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Best home security camera systems for privacy and security
Closed circuit television (CCTV) was once very difficult to set up. You’d need to buy expensive equipment, lay cables, get multiple monitors, and, in cases where you’d want to use radio signals, a...
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What is UPnP and should you turn it on or off?
If you’ve ever connected a printer or a smart device to your home network, you’ve likely encountered Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). But what is UPnP, and why is it so widely used? This networking...
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Voters chose their digital rights on Election Day
On Tuesday, U.S. voters didn’t just cast ballots for who they wanted to be their president—several states and cities also voted for legislation that will further protect their digital rights. On t...
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20 tech giants could face stricter rules in the EU. Will this hurt innovation?
Facebook, Amazon, Google, and other Silicon Valley leviathans could face new rules designed to control their market power, according to a new report in the Financial Times. EU regulators are forming a...
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Announcing the winner of the 2020 Future of Privacy Scholarship
NOTE: This post was originally published on November 3, 2020 We are excited to announce the winner of the ExpressVPN Future of Privacy Scholarship 2020: Ho Hui Jun, an educational psychology student a...
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Limiting the president’s power to shut down the internet
This post was originally published on November 3, 2020. A law written 86 years ago, when telephones were still somewhat novel, has inadvertently given the U.S. president the ability to shut the intern...
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Introducing ExpressVPN’s Digital Security Lab
This post was originally published on October 29, 2020. ExpressVPN started as a consumer VPN company 11 years ago but is so much more than that now. We’re vocal advocates for internet rights and fre...
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Will your vote count? 4 cyber threats on Election Day
This post was originally published on October 29, 2020. As we draw near to the 2020 U.S. presidential election on November 3, cybersecurity looks like it will be crucial to upholding the integrity of ...
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Risk of biometric payments: You can’t reset your fingerprint
In several parts of the world, it’s possible to board planes, pay for your morning coffee, and log in to your financial accounts with a facial recognition scan or thumb imprint. Both Apple Pay and G...
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What is a CDN? Understanding content delivery networks
Why do some websites load almost instantly, even when hosted halfway around the world? The secret often lies in using a CDN. CDN stands for Content Delivery Network. It’s a geographically distribute...
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