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Most common passwords around the world
“123456” is the most-used password in most places around the world. But once you sort frequently used passwords by country or language, you’ll start seeing very different results. Ones that are ...
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Video: What does your ISP know about you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwjwhdOVaW0 Every time you go online, it’s important that your traffic is encrypted. Otherwise you never know who could be looking in. With an unencrypted connection,...
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Why we’d never install a Trusted Root CA on your device
Editor’s note: This post is written by Brian S., a pen test manager on ExpressVPN's cybersecurity team. Recent media articles have reported on the risky practice by other VPN providers of installing...
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Google takes a step to stop puppy scams
They’re cute, loyal, and wonderful companions for these dark times. But those puppies posted by an online seller might also be made up. As the pandemic dragged on over the past two years, many hav...
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Got a new iPhone or Android? Here’s how to transfer data from your old phone
Getting a new smartphone is fun—but the phone switch can be stressful. You’d want to transfer some, if not all, information on your old phone to the new one, including contacts, photos, apps, mess...
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Safety resources: Stay secure amid oppression
On our blog, we frequently explore ways of protecting your personal safety and online security. Below we’ve compiled those we think are most relevant for people living through challenging circumstan...
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Strangest examples of modern media censorship
Censorship of media is not a new phenomenon. While it is usually argued that censorship decisions are made with the best of intentions, they are also largely subjective across both time and place. Whi...
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Helping to keep the internet open in challenging times
Wars, conflicts, and turmoil increase censorship and restrictions on internet access. Right now, the obvious urgency is providing unrestricted, yet protected, internet access to citizens in Ukraine, R...
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Video: What are the risks of an unsecured router?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQQCZdCc5U You probably use your home’s Wi-Fi router every day for everything from streaming to banking. So it’s important to make sure it’s secure. Because your...
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Parallel connections: Our new feature to speed up VPN connection times
At ExpressVPN, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our VPN apps. Sometimes we do this by adding significant features—like our recently launched Threat Manager—or introducing groundbreaki...
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