While there are plenty of pricey virtual private networks, or VPNs, out there, getting a cornerstone digital privacy tool for mobile and desktop doesn’t have to damage your wallet. Even though it can be tempting to opt for a free VPN when you’re strapped for cash, we advise against them since they’re often less safe (we do recommend …

Thanks to a macOS Monterey 12.5.1 security update earlier this week, Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection feature has some new enhancements aimed at safeguarding your email. Originally released in September 2021, Apple’s email protection option is also available to iPhone users with iOS 15. And now you can check out its new anti-tracking controls and eavesdropping alerts. “Mail Privacy Protection helps …

If you’re looking to transfer your old emails to a new email address, or if you’ve ever needed to send someone a mile-long email thread — MBOX files can be an easy, flexible solution. MBOX files can be opened on MacOS, iPhone, Windows and Android.  What exactly are MBOX files?  MBOX files are a container for multiple, compressed email files. The …

It’s not easy keeping track of Twitter whistleblowers while getting the scoop on Elon Musk’s latest upheavals and figuring out what’s going on with that foul-mouthed Radioshack account — but someone’s got to do it. And if that someone is you, there are a few changes you should make to your Twitter privacy and safety settings.  Here’s how to up …

Browser developers are making privacy more of a priority than ever, but they still may not be doing as much as you’d like in fighting pervasive ad industry trackers. You can take your online privacy into your own hands and outsmart that online tracking, though. One of the best and easiest ways to start is by adjusting some of your …

For more than 10 years, I’ve found myself using Google Docs in almost every professional setting. There were always a handful of functions whose absence stuck out like a sore thumb in the otherwise hyper-flexible text editor. What I’ve come to realize, however, is that Google has been rolling out many of those handy wish list items, one at a …

Your email address is incredibly valuable to websites, marketing services, apps and other third parties. It plays a big part in how companies get their products and services directly to you without much effort and expense. Spam and marketing emails here and there typically aren’t much of a concern, but over time they eventually become a nuisance when your inbox …

Aug 2022 ExpressVPN, one of the largest commercial virtual private networks, retains our Editors’ Choice for VPNs in 2022 based on its exceptional performance during our updated independent testing. Along with features for gaming, streaming and secure torrenting, the VPN caused less than 2% of average internet speeds to be lost, and leaked no data in June privacy tests. In …

Aug 2022 ExpressVPN, one of the largest commercial virtual private networks, retains our Editors’ Choice for VPNs in 2022 based on its exceptional performance during our updated independent testing. Along with features for gaming, streaming and secure torrenting, the VPN caused less than 2% of average internet speeds to be lost, and leaked no data in June privacy tests. In …

Reliability, security strength and price are all important factors when you’re shopping for a VPN. But for gamers connecting to servers across the globe, streaming addicts who don’t want to miss their favorite episodes while abroad, and sports fans caught between two teams’ viewing areas — speed and stable connections are the two most important variables. So how do you find the fastest …