WiFi-K9 Inc. is a Delaware Public Benefits Corporation, developing a sponsorship-based app that protects user’s personal information as they access unencrypted wifi hotspots. The app uses state-of-the-art, 802.1x encryption (certificate-based security), and makes its use simple and virtually transparent. WiFi-K9 has taken the technical and shadowy business niche of providing VPN service, and created a simple application that appeals to the average smartphone user.