
George Phillips
George is a Staff Writer at Tom's Guide, covering VPN, privacy, and cybersecurity news. He is especially interested in digital rights and censorship, and its interplay with politics. He has long been a trade union activist and political campaigner, so channels this experience into his work surrounding internet censorship and privacy and is well aware of the dangers posed to individual's internet freedoms.
George constantly uses VPNs on all of his devices, very rarely turning them off. He is always aware of his personal data and how he, and VPNs, can protect it.
Before joining Tom's Guide, he completed an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University and has experience writing and producing content for music, education, and wellbeing publications. As well as writing, George is a keen podcast and audio producer.
Outside of work, George is passionate about music, regularly attending gigs, collecting vinyl, and playing guitar. George is also a huge Star Wars fan and holds a 3rd Dan black belt in Shotokan Karate.
Latest articles by George Phillips

This $2 per month VPN acts as a digital safety net for my entire family
By George Phillips published
Surfshark's unlimited device connections policy makes it ideal for family travel this summer.

Traveling to the World Cup? This VPN has a server in every US state
By George Phillips published
If you're at the 2026 World Cup, you'll want to protect your data no matter where you are – VPN servers in every US state can help you do just that.

Protect yourself from nasty data roaming charges with ExpressVPN
By George Phillips published
Don't want to get stung by hefty data roaming charges this summer? ExpressVPN includes unlimited eSIM data with two if its VPN plans

JumpJump VPN alternatives – three VPNs you should check out instead
By George Phillips published
JumpJump VPN isn't safe. It's cheap and fairly fast, but far better VPN alternatives exists – and here are three of them.

NordVPN is still on sale – and it's the best VPN for most people
By George Phillips published
When it comes to the best VPN for most people, NordVPN is hard to beat. It boasts speed, power, and great features – and it's still on sale.

Urban VPN releases its own in-house protocol – but its VPN is unsafe
By George Phillips published
Urban VPN has revealed its new in-house protocol – Urban LinkX. But the VPN itself has questionable privacy practices and we'd recommend you avoid downloading it.

Six top VPNs fail simple password tests – and many more don't support 2FA
By George Phillips published
VPNs champion online safety, but how many actually enforce it? We analyzed 25 VPNs to see what passwords they do and don't accept.

Protect your Fire TV Stick with Surfshark VPN – its birthday deal ends soon
By George Phillips published
Surfshark's birthday deal is almost over. Grab it at $1.78 per month while you can

How to export your data from ExpressKeys password manager
By George Phillips published
Legacy ExpressKeys users can no longer add new logins. Here's how to export your data and import it to another password manager.

Surfshark becomes the latest VPN to launch a Vega OS app for Fire TV
By George Phillips published
Surfshark has become only the third VPN to release a native Vega OS app for Fire TV devices – here's what this means and how to get it.

Age verification will see 'the death of anonymity online' warns Proton CEO
By George Phillips published
Proton CEO, Andy Yen, has warned against the consequences of age verification and 'the death of anonymity online'

Legacy ExpressKeys users can no longer create new passwords – here's why
By George Phillips last updated
Edits to ExpressVPN documents appear to indicate a change in how its Keys password manger works – with the app being downgraded for legacy users

Norton VPN is handing out free Amazon gift cards with our exclusive deal
By George Phillips published
Thanks to our exclusive deal, you'll now receive a $30 Amazon gift card with a two-year Norton VPN plan – just in time for summer.

VPN Deal: PIA drops to $1.75 per month – and it's an expert's dream
By George Phillips published
Private Internet Access is technical, cheap, and covers an unlimited number of devices. But it won't blow you away with its speed and performance.

Russia is dialling up the pressure on VPNs – but there's still no ban
By George Phillips published
VPNs in Russia have been targeted for years, and pressure on the privacy tools is once again increasing. However, an outright ban is still not materialising.

VPN Deal of the Week: Surfshark has never been this cheap
By George Phillips published
Tom's Guide's exclusive deal sees Surfshark drop to its lowest ever monthly price. This cheap VPN certainly packs a bunch and you've got until April 19 to grab it at this price.

So long overcrowding – NordVPN surpasses 100 Tbps global server capacity
By George Phillips published
VPN performance slowdowns during peak times is now a thing of the past, as NordVPN surpasses 100 Tbps worldwide server capacity – here's what you need to know

ExpressVPN confirms it's not killing off this core feature
By George Phillips last updated
ExpressVPN's mixed messaging concerning third-party router support didn't please its users – here's what you need to know.

NordVPN responds to its 'dumpster fire' Mac VPN update
By George Phillips published
NordVPN's desktop users have reported connection issues, bugs, and lagging after installing its new update. These are serious problems, but NordVPN has promised a fix.

VPNs are beginning to become quantum secure – here are six of the best
By George Phillips published
It's World Quantum Day and what better way to mark the occasion than checking out the best quantum secure VPNs – here are six of them

Introducing Dausos – Surfshark's new protocol which is 'revolutionizing the VPN industry'
By George Phillips published
Dausos is Surfshark's new VPN protocol. It claims to be 30% faster than the industry standard and is fully post-quantum secure – here's what you need to know

NordVPN now has 211 server locations worldwide – leapfrogging ExpressVPN
By George Phillips published
A significant server upgrade sees NordVPN offer the highest number of locations out of any major VPN – here are some highlights

AmneziaVPN is ideal for evading internet censorship – but not much else
By George Phillips last updated
AmneziaVPN is a relatively new VPN, with a primary focus of evading internet censorship. It does a great job at that but can't compete with the big guns in other areas.
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