Many people turn to VPNs — virtual private networks — for added privacy and security online, only to find that their internet speeds suddenly slow to a crawl. But what exactly does a VPN do, and why ...

You may have seen plenty of online ads about paid VPN services. However, as we explained in a previous article, it’s not a good idea to tunnel all your internet traffic through a VPN service. Unlike ...

Using a VPN can cut your internet speeds in half, which might affect your streaming or gaming sessions. Try these seven tips to speed things up. Attila covers software, apps and services, with a focus ...

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 ...

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 ...