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

By George Phillips Published
Proton CEO, Andy Yen, has warned against the consequences of age verification and 'the death of anonymity online'

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

By Joe Chivers Published
We put Surfshark's brand new protocol, Dausos, to the test. It promises speed increases and beefed-up security, so how did it fair?

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.

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

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.

By George Phillips Published
It's the second weekend of Coachella and we've put together a festival survival guide so you can protect all your devices and data.

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.

By Andy Sansom Last updated
Surfshark is one of the most popular VPN services, but how much does it cost and what is included with each subscription tier. Let's dive in.

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

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

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

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.

By George Phillips Published
Proton VPN now covers more countries than any other major VPN – including some unique locations. Here's everything you need to know.

By George Phillips Published
I compared the privacy policy of HeyPolo, the new privacy-focused location sharing app, with its biggest rival, Life360 – here's what I found.

By Aleksandar Stevanović Last updated
VPN When it comes to no-fee VPN services, what you save in cash may cost you in both privacy and security.

By George Phillips Published
ExpressVPN has launched ExpressAI, the fifth and final part of its privacy suite. It's private-by-design but, for now, is only available with ExpressVPN Pro.

By Aleksandar Stevanović Last updated
VPN Secure your workload by building your own mesh network. You can link up 60 devices at once with this new NordVPN feature.

By George Phillips Published
A new CEO often signals change. I sat down with the new boss of Surfshark, Dovydas Godelis, to discover his way of working and the future of Surfshark

By George Phillips Published
Almost a million people have been impacted by Aura's data breach. If you're one of them, NordVPN can help – there's extra months and free Amazon gift cards too.

By George Phillips Published
Stream March Madness from anywhere this Spring Break thanks to our exclusive NordVPN deal – bag free extra months and Amazon gift cards too

By George Phillips Published
AmneziaVPN has upgraded its AmneziaWG protocol. AmneziaWG 2.0 is fundamentally different and aims to provide unrestricted internet access to those who need it most.

By George Phillips Published
Location sharing doesn't have to mean surveillance. Created by the Surfshark team, HeyPolo allows you to improve your personal safety without compromising privacy.
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