![]() Technically, Cloak provides this by establishing a VPN (virtual private network) connection to one of their servers, and then routing all your device’s internet traffic through that encrypted tunnel, thereby making it difficult for local sniffers to compromise your computer. ( - As mentioned in an update at the end of the article, I’ve actually now switched back to Cloak, but using Little Snitch as the kill-switch.) An introduction to Cloak For years, I’ve used on both Mac OS X and iOS to provide security when accessing untrusted wifi and ethernet networks. In this post, I describe why, after years of using the wonderful Mac/iOS VPN product, Cloak, I’m experimenting with an alternative approach, that combines Private Internet Access (PIA) and Little Snitch. Go to Options (or Preferences on a Mac) and then to General. You might see a kill switch referred to as an internet kill switch, a VPN kill. ![]() How to enable the “Kill Switch” on your iPhone or iPad, right now! The big smartphone manufacturers-Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft-have all committed to introducing a smartphone 'Kill Switch' for their devices.
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