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Firefox 149 Agen Schmitz No comments

Firefox 149

Adds built-in VPN capabilities to the Web browser. (Free, 150.1 MB, macOS 10.15+)

TunnelBear 5.8 Agen Schmitz No comments

TunnelBear 5.8

Subscription-based VPN app for the Mac makes changes for its free user tier (Free with subscription options for unlimited data, 51.1 MB, macOS 11+)

Adam Engst 27 comments

Do You Use It? VPN Use Is Widespread

The results of our poll about how you use VPNs reveal widespread VPN usage, with most respondents using VPNs for security, privacy, and bypassing access restrictions.

Adam Engst 110 comments

Do You Use It? VPNs

This week’s Do You Use It? poll asks if you use a VPN, what you use it for, what type of VPN you use, and which one you prefer.

Vivaldi 7.3 Agen Schmitz No comments

Vivaldi 7.3

Web browser introduces a free, built-in virtual private network (VPN). (Free, 214.1 MB, macOS 11+)

Adam Engst 11 comments

Beware Obituary Scam Sites and Fake iPhone Security Warnings

After a TidBITS reader encountered security warnings on an obituary site, Adam Engst investigated: both the site and the warnings were fake, aiming to trick people into downloading system cleaner or VPN apps. Learn how to identify such scams.

TunnelBear 5.0.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

TunnelBear 5.0.1

Subscription-based VPN app for the Mac with increased free monthly limit of 2 GB of data. (Free with subscription options for unlimited data, 38.3 MB, macOS 11+)

TunnelBear 4.0 Agen Schmitz 3 comments

TunnelBear 4.0

VPN private Internet browsing app now requires macOS 10.12 Sierra or later. (Free with subscription options for unlimited data, 28.4 MB)

Josh Centers 1 comment

Hong Kong VPN Services Found to Log Connections and Leak User Data

If you use a VPN service based in Hong Kong to secure your Internet traffic and protect your privacy, you may wish to switch, given what security researchers have discovered.

Josh Centers 4 comments

Most “Free” VPN Apps Secretly Owned by China

Lots of people trust Virtual Private Network apps to protect their privacy, but they seldom ask who made them—an investigation by Top10VPN.com suggests that they should.