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Covid-19’s biggest casualty will be the further degradation of our individual privacy
History, as they say, often repeats itself. And we’ve definitely seen this before. It took a cataclysmic event to sow the first seeds of the surveillance state in the U.S., where citizens gradually ...
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Survey: Americans distrust contact-tracing apps but are willing to use them for the greater good
This post was originally published on May 21, 2020. Big tech got a thumbs down in ExpressVPN’s last survey about American attitudes towards privacy, and while things have changed slightly since the ...
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How do advertisers always know where you are?
To build a profile of you, advertisers can gather a multitude of information. They can follow you around the web using a tracking code, browser fingerprinting, store cookies on your machine, or even b...
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How to secure your video-conferencing apps
This post was originally published on May 14, 2020. If you are working from home right now, chances are you are relying heavily on at least one video-conferencing app to conduct all your previously in...
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What is cybercrime? 5 types and examples of cybercrime explained
Think about large-scale heists and it’s normal to conjure an image of a group of thieves robbing a bank, whisking away cash in black duffel bags. While such crimes haven’t gone away, criminals in ...
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Contactless supermarkets are here. But at what cost?
This post was originally published on May 5, 2020. Contactless stores and delivery options have shot into the mainstream thanks to the spread of Covid-19, and it’s very possible that they’ll be an...
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Introducing Lightway, ExpressVPN’s new protocol for a superior VPN experience
We’ve upgraded your ExpressVPN experience with Lightway, a brand new, next-generation VPN protocol that will make your connection faster, more reliable, and more secure. Unlike the off-the-shelf p...
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What is Off-Facebook activity, and what does it reveal about your online activity?
Facebook harvests a lot of your data, even when you’re not actually using it. Now, finally, Facebook is letting you see and delete that information. Named Off-Facebook Activity, this ability to togg...
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What is cybertorture? How our minds are vulnerable to online experiences
What will change if we are forced to move our social circle to virtual lands, browse the web anonymously, and stay permanently at home? Will there still be any crime? Will nations still exist, and wil...
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EARN IT Act: U.S. might permanently ban end-to-end encryption
The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) bill was introduced into the U.S. Senate by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumentha...
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