Samuel Woodhams

Samuel Woodhams

VPN Managing Editor, TechRadar

Sam is VPN Managing Editor at TechRadar. He has worked in the VPN industry since 2018 and has previously written for CNN, Al Jazeera, WIRED, and Deuteshe Welle as a freelance journalist.

Before joining TechRadar, Sam carried out research on global digital rights issues at Top10VPN. His research has been cited by the United Nations, US Congress and UK Parliament and featured in publications including The Guardian, Reuters and BBC.

He has been a frequent guest across podcasts, TV and radio and has previously written for leading think tanks and peer-reviewed journals on global digital rights topics. He has a Master's degree in Empires, Colonialism & Globalisation from the London School of Economics and an undergraduate degree in English Literature & History from the University of Leeds. Samuel also spent a year studying at the University of Copenhagen.

Outside of the office, you'll find Sam training for an open water swim or run that he (mostly) regrets ever signing up to.

Articles by: Samuel Woodhams

Facial recognition

The age verification effect: adult site traffic plummets, VPN use soars

By Samuel Woodhams published

Age checks force privacy-focused Brits to find potentially risky workarounds

Proton VPN new mobile app interface – promo image

Proton VPN's limited Black Friday deal has dropped a whole month early

By Samuel Woodhams last updated

A two-year Proton VPN Plus subscription is now just $2.49 a month

Proton CEO and founder Andy Yen poses next to the Proton logo at the headquarters of the encrypted email and VPN services company in Geneva.

Proton VPN announces major upgrades — here's what I'm looking forward to

By Samuel Woodhams published

Expect more free servers, advanced VPN architecture and a CLI for Linux

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