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Originally Posted by scottjl
if you're using any of the major email services, like gmail or yahoo. you can use an https connection if you're using the web browser. if you set it up using the built in mail application, it already uses an encrypted SSL tunnel. so you don't need a VPN. all that really does is keep someone from reading your emails as you're sending & receiving.
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Actually, Google recently switched gmail to use
https by default. So if you use gmail, you shouldn't even have to worry about that.
Also, if your wireless network is encryped using WPA, then you are probably safe from most (casual) eavesdroppers anyway.
Otherwise I'll just echo what everyone else said: the iPad is an incredibly secure environment. The chances of you getting a virus or malware under any circumstances are essentially zero. The only way to increase the risk is to jailbreak it. If you don't do that, you'll be fine.