on a new VPN service for use on open Wi... by bydo on Friday March 13, 2015 @04:23PM (#9199780)
From the screenshots, this seems more like something built into a future version of Android that might automatically engage when joining unsecured networks.

It's hard not to see an offer of at least some form of security to be a net positive in that case.

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Re:Google is working on a new VPN service for use on open Wi... by indians_pro on Friday March 13, 2015 @04:31PM (#9199839)
>automatically

If they don't provide an easy and apparent way to turn that off, this is the word that always sets off alarm bells in my head.

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