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Brute force attack: What it is and how to prevent it
A brute force attack is exactly what it sounds like: instead of looking for a secret way into your accounts, attackers just try thousands of different combinations until they find one that works. They...
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Online shopping with a VPN: Find deals and protect yourself this Christmas
Stand aside, brick-and-mortar stores: Online shopping has been growing exponentially, bringing with it undeniable upsides, but also a few risks. A virtual private network (VPN) is your essential compa...
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ExpressVPN's all encompassing, jargon-busting Bitcoin glossary
Much like the internet, the Bitcoin network introduced a vast array of new words to explain its unique functionality. This specialized vocabulary can make it difficult to follow discussions around the...
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5 common VPN misconceptions
A VPN greatly enhances your digital freedom, allowing you to go online with increased privacy and security, while helping you access the whole internet by breaking through censorship. But an unhindere...
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Your secrets are your own: In defense of privacy
Society tends to tout transparency and openness as highly virtuous characteristics that are worth pursuing. Both corporations and individuals are expected to be open and inclusive of all opinions, inf...
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What is ExpressVPN’s Smart Location and when should you use it?
ExpressVPN’s handy Smart Location feature is a tool built right into the app that will always pick the best VPN location for you. Smart Location uses a clever algorithm (cooked up by our delightful...
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The privacy cost of consumer DNA profiling
Let’s talk about data. No, not your Facebook likes that companies use to spam you with targeted advertising. Or your metadata, which reveals a great deal about you (and your cat). We're talking abou...
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Eight women in Bitcoin you should follow on Twitter
The old cliche that there are few women in Bitcoin is getting a bit tiring. Plenty of women contribute to the technology, community, and investment side of what we consider one of the most exciting hu...
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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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ExpressVPN fixes “Voracle” compression vulnerability in apps
Update: Since October 24, 2018, our manual config servers are not vulnerable to the VORACLE exploit. At a Black Hat Briefing in August 2018, the researcher Ahamed Nafeez revealed a new vulnerability i...
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