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Fast cars, Champagne and virtual private networks — some goods are best imported. It’s not about snobbery; it’s about getting the best value for your dime, especially in the case of VPNs. Sure, there are plenty of homegrown US-based VPNs that offer inexpensive subscriptions with which you can game and stream media to your heart’s …

Editors’ note, Feb. 9, 2022: The VPN industry has undergone significant change in the past few months, with all three of our top VPN choices announcing major changes in corporate ownership. In December, ExpressVPN announced that it had officially joined Kape Technologies, a company that already owns several other VPNs and has raised privacy concerns in the past. In February, …

Editors’ note, Feb. 9, 2022: The VPN industry has undergone significant change in the past few months, with all three of our top VPN choices announcing major changes in corporate ownership. In December, ExpressVPN announced that it had officially joined Kape Technologies, a company that already owns several other VPNs and has raised privacy concerns in the past. In February, …

ProtonVPN $5.99/mo at ProtonVPN Get Price Alerts You’re receiving price alerts for ProtonVPN Like Strong reputation of parent company Multihop and split tunneling Open-source Don’t Like Limited torrenting capacity Connection time-stamps No connection in China It’s hard not to be impressed by how far Proton has gone to shore up security and privacy in both its ProtonVPN and ProtonMail service.  …

Surfshark might be newer to the VPN scene than its more well-known rivals, but its feature-rich applications and unlimited simultaneous connections make it a tempting offer for VPN users. As Surfshark races to lead the VPN pack, should industry titan NordVPN be worried?  Both VPN providers are excellent choices, but the best way to pick the right one for you …

Before you shell out your hard-earned cash and commit to a two-year subscription with a VPN, or virtual private network, read our side-by-side VPN comparison on two of the most popular VPNs on the market. Compared to its peers, IPVanish has one of the best VPN user interfaces, encouraging you to get under the hood and learn the mechanics powering the …

Let’s say you’re in the market for a VPN (virtual private network). You’re probably looking for some combination of better privacy (from snooping ISPs, advertisers or governments), increased online security (who knows who else is on that public Wi-Fi node?) or even more flexible video streaming options. Unlike mobile operating systems (two main options) or US mobile providers (three basic …

We’ll be upfront: Unless your internet provider is deliberately throttling your connection speeds, using a virtual private network will slow down your internet. It’s the nature of how VPNs work, and there’s really no way around it. However, there are a few things that might give your VPN a bit of a speed boost. VPNs add a layer of encryption …

NordVPN and Surfshark have finalized a merger agreement between the two VPN providers, the companies announced Wednesday. Though the specifics of the transaction aren’t being released, the finalized merger agreement follows months of negotiations between the two companies that began in mid-2021, according to a joint press release issued by Surfshark and Nord Security, NordVPN’s parent company.  Surfshark and NordVPN …

Mozilla is introducing two new privacy features for its VPN service, the company said Tuesday. Multi-Account Containers, the popular Firefox feature that helps keep your various online activities isolated from one another, is now available on the Mozilla VPN desktop app. And Mozilla VPN’s multi-hop feature that routes your VPN connection through two different servers is now available on the …