When venturing out into the wilds of the modern web, many people now make use of a VPN, or a Virtual Private Network. These software packages have been around for decades as ways of securely ...

Darragh Murphy is fascinated by all things bizarre, which usually leads to assorted coverage varying from washing machines designed for earbuds to the mischievous world of online security. Whether ...

Virtual private networks, better known as VPNs, are old technology. The first VPN protocol (a set of rules that determines how programmes talk to each other), was developed in the late 1990s. What ...

Not very long ago, VPNs — Virtual Private Networks — were mainly used for businesses, and if you'd asked the average internet user what one was, you probably would've been greeted with a blank stare.

Tor and VPNs both beef up your privacy through different methods. Learn how they work and which you should use. Moe enjoys making technical content digestible and fun. As a writer and editor for over ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...