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.

Beyond securing and encrypting your network connections, VPN can help you to bypass geo-restrictions and access blocked content, bypass ISP throttling to get higher internet speeds during peak hours, ...

Attila covers software, apps and services, with a focus on virtual private networks. He's an advocate for digital privacy and has been quoted in online publications like Computer Weekly, The Guardian, ...

Best VPN What is Double VPN (Multi-Hop) and How to Use It? What’s better than protecting your traffic with a single VPN server? Easy: using two. That’s exactly what Double VPN, also called Multi-Hop, ...

HMA VPN comes with an easy-to-use interface, extensive global server network, and decent enough speeds. However, it’s lacking some common features that experienced VPN users want, and the features ...

Proton VPN is the rare exception to the rule that free VPNs are underwhelming at best. Its free plan-- while admittedly ...

VPNs are not popular among regular users and are often treated as a special tool for special use cases like accessing blocked websites, securing your network connection, and other specialized ...