Online Safety Tips for On the Road

— written by Shane Murphy

“The road is life”, Jack Kerouac famously wrote. It sure is. But even when your plan is to head off the grid and get lost in the wilderness for a while, having access to the internet when you need it can be a lifeline. Whether booking your next hostel or looking up directions to the nearest embassy in a lost-passport-crisis situation, sometimes logging on is an inevitable part of getting certain things done.

Every so often, tragic tales of ‘travels gone wrong’ make global headlines, which is why many of us do our homework in advance to ensure we know which of the main streets are safe to walk on at night and which dark, lonely back alleys to avoid. However, when it comes to online security, navigating the web safely is a far less explored territory for those of us on the move.

The last setback you need when you’re thousands of miles from home (and your bank) is to have your money and personal information stolen. Unfortunately, in the digital…