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Turning data into cash: The creepy side of Facebook's ad engine
With all the information people are swapping online these days, companies have become much better at pinpointing who to market to and when to do it. It comes as no surprise, then, to hear how Facebook...
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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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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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5 common apps that put your privacy at risk
In the cold Canadian winter, there’s nothing like a cup of Tim Hortons hot chocolate. With their app, it’s easier than ever to customize and order your favorite hot drink. However, you might not w...
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The facts about the OSTIF OpenVPN source code audit
This post was originally published on May 15, 2017. With funding from the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF), a group of security experts from QuarksLab spent the first few months of 2017...
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The best ways to secure your Bitcoins
Not only has Bitcoin’s value gone up over the past year, but the available options for Bitcoin storage have also increased. The choice can be especially intimidating for Bitcoin novices. No matter w...
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Get involved with OpenMedia's campaigns to make the internet a better place
ExpressVPN is proud to stand with OpenMedia in its many projects aimed at protecting the internet. Founded in 2008, OpenMedia is a tireless campaigner for all online freedoms everywhere. If you want t...
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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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Are we living in an Orwellian nightmare? Did 1984 predict real world surveillance?
George Orwell's 1984 is a fictionalized version of a then future-world where a totalitarian state scrutinizes all human actions through the ever-watching Big Brother. The book's focus is Winston, a st...
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How ExpressVPN authenticates its apps
This post was originally published on June 9, 2017. How do ExpressVPN servers know which app belongs to a customer and which does not? On most apps, the authentication happens in the background. Once ...
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