Russian official admits completely banning VPNs is ‘simply impossible’

A top Russian official has admitted that banning VPNs is technically impossible without breaking the country’s internet infrastructure.

Is your internet provider quietly slowing down your Netflix streams? Here’s how to check (and stop it)

We explain the sneaky practice of bandwidth throttling, how to detect if your ISP is targeting your traffic, and how encryption can restore your streaming quality.

It’s not the fastest but NordVPN is my top choice for streaming soccer on Peacock TV – best of all, it’s still on sale

Don’t forget to look at latency when you’re choosing a VPN for streaming or gaming – speed is nothing without consistency.

The EU becomes the latest authority to signal that VPNs are next, after launching its age verification app — here’s how VPNs went from a necessity security tool to circumvention software that needs to be restricted

As the internet gets age-gated, users turn to VPN apps in a bid to circumvent mandatory checks. The EU is now the last to turn its attention towards this tech — and cybersecurity experts are worried.

Travelling back from Asia? Surfshark warns against the silent data collection of the most popular local travel apps

Surfshark’s latest research reveals that the most popular travel apps in Asia are real data hoarders

‘Google is not collaborative and not in the spirit of complying with this regulation’ – can the EU Commission strong-arm Google into levelling the playing field of the search engine market, and is this really in the interest of your privacy?

With the Digital Market Act (DMA), the EU made its intention to end Google’s market dominance clear. While some are already cheering the push for our Search data to be shared with hopefully better alternative services, oth…

How much is your digital identity worth? NordVPN’s new tool reveals the true price of identity theft

NordVPN has launched a calculator that helps you work out how much your digital footprint costs on the dark web

GrapheneOS patches an Android VPN bypass that Google decided to leave alone

A researcher disclosed an Android 16 VPN bypass that leaks your real IP. Google declined to patch it, but GrapheneOS shipped a fix within days.