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How We Test VPNs

Whether you're using a virtual private network to hide your online activity from your ISP, bypass firewalls, avoid censorship ...
Most of us have felt frustrated by a slow internet connection before. Perhaps when your video keeps getting stuck buffering or when a website is taking too long to load. It can slow you down or ...
Our VPN testing methodology is how we ensure that each provider is assessed to the same criteria and that we're only recommending VPNs of the highest quality. One of the biggest problems with VPN ...
LONDON, Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading virtual private network provider NordVPN has developed an open-source tool and methodology that helps to objectively measure and compare the speed of ...
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 ...
Since my start in 2008, I've covered a wide variety of topics from space missions to fax service reviews. At PCMag, much of my work focused on security and privacy services, as well as a video game or ...
While virtual private networks can be great for protecting your privacy, there's an unavoidable trade-off: VPNs slow down your internet speeds, often by 50% or more. It's the nature of how VPNs work, ...
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Maybe you just subscribed to a new VPN service and are already regretting it. Or maybe you’re a long-time subscriber and your old provider just isn’t cutting it any longer. Perhaps your current VPN is ...
Best VPN for 2026: Our Top 10 Favorite VPN Services NordVPN vs Brave VPN During our NordVPN vs Brave VPN testing, we examined both VPNs thoroughly and concluded that NordVPN was better. However, we ...