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Q&A: ExpressVPN co-founder Peter Burchhardt on the shifting state of digital privacy
The need for privacy protections has remained a constant since ExpressVPN's founding in 2009, but the tools, technology, and threats have all shifted and evolved. We sat down with Peter Burchhardt, on...
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Q&A: Mark Weinstein, on making social media serve the user again
Mark Weinstein is a privacy advocate and the founder of MeWe, a social networking platform with no ads, no personal data collection, and no newsfeed manipulation. In 2022, Weinstein left MeWe, which h...
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Take these tests to verify your password security
Most websites require a “minimum” password strength. For example, you might have to create a password with a minimum number of characters, numbers, and/or special characters. But what if you want ...
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How to reset your Steam password
If you’re serious about gaming or game development, losing access to your Steam account would be a disaster. Fear not: Resetting your Steam password is easy and painless. Here’s how to do it: How ...
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How websites check your password
When you visit a website and enter a password (or autofill one from your password manager), have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes? In other words, how does the website know if the pass...
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Dystopian data: How my search history cost me my job
The following is part of a fictitious series that looks at the dangers of internet privacy abuse. ExpressVPN delves into a dark, but very realistic future where ISPs routinely sell your private data t...
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Dystopian data: How my ISP got me blacklisted from my dream school
NOTE: This post was originally published on July 26, 2017 The following is part of a fictitious series that looks at the dangers of internet privacy abuse. ExpressVPN delves into a dark, but very real...
