Quote from: Charles-Tim on Today at 12:28:30 AM

using VPN will be the best option, to make it safe, paid VPN like ExpressVPN are better,

This is a little bit overkill for me. I only want to watch (not mine) bitcoin addresses on a public wifi (when bored) and I do not want the guy behind the wifi router to see what addressess I am looking at.

But your link lead to a link and that lead to a link and that lead to this source code

Code:

private static final ArrayList<BlockExplorer> prodnetExplorerClearEndpoints = new ArrayList<BlockExplorer>() {{
add(new BlockExplorer("BCI", "blockchain.info", "https://blockchain.info/address/", "https://blockchain.info/tx/", "https://blockchainbdgpzk.onion/address/", "https://blockchainbdgpzk.onion/tx/"));
add(new BlockExplorer("SBT", "smartbit", "https://www.smartbit.com.au/address/", "https://www.smartbit.com.au/tx/", null, null));
add(new BlockExplorer("BTL", "blockTrail", "https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/address/", "https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/tx/", null, null));
add(new BlockExplorer("BPY", "BitPay", "https://insight.bitpay.com/address/", "https://insight.bitpay.com/tx/", null, null));
add(new BlockExplorer("BEX", "blockExplorer", "http://blockexplorer.com/address/", "http://blockexplorer.com/tx/", null, null));
add(new BlockExplorer("BAC", "bitAccess", "https://search.bitaccess.ca/address/", "https://search.bitaccess.ca/tx/", null, null));
add(new BlockExplorer("BCY", "blockCypher", "https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/address/", "https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/tx/", null, null));
add(new BlockExplorer("BES", "bitEasy", "https://www.biteasy.com/blockchain/addresses/", "https://www.biteasy.com/blockchain/transactions/", null, null));
add(new BlockExplorer("CPM", "coinprism", "https://www.coinprism.info/address/", "https://www.coinprism.info/tx/", null, null));
add(new BlockExplorer("TBC", "TradeBlock", "https://tradeblock.com/blockchain/address/", "https://tradeblock.com/blockchain/tx/", null, null));
add(new BlockExplorer("BLC", "blockonomics.co", "https://www.blockonomics.co/#/search?q=", "https://www.blockonomics.co/api/tx?txid=", null, null));
}};

It seems that blockexplorer uses HTTP only, other block explorers use HTTPS. This is probably that "some encrypted some unencrypted" thing about the Electrum wallet and I suppose that this would be the case for all the programs unless they avoid blockeplorer what they definitely should.

Quote from: Charles-Tim on Today at 12:28:30 AM

using free VPN can create more risks than you can possibly think.

But a free VPN and a pain VPN from the same company is about the same risk, is not it?

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