CCATP #815 — Bart Busschots Clarifies VPNs and iCloud Private Relay

On Chit Chat Across the Pond , Adam Engst and I discussed the results of a VPN survey he conducted with the TidBITS subscribers. From there, we got into a discussion where Adam challenged the common wisdom that we need a VPN when we're on public WiFi networks. We got a bit mired in some of the discussion, where we almost had enough knowledge to explain our positions. Networking is a topic on which Bart has a depth of knowledge, and he's here to clarify some of the things we talked about. The recording you're about to hear was created for the Security Bits segment on NosillaCast , but I felt it was important for the Chit Chat Across the Pond audience to hear it as a follow-up to our discussion with Adam. Read an unedited, auto-generated transcript with chapter marks: CCATP_2025_06_08 Referral Links: Setapp - 1 month free for you and me Parallels Toolbox - 3 months free for you and me Learn through MacSparky Field Guides - 15% off for you and me Backblaze - One free month for me and you Eufy - $40 for me if you spend $200. Sadly nothing in it for you. PIA VPN - One month added to Paid Accounts for both of us CleanShot X - Earns me $25%, sorry nothing in it for you but my gratitude

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CCATP #815 — Bart Busschots Clarifies VPNs and iCloud Private Relay is an episode from Chit Chat Across the Pond by Allison Sheridan.

This episode is 55:12 long.

This episode was published on Jun 8, 2025.

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