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2 mins

Google Maps is turning 15. How has it dominated the way we navigate?

Do you remember the last time you looked at  a printed map? If you drive, then maybe you have an outdated Road Atlas collecting...
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3 mins

The privacy nightmare in our wallets

Google’s been keeping track of your online purchases, hotel bookings, and newsletter subscriptions for years, but a new privacy concern takes this several steps...
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3 mins

Organizations push Google for tighter control over bloatware

Is your Android device glitchy and unresponsive? Part of the problem could be bloatware: pre-bundled apps and software that can’t be deleted, no matter...
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3 mins

What is SIM swapping, and how to avoid it

Malicious actors could cancel your SIM card and divert all your calls to themselves. Here are 5 ways to protect yourself.
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13 mins

Global Internet and Social Media Censorship Report, 2020

ExpressVPN examines internet censorship around the world and reports which countries block which social media platforms.
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3 mins

In a win for privacy advocates, DuckDuckGo can now be your default search engine...

New Android users in the EU are set to benefit from an antitrust ruling that the European Union issued last year. Starting March, users will...
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1 min

ExpressVPN and Dynabook (formerly Toshiba) announce global partnership

ExpressVPN announces our global partnership with Dynabook to provide Dynabook users with essential internet protection.
Sean O’Brien founder of Yale’s Privacy Lab.
10 mins

The founder of Yale’s Privacy Lab is worried by the coming age of surveillance...

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on January 14, 2020. Sean O’Brien later joined us as Principal Researcher to establish our new Digital...
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4 mins

Google’s adds Fitbit to its IoT-controlled dystopia

There have been mounting privacy concerns since Google took control of Fitbit last year in a 2.1 billion USD deal.
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3 mins

3.2 million ‘right to be forgotten’ requests since 2014

The largest number of requests has been to remove a person’s professional information from search results—and they’re usually rejected.

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