Most of us have felt frustrated by a slow internet connection before. Perhaps when your video keeps getting stuck buffering or when a website is taking too long to load. It can slow you down or ...

A virtual private network, or VPN, provides a layer of privacy by hiding your public IP address and making it look like you’re in another city, state or even country. Accordingly, VPNs make apps, ...

This guide was written and maintained by Gizmodo’s cybersecurity software team, who independently test VPN services for speed, privacy, security, and ease of use. Our recommendations are editorially ...

Proton VPN offers solid performance, but it wasn’t the fastest VPN in our testing. While some independent benchmarks ...

A virtual private network (VPN) is an ideal solution for protecting your privacy and hiding your location from the view of others on the web. However, using a VPN can sometimes lead to reduced ...

Among VPN providers, Surfshark has the best services and bonus features. The iOS app protects all of your traffic and offers fast connection speeds. Surfshark was among the top providers in all of our ...

Can you trust Firefox's new free VPN for all browser users? What you need to know ...

Last time this newsletter pointed out that it is important to test SSL VPN gear before you buy it. That was in reference to how well the features the manufacturer says it has actually work, but there ...

The best VPN services for 2026 are here. We tested them top-to-bottom and found the 10 most reliable VPNs that don't cost a fortune.

Clear Choice Test shows VoIP call quality can improve with SSL VPN links. VoIP is often written off as an application that will not work well over an SSL VPN link. To test that argument, we examined ...

VPN users have an unbelievable amount of choice in the market, but lots of those choices are bad. Upwards of 180 virtual private networks are available for commercial users alone. For the casual user ...