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How much does a VPN cost?
Online privacy is more important than ever, so it’s no surprise many people are searching for a reliable VPN service. One of the first questions that comes up is how much a VPN costs—but the answe...
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Got a new iPhone or Android? Here’s how to transfer data from your old phone
Getting a new smartphone is fun—but the phone switch can be stressful. You’d want to transfer some, if not all, information on your old phone to the new one, including contacts, photos, apps, mess...
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Safety resources: Stay secure amid oppression
On our blog, we frequently explore ways of protecting your personal safety and online security. Below we’ve compiled those we think are most relevant for people living through challenging circumstan...
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Video: What are the risks of an unsecured router?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQQCZdCc5U You probably use your home’s Wi-Fi router every day for everything from streaming to banking. So it’s important to make sure it’s secure. Because your...
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Code integrity primer: GitHub commit signature verification via YubiKey
Editor’s note: This post is part of our series for cybersecurity professionals and hobbyists, written by Shawn T., a threat hunter on ExpressVPN’s cybersecurity team. At ExpressVPN, we continuous...
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How to delete your hard drive browsing history
A common way to enhance your internet privacy is to delete your web browser’s history (see our guide for Chrome). Doing so helps safeguard your personal and financial data. But if you want to go one...
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Auto app updates: Pros and cons, and how to turn them on
Did you know most apps push out updates almost once a week? If you weren’t aware of this, it’s probably because your apps update automatically in the background without you knowing. It’s general...
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What you should do when deleting an app from your phone
It’s always a good idea to remove apps from our phone—whether because they are no longer useful to us or endanger our privacy—or we just want to declutter our device for more space. But deleting...
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What is ransomware? How it works and how to prevent attacks
You sit down at your computer, ready to start your day—but instead of your desktop, you see a message: "Your files have been encrypted. Pay $500 in Bitcoin within 72 hours or lose everything." Photo...
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The safe browsing guide: 21 ways to protect yourself online
Browsers are slowly replacing operating systems as the central interface for devices. Already, they are the primary application on most computers. Similar to how our smartphones have become our camera...
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