VPN PROVIDERS

Virtual Private Networks (VPN) exist to make it harder, if not impossible, to identify both you and your location online. When switched on, a VPN encrypts all the data you send to the internet to hide your activity from your internet provider and your location from whichever website or web service you’re using. It also protects you when surfing through Wi-Fi networks, protected or open.

Technically, only the VPN knows what you’re doing, so it’s important that it promises to keep no personally identifiable logs of your activities, either for its own benefit or if subpoenaed by a government agency.

In this round-up, we’ve taken six of the leading VPN providers and tested them for all the key things you need from a VPN: privacy, security, performance, and ease of use. The best part is that all six work on both Mac and iPhone to protect you both at home