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WIRED's Editorial Policy on Affiliate Links

When you buy products recommended in our articles, we may earn a commission. Here's what that means.

WIRED posts links to products from online retailers we recommend independently. If you choose to click a link on our pages and then purchase a product on the retailers website, code in the link includes a signal for the retailer to send us a small percentage of the money spent. This is known as an affiliate commission. Our affiliate program functions independently of our editorial and newsgathering functions. Our staff does not cover products because they are available at a particular retailer.

Affiliate programs are common practice for online publishers and offer additional means to fund the excellent journalism you expect from WIRED. If you don't want us to receive a commission on your purchase, use your favorite search engine to find that product.