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The online land of the free definitely isn't America. So who is it?
America and Britain like to position themselves as the global arbiters of freedom, democracy, and civil rights. But when it comes to internet privacy, and a civilian's online rights, America and Brita...
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The 4 best apps to properly secure your iPhone in 2018
The March 2016 court case of Apple vs. the FBI made it clear that it’s not easy to break into an iPhone. Alongside Apple’s corporate stance on privacy, the device itself has a number of protective...
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5 ways a VPN will make your internet better (with added kitten pics)
There are two indisputable truths about the internet; cats own it, and a VPN will improve it. With that in mind, here are 5 ways a VPN can help you (and some pictures of cats). 1. A VPN can save you m...
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What's best for internet privacy: Tor then VPN, or VPN then Tor?
There's ongoing confusion about how VPNs and Tor compare in regards to privacy and anonymity and competing opinions on how and when it makes sense to combine them. Do they work together, is there ever...
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Edward Snowden, Captain America, and privacy in the reel world
What do a former U.S. government contractor, an amnesiac spy, a super soldier with a large “A” on his forehead, and two ordinary teenagers have in common? Answer: They’re the lead characters in ...
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Sweet 32 exploits the birthday problem but ExpressVPN won't be at the party
This article is written by Shaun Smith, an engineering fellow at ExpressVPN. It was originally published on October 26, 2016. A recent vulnerability, dubbed Sweet 32 after the common phrase for a 16th...
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Hyperlinks made the internet fabulous and they must not be taxed
This post was originally published on October 31, 2016. HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) changed the internet and catapulted it to the mainstream, but it may be under threat from a new “Hyperlink ...
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Ranked: Best (and worst) search engines for privacy in 2025
Depending on which search engine you’re using, you could be putting your personal data up for sale. That’s because some search engines make money by tracking searches in order to target you with a...
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How IP checkers work and why they're sometimes wrong
Your IP address makes it possible for websites to "see" your location. But the truth is, GeoIP (IP location) isn’t that smart. We've all seen movies where a tech genius types in a few arcane command...
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ExpressVPN doesn't offer a NAT Firewall because there's no need to
If a VPN provider offers a NAT Firewall, it’s a good indication they assign each user a unique IP address. As this is suboptimal for privacy, ExpressVPN has the opposite approach---multiple users sh...
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