[TheSoftwareGuy]

>If you can't trust your router, you really just have to initiate a secure VPN connection to a network that isn't out to get you.

:(. that's really frustrating. So you really need to vpn to a secure network anytime you use free Wi-Fi?

[wtallis]

Yeah. With the right security software on your device and the right options on the server you could theoretically initiate a properly secured connection with some web sites, requiring DNSSEC, STS, etc., but for general purpose use you need the VPN.