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Data privacy laws by country
In recent years, we’ve seen great strides in the implementation of data privacy laws around the world. Any country in the European Union already has a leg up, thanks to its General Data Protection R...
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Ditch Android (and Google) and install LineageOS
Editor’s note: This is part of our series on alternatives to Big Tech. Read our posts on downloading apps for LineageOS from F-Droid and getting Android apps from the Aurora Store. We often think ...
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A spying smartwatch highlights kids’ privacy risks
Smartwatches for kids have gained popularity in the last few years, both to encourage physical activity to fight a burgeoning obesity epidemic, and to help parents better track their children when the...
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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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