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Zero-knowledge proofs explained: Part 1
Zero-knowledge proofs explained Part 2: Non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs Cryptography mostly concerns itself with secure communications and includes hiding information from adversaries and authen...
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3 cryptocurrencies that care about your privacy
Bitcoin is not perfectly anonymous. While it's true that you don’t have to connect your real name or phone number to a Bitcoin transaction, there are multiple ways to de-anonymize your account. Ever...
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6 features we actually want on our iPhones
This article was originally published on October 27, 2017. New phones are exciting. They bring new features, make existing features more powerful and get us excited about spending half a month’s wag...
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iPhone vs. Bitcoin: Over the years, how many iPhones could you buy for 1 Bitcoin?
Between its inception in 2009 and today, Bitcoin has enjoyed a spectacular rise in value. First traded in early 2010, the cryptocurrency was pretty much worthless through its first year. In June 2010,...
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A great scam or a good investment: What is an ICO?
This post was originally published on September 28, 2017. An ICO is an Initial Coin Offering, which essentially means “raising money on the blockchain.” It’s become quite the status symbol to pr...
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Net neutrality is important, and we need to fight for it
Net neutrality (before 2003, known as “common carrier concept”) describes the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should route data indiscriminately of its type or origin. For example, a v...
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Q&A with TAILS on privacy and being labeled extremists by the NSA
This post was originally published on September 4, 2017. This blog has never made any attempt to disguise our love of TAILS (The Amnesic Incognito Live System). TAILS is an operating system optimized ...
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Whistleblowing guide: Why you should remove the metadata
** This is part four of ExpressVPN's whistleblowing guide. ** Part 1: Whistleblowing guide: Blowing the whistle is tough Part 2: Whistleblowing guide: How to stay anonymous when blowing the whistle Pa...
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How banks or governments could wipe Bitcoin off the face of the planet
Download Lexie's Bitcoin ebook for free! Its proponents advertise Bitcoin as a decentralized network that cannot be controlled by anybody. Indeed, the cryptocurrency experiment now valued at more than...
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How you could lose everything with Bitcoin
With the value of cryptocurrencies skyrocketing into the $100 billion range, it’s easy to get infected by the biggest “digital gold rush” since the dot com bubble. But while everyone with half a...
