India proposes mass surveillance measures in new IT bill
Update on June 2, 2022: In light of data retention regulations, ExpressVPN no longer has physical servers in India. Find out more. India’s government is...
An unprotected server leaked 24 million sensitive housing documents not once but twice
Personal documents included mortgage loan agreements, payment schedules, borrowers’ phone numbers, and more.
Share files securely and anonymously with OnionShare 2
We’ve been using OnionShare for a while at ExpressVPN and are quite excited to get our hands on the second version of Micah Lee’s...
Delete these now: The worst apps for privacy in 2019
These apps were some of the worst for privacy in 2019.
Laws that threaten internet freedom around the world
We recently explained why Australia’s new cybersecurity bill is a bad idea. It gives law enforcement the ability to coerce anybody into using compromising...
What are botnets, and how do you protect against them?
Botnets are large networks of hijacked devices (robots) that can be remotely controlled by their creator. Mainly run for profit by criminal organizations, botnets can,...
Could Facebook’s messenger merger signal dark days for WhatsApp users?
NOTE: This post was originally published on January 31, 2019 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently announced plans to merge his three dominant messaging services: Instagram,...
FaceTime flaw lets people hear you, before you even answer
Think twice before cursing that ex who won’t stop calling: A newly found bug in Apple’s FaceTime means someone could dial you and listen...
ExpressVPN publishes outside security audit and open-sources browser extension
These two new trust and transparency initiatives further enable everyone to verify that ExpressVPN lives up to our security promises.
Facebook’s 10-Year Challenge went from nostalgic to dystopian real quick
NOTE: This post was originally published on January 25, 2019 A seemingly innocuous photo op with a potentially seedy underside, the 10-Year Challenge is the...
