Digital freedom

social contract of the internet under threat

The social contract of the internet is under threat. That’s a...

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Our relationship with the internet is on the precipice of being altered forever. Let’s not take that lightly.
Stanford's Riana Pfefferkon

Interview: Encryption expert Riana Pfefferkorn on the erosion of online free...

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The effect of the EARN IT Act, the problem with the U.S. concept of privacy, the emergence of regional internets, and more.
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Lockdowns highlight the need to repair devices ourselves

3 min read
Brands create obstacles to fixing our devices affordably or at all. And with service centers closed during the pandemic, consumers are left with no options.
skills for a cybersecurity career

Here are the skills you need for a career in cybersecurity

3 min read
So you want to get into cybersecurity? Here are the skills and certifications that could help land your next job.
masks might prevent facial recognition according to a new study

Face masks do help evade facial recognition tech—for now

2 min read
A study by the U.S. government found that even some highly accurate algorithms failed to match photos of masked individuals to their pictures up to 50% of the time.
Coronavirus with a circle and line through it on a browser window.

To combat fake pandemic news, countries beef up censorship

3 min read
These new measures suppressing press and internet freedoms are ripe for abuse.
The normal letter D next to another letter D with horns.

Deep Web vs. Dark Web: They’re not the same thing

6 min read
These terms are often used interchangeably, but they’re two distinct concepts.
A face covered in scribbles.

In a possible first, facial recognition has led to a wrongful arrest

2 min read
Facial recognition tech has been banned in U.S. cities like San Francisco and, most recently, Boston, on top of a concerted campaign to outlaw...
The ExpressVPN logo.

ExpressVPN survey reveals streaming is the most popular entertainment for Americans in lockdown

2 min read
With movie theaters shut and no restaurants open, it comes as no surprise that Americans are turning to online streaming services to keep themselves...
A slumped robot with smoke bellowing from it head.

Not so (artificially) intelligent: 8 times machine learning got it wrong

8 min read
Billions of dollars have been poured into artificial intelligence (AI) research, with proponents of the technology arguing that computers can help solve some of...
A map location pin with an image of the covid-19 virus.

Survey: Americans distrust contact-tracing apps but are willing to use them for the greater...

4 min read
Big tech got a thumbs down in ExpressVPN’s last survey about American attitudes towards privacy, and while things have changed slightly since the emergence...
A CCTV camera glares at a grocery bag.

Contactless supermarkets are here. But at what cost?

5 min read
Contactless stores and delivery options have shot into the mainstream thanks to the spread of Covid-19, and it’s very possible that they’ll be an...

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