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[-] medgremlin@midwest.social 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I use Proton when I'm on my university's campus because they switched to using EDUroam for the campus wifi. I used to be a Sys Admin at a different university a while back, and from what I know, EDUroam allows the IT department to monitor basically all of the traffic over the network. I don't know exactly how deep that stuff goes, but if I was doing anything personal or sensitive like banking or whatever, I'd flip on the VPN on my personal computer. I also don't have any personal accounts logged in on the school issued laptop because they have it loaded with institutional spyware. Once I graduate, I'll blank the drive and reinstall the OS to have a decent Lenovo laptop on hand as a spare.

Edit to add: I use Proton because it was the least shady service that I could get for a reasonable price as a student. It is also helpful for finding textbooks. :)

[-] exu@feditown.com 3 points 1 month ago

They can't decrypt HTTPS unless you installed a certificate controlled by them. The only thing they can know is which domains you visited, but not what you did on it.

[-] medgremlin@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

They require the certificate to be installed to have access to the network.

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