Most of what you do online is quietly logged, analyzed, and resold, even when it feels routine, like checking email or streaming a show. A virtual private network, or VPN, is one of the few tools that ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

I regularly use a VPN while traveling to unblock streaming services, stay private on public Wi-Fi and avoid mobile data throttling. Moe enjoys making technical content digestible and fun. As a writer ...

Kris has been writing about technology for nearly a decade and got their start covering video games at RPG Site before branching out to PC, Android, and general tech coverage. After joining How-To ...

VPNs, or virtual private networks, are versatile privacy tools that can enhance your online experience. They are very effective at helping you optimize your online privacy and security while also ...

Prompted by the latest revelations about common VPNs being owned by Chinese companies that may share data with their government, our latest Do You Use It? poll explored how TidBITS readers use VPNs.

I'm not an AI user for a long list of reasons. I'm not going to get into them now, though, and I don't want any readers who do use AI chatbots to feel judged by my avoidance of them. You do you, but ...

Greg in Washington, DC, writes: “Hi, Kim, Love your show and newsletter. You talk about ExpressVPN, I know they’re a sponsor. I’m a boring average corporate guy, married with three kids. What exactly ...