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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...
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Whistleblowing guide: How to protect your sources
** This is part three 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 P...
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The best ways to secure your Bitcoins
Not only has Bitcoin’s value gone up over the past year, but the available options for Bitcoin storage have also increased. The choice can be especially intimidating for Bitcoin novices. No matter w...
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Meet OSTIF, the privacy advocates who make the internet safer by auditing its code
ExpressVPN talks to Derek Zimmer: President and CEO of the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF), about his organization, the audit of OpenVPN, and the future of internet privacy tools. The ...
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An interview with OSTIF, the team behind the OpenVPN audit
You’ve just completed your security audit of OpenVPN. Two people worked for almost two months on this project. How does such an audit work? It actually wound up being three researchers working a tot...
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The NSA versus the CIA: How to protect yourself from both
In 2013, Edward Snowden showed the National Security Agency (NSA) has a global surveillance apparatus covering all our digital communications. Then, in 2017, Wikileaks released a trove of data from in...
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A comparison of two-factor authentication methods: Which is best for you?
Two-factor authentication makes it impossible for hackers to break into your accounts by brute-force and even protects you if the hackers get your password. It can even help lock down your account if ...
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I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that: When virtual assistants go very, very wrong
The Wall Street Journal estimates that one million IoT devices were recently used by hackers to carry out a glut of DDoS attacks. But it’s not just hackers you have to worry about. The Internet of T...
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9 women tech activists to follow on Twitter
Hi! I wanted to share my favorite women tech activists to follow on Twitter. These women all work to keep the internet open and our online communications private and secure while inspiring us with the...
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Unhackable notifications: It's easy to encrypt Facebook with a PGP key
This post was originally published on February 10, 2017. Your Facebook account is valuable. It contains private chats, a list of your personal connections, and, if you use the Messenger app to send mo...
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