Virtual private networks, better known as VPNs, are old technology. The first VPN protocol – a set of rules that determines how programs ‘talk’ to each other – was developed in the late 1990s. Though ...

OSAKA, Japan—Orchid Labs is building a decentralized VPN to provide a new and potentially better way of accessing the Internet anonymously. It’s the first product in a suite of products, that will ...

A VPN is supposed to protect your privacy, not monitor your activity. Learn how to know if your VPN is keeping logs of your online behavior, why it matters, and what you can do about it.

Some websites and apps—like certain banking platforms or streaming services—don't always work smoothly with the encryption a VPN provides. That's where split tunneling becomes incredibly useful. This ...

If (or rather, when) you run into any of these common VPN problems, you might not know immediately what to do. Your VPN ...

A new study reveals that virtual private network (VPN) connections provide less safety than widely believed. The findings are alarming, especially for users in authoritarian states.

You've installed a VPN. Great! But to take your security to the next level, pro-level settings like a kill switch and multi-hop will really lock your data down. Here's how to enable them.