VPN - Web Guard Workaround

I have the latest on my iPhone, which is also running the latest IOS, though I've been dealing with the VPN for about 2 years.  So far, I have found that what works well for me is to simply go into the app, select Web Guard, and turn it off.  When I am on a public network, I turn it back on.  This has worked very well for me.  Oh, and I never run the silly weekly update, which just turns it back on and has nothing really to do with security (the app is kept up to date by IOS).