CNET staff not advertisers, partners or business interests determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. VPNs lower your internet speed because you're routing your traffic through an encrypted server. The fastest VPNs feature an average download speed loss of 25% or less, which shouldn’t be noticeable even on slow connections. Casual users with faster internet speeds should be fine with more than 25% speed loss, but we look...
