KeepSolid CEO Vasyl Ivanov explains how hotel WiFi captive portals evolved into both a security vulnerability and a programmatic ad channel, and what VPN clients should do about it.

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

It's an upgrade worth making, but it comes down to your privacy concerns.

Using a VPN, or virtual private network, is one of the best ways to protect your online privacy. We review dozens every year, and these are the top VPNs we've tested. I’ve been writing about ...

With hardware prices spiraling, AI vendors ramping up token costs, and models becoming drastically slimmer and more economical, running AI models locally isn’t just going to be a good idea whose time ...

I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps, and ad-blocking software. I also report on online scams and offer advice to families and individuals ...

Learn how to install and configure ProxyChains on Linux. Set up chain types, enable DNS proxying, and route curl, nmap, and ...