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You might not know if an app on your computer uses encryption when it communicates. And you dont know if a ssl cert has been exposed but not revoked yet. So no, you cant trust https alone.
And I've seen just how easy it is to setup a fake wifi and have peoples phones be autoconnected to it because the victims have an old public network in the "remembered networks" list. On a dev conference.
So i use either use vpn or a private mobile network. Well, honestly I actually don't. I suck at practicing what I preach. Convenience versus risk.