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.

Enhancing your online privacy and security isn't all your VPN can do for you. Discover additional settings, configuration ...

A smart DNS service can complement -- or even replace -- a VPN for streaming. Here’s how the two are alike and how they differ.

Not sure when you should use your VPN and when it’s better to turn it off? I explain the situations where disabling your VPN might make sense—and guide you through how to do it on most major operating ...

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 ...

We all access the internet from multiple devices, which is why most top VPNs are compatible with pretty much every platform you can think of – and a lot of them come with handy browser extensions. The ...

Free public Wi-Fi is everywhere; there are over 550 worldwide hotspots, by some estimates. It's rare to find a coffee shop or mall without one, and some countries (such as Singapore) make it freely ...

Yes, You Can Use One VPN to Protect All of Your Devices—Here’s How If you're only using a VPN on your PC, your online activity isn't fully protected. I’ll show you how to use just one VPN to keep ...

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 ...

Best VPN Does a VPN Hide Browsing History? VPN Fully Exposed Whenever we explain a VPN and its function, we often get asked: If you use a VPN, can your internet provider see your history? We often ...