There seems to be a sub-group of salty dogs that sail without protection. They are often US saying they get lots of letters from ISP but nothing comes of it, lately. I’m one to hedge on the side of caution and will be continuing to use VPN but just wondering how much this is just a loud minority and how much truth is to it?
Afaik in Germany you could be held responsible for not securing and taking measures for unprotected gust networks. That’s why usually those places have easy passwords like “Passwort123” or “WartezeitBeimTermin”. Just to fend of the rogue bypassers