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Why hospitals are getting more cyber attacks
This post was originally published on December 14, 2020. Over the course of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has eroded privacy, digital security, and digital freedoms around the world. And in recent month...
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New AI tech bodes ill for identity theft, scams, and propaganda
What happens when AI and machine learning evolve beyond the uncanny valley? How will we know what is real and what isn’t? Developments in AI and machine learning have progressed forward in leaps and...
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Why more apps should integrate Tor
Tor is most known for its anonymous browser. The Tor browser is built on Firefox and customized to defend against the most common forms of tracking as well as malicious code on the sites you visit. Al...
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Upgrading Bitcoin, Part 1: The pitfalls of hard forks and soft forks
The Bitcoin protocol is known for developing slowly, favoring predictability and compatibility over the prevalent Silicon Valley ethos of “move fast and break things.” Indeed, the Bitcoin network ...
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Top 12 surveillance-themed movies and shows
Welcome to the ExpressVPN viewing lounge, where we’ll be presenting our favorite privacy-themed movies and TV shows. While surveillance seems to be an intensifying issue around the world today, the ...
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5 things to do in isolation, whatever your holiday mood
This post was originally published on December 23, 2020. The winter days feel particularly dark this year, with travel restrictions discouraging visits to family and friends over the holiday season. B...
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Why is Facebook fighting Apple’s App Store ‘privacy labels’?
This post was originally published on December 22, 2020. Whenever large tech corporations position themselves as champions for privacy, there’s always plenty of room for skepticism. But Apple’s in...
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Ranked: Top operating systems for security and privacy
Whether it’s on your desktop, laptop, smartphone, or even refrigerator, chances are you will use a variety of different operating systems over the course of a day. But how safe do they keep your act...
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Turn your old Android phone into a security camera
In 2017, Edward Snowden along with The Guardian Project developed and released Haven, an open-source app designed to turn any old Android phone into a motion, sound, vibration, and light detector. Sno...
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Upgrading Bitcoin, Part 2: A challenging process
Previously we discussed why upgrading Bitcoin is so difficult. Bitcoin is a network that’s reliant on full consensus of all participants, so it is notoriously difficult and often highly controversia...
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