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Am I being spied on? Here's how you might be
Are you being spied on online? The short answer is: probably. This post will take a look at the key ways third parties could be snooping on your online activities right now. Government surveillance Yo...
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) aims to protect user data. Does it?
NOTE: This post was originally published on August 8, 2018 It’s a big bill that’s gotten very little attention. California lawmakers recently passed what could end up being the single most compreh...
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What are VPN connection logs?
A connection log is a record of incoming and outgoing connections to a VPN server which may include: A user’s IP address The IP address of the VPN server a user connects to Timestamps for when a us...
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6 features we actually want on our iPhones
This article was originally published on October 27, 2017. New phones are exciting. They bring new features, make existing features more powerful and get us excited about spending half a month’s wag...
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Is Bitcoin traceable? Privacy risks & how to stay anonymous
Think Bitcoin is untraceable? Think again. Every Bitcoin transaction leaves a digital footprint. Investigators, hackers, and even governments can track your Bitcoin transaction history—sometimes all...
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The evolution of encryption and why governments hate it
Long before governments started fighting to outlaw encryption, politicians from around the world were turning to secret codes to communicate with one another. From Julius Caesar’s cipher to Thomas J...
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That’s so blasé: A quick guide on how NOT to expose other people’s privacy online
Whether it’s your old high school friend sharing your Facebook details to level up on Candy Crush or someone willingly forking over their email contacts so they can get a free month of Tidal, there�...
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An interview with the ExpressVPN Future of Privacy Scholarship manager
Johnny 5 took a break from editing the blog to talk to Caroline Aguin, manager of the ExpressVPN Future of Privacy Scholarship. Caroline has worked extremely hard to make scholarship a reality and cou...
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BVI jurisdiction: Why it matters
ExpressVPN is a BVI company: What is the BVI, and is it part of the ‘14 Eyes’ intelligence-sharing countries? The British Virgin Islands, while sharing the same monarch as Great Britain, are a sel...
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Meet OSTIF, the privacy advocates who make the internet safer by auditing its code
ExpressVPN talks to Derek Zimmer: President and CEO of the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF), about his organization, the audit of OpenVPN, and the future of internet privacy tools. The ...
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