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Google's Project Fi Integrates VPN More Tightly for Security

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Nov 13, 2018, 1:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Google today said its Project Fi wireless service will soon be more secure. The company is extending the way it uses a VPN to protect subscribers' connections. Moving forward, all connections, whether cellular or WiFi, will be encrypted via Google's VPN. Using a VPN prevents bad actors from intercepting the data being sent between your device and the connection point. Moreover, the VPN was designed so a user's traffic isn't tied to their Google account or phone number, providing another layer of security. Google Fi provides LTE via three different carriers (Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular) and automatically switches to WiFi when available. Google says Fi will be more proactive about returning to the cellular network when the WiFi connection gets sketchy. Google claims this reduces the amount of time people wait for their device to switch over by as much as 40%. Google will begin distributing these new features to devices running Android 9 Pie on Project Fi over the coming week.

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