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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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Introducing Threat Manager: Stop apps from tracking you
We just launched an exciting new feature that blocks third-party trackers that may be hiding in your iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux apps. It’s called Threat Manager. You may have hea...
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ExpressVPN officially joins Kape Technologies
We’re excited to share with you that ExpressVPN has, as of today, officially joined forces with Kape Technologies to together advance the state of privacy and security technology. As we shared when ...
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Log4j vulnerability: ExpressVPN delivers protection against Log4Shell
This post was originally published on December 14, 2021. ExpressVPN has identified and rolled out a protective layer for the Log4j vulnerability known as Log4Shell. All ExpressVPN users now benefit fr...
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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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Comparing WireGuard and Lightway: 3 reasons we created Lightway
When we announced the launch of Lightway—the VPN protocol we built from the ground up—many users asked why we didn’t adopt WireGuard instead. This response is understandable, given WireGuard�...
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4 reasons you need a VPN at home
You might already be using a VPN at work, at school, or simply when you’re on the go. By encrypting your traffic and sending it through a secure tunnel, a VPN is the quickest and surest method of ke...
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Should you hide your Wi-Fi network name (SSID) or not?
If you’re one to tinker with your router setup, you might notice an option that lets you hide your Wi-Fi network name. A Wi-Fi network name (SSID) helps you identify which wireless networks are ...
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