Christian Cawley

Christian began PC gaming in 1990 with SimCity, stepped up a level with Duke Nukem 3D and DOOM in 1996, and has been writing about games, hardware, VPNs and more since 2005. Previously a deputy editor at MakeUseOf, Christian has written for TechRadar and IGN and typically splits his gaming between FPS and strategy titles. A big fan of retro gaming, he aims to complete his Steam library one day.

More from Christian Cawley

Proxy vs VPN - what's the difference?

VPNs and Proxies set up on the phones of two different people with a slash down the middle of the screen to denote the conflict between the two services.

Paid vs free VPNs - which should you go for?

Paid vs free VPNs displayed side by side against each other, including NordVPN, PureVPN, Surfshark, TunnelBear, ProtonVPN, and PrivadoVPN.

NordPass review - Nord isn't only good at VPNs

NordPass

The huge SonicWall breach is a reminder that VPNs can't block human error

NordVPN now lets you block adult websites, and here's how it works

NordVPN as a traffic guard letting children pass safely without getting run over by adult content.

People in the UK started reaching for VPNs long before the Online Safety Act

VPN on a mobile phone next to an upward pointing arrow.

We're about to see a whole lot of new VPN users, as Reddit and YouTube land on Australia's ban list

I am once again begging free VPN users to keep these privacy issues in mind following a new report

A free VPN running on an iPad with the word "protected" crossed out.

Oh no, 73% of Americans think their antivirus alone keeps them safe on public WiFi

Mozilla Firefox is giving some users a free VPN, and you might be one of them

This free Android VPN is actually money-stealing malware in disguise

Trojan horse coming out of a laptop with a VPN badge on it and a bomb on its back

I highly recommend grabbing NordVPN at a massive 77% discount in one of 2025's first Black Friday deals

NordVPN on a phone screen in a dark space with an illuminated 77% in the background.

NordVPN review 2025 - price, speed, security, and verdict

NordVPN review image showing the software running on a laptop.

PureVPN announces the end of five-year plans for existing subscribers

PureVPN user looking sadly at a screen.

Surfshark VPN review: Fast and feature-rich in 2025

Surfshark review image showing the product running on a laptop.

EA Sports FC 26 players get a red card for cheating the system with VPNs

Could your VPN skills turn you into the next James Bond?

James Bond with a VPN head about to fire his gun in the iconic way that he does at the start of the movies, with this screenshot specifically coming from the game Goldeneye 007.

You now need a VPN to avoid age verification checks in Arizona

NordVPN on a glowing phone in the middle of the Arizone desert.

Here's why VPN interest has surged 7,000% in 2025

VPNs connecting people across a map of the Earth, while the world burns.

Balenciaga, Gucci, and Alexander McQueen data leaks make me grateful for my VPN

An alert sign, as if from a VPN dark web monitor, over strings of data.

A VPN ban wouldn't work without extreme "digital authoritarianism," says ORG

CyberGhost review: an affordable, high-performance VPN

Cyberghost review screenshot showing interface

ExpressVPN review

ExpressVPN on a windows laptop

NordVPN and Marvel get together for Avengers motion comic

How a Minecraft VPN lets you play anywhere and protects you from DDoS attacks

Minecraft VPN image showing the word "VPN" written in blocks while a character using a Donkey Kong skin looks up at the camera.

These 20 free VPNs with 700 million downloads all have the same problem

VPN user on his phone scrolling through their personal data.

WWE legend encourages watching via a VPN, and ESPN reportedly isn't happy

Stephanie McMahon, the WWE promoter who endorsed watching via a VPN on her podcast.

Even Microsoft gaming services might need a VPN soon

67% of people expose themselves to public WiFi risks with no VPN

A public Wi-Fi symbol over the face of a cybercriminal who has access to the data of users without a VPN.

New VPN boasts it's the "only VPN that can't spy on you" in bold marketing debut

VP.net character hidden by a V for Vendetta or 'anonymous' mask and surrounded by circuit-board style wires for a VPN

A free VPN provider has been caught hijacking a paid-for service

Free VPN sign with a no entry sign.

ExpressVPN is now giving out free League of Legends loot

ExpressVPN: A League of Legends character wearing a gold crown and ornate armor holding a sword

Wikipedia loses UK Safety Act challenge, so you might want to get a VPN

UK users are swapping VPNs for proxies - at their own peril

NordVPN image of a proxy being used by nefarious parties to monitor users.

Is the UK government planning to ban VPNs?

NordVPN with a big cross through it.

ExpressVPN opens servers in all US states as audit confirms how secure it is

BulletVPN shuts down, killing lifetime members' subscriptions

A top VPN provider is suing Apple over "surveillance capitalism"

Is your VPN stealing login details?

VPN user oblivious to the fact that their details are being stolen.

Are you unwittingly using a Chinese VPN?

A VPN user unknowingly having their privacy compromised.

Is this the beginning of the end for VPNs?

VPN users about to die by the hands of the Grim Reaper.

Why your lifetime VPN plan might not be safe

VPN customer crying because his lifetime VPN plan is over, but his life must go on. The spirit of the VPN hovers by his shoulder.

This VPN is actually malware

A VPN user unknowingly having their privacy compromised.

VPNs now blocked from these sports sites

VPN user on a laptop trying and failing to access an illegal sports site.

NordVPN rolls out desktop GUI client for Linux

NordVPN image showing a computer with a penguin on it, representing its new Linux compatibility.

New court ruling sees Proton VPN lowering its price for some users

Proton VPN image showing various devices connected to a remote server.