actually, yes.
several ISPs have had their systems compromised and the data that travels
their networks sniffed. this includes login and password combinations, and
also sensitive documents. while its rare that the kiddies know what to do
with these documents, are you willing to risk that?
given the ease with which it can be set up, an encrypted tunnel between
remote users and the home office makes sense. you don't know the networks
you are traversing, you don't know their security, but you do know the
security needs of the information you are sending over the wire, which is
to say its sensitive data.
while you may not feel someone is targetting you (ie FBI, NSA, the
Moussad, organized crime or what have you), you can bet your bottom dollar
that its possible that someone is listening on those untrusted networks.
why leave the information up for grabs?
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