Your VPN may quietly drop protection when switching between airport Wi-Fi and hotel Wi-Fi. Key settings like auto-connect and kill switch help.

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Using auto-connect and a kill switch can help keep your VPN protection in place when you move between hotel, airport and other travel networks. Has this happened to you? You're at the airport, ...