Kiran Mehta

Senior privacy editor

Kiran leads reviews at Keep It Secret. Twelve years as a working journalist, seven of them covering surveillance, security, and digital rights across the UK and EU. Prior work published at outlets that require named bylines and independent editing.

Kiran writes the reviews and comparisons on Keep It Secret. Every product recommended here has been used in daily work for at least four weeks, on real hardware, on real networks, before appearing in a review.

The bar is: would we set this up for a family member who does not want to become a hobbyist sysadmin? If the answer is no, it doesn't ship.