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iPhone vs. Bitcoin: Over the years, how many iPhones could you buy for 1 Bitcoin?
Between its inception in 2009 and today, Bitcoin has enjoyed a spectacular rise in value. First traded in early 2010, the cryptocurrency was pretty much worthless through its first year. In June 2010,...
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A great scam or a good investment: What is an ICO?
This post was originally published on September 28, 2017. An ICO is an Initial Coin Offering, which essentially means “raising money on the blockchain.” It’s become quite the status symbol to pr...
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The votes are in and your favorite ExpressVPN blog is...
Firstly, big thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite ExpressVPN blog! After counting the votes, it appears your favorite blog post is Lexie’s How banks or governments could wipe Bitcoin off ...
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Meet the five students fighting for the future of Dutch digital privacy
UPDATE: Wednesday October 11, 2017 Meet the five students who fought for the future of Dutch digital privacy... And won! They did it! The students behind the Sleepwet petition surpassed 300,000 signat...
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Q&A with TAILS on privacy and being labeled extremists by the NSA
This post was originally published on September 4, 2017. This blog has never made any attempt to disguise our love of TAILS (The Amnesic Incognito Live System). TAILS is an operating system optimized ...
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That’s so blasé: A quick guide on how NOT to expose other people’s privacy online
Whether it’s your old high school friend sharing your Facebook details to level up on Candy Crush or someone willingly forking over their email contacts so they can get a free month of Tidal, there...
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Whistleblowing guide: Why you should remove the metadata
** This is part four of ExpressVPN's whistleblowing guide. ** Part 1: Whistleblowing guide: Blowing the whistle is tough Part 2: Whistleblowing guide: How to stay anonymous when blowing the whistle Pa...
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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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How banks or governments could wipe Bitcoin off the face of the planet
Download Lexie's Bitcoin ebook for free! Its proponents advertise Bitcoin as a decentralized network that cannot be controlled by anybody. Indeed, the cryptocurrency experiment now valued at more than...
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How you could lose everything with Bitcoin
With the value of cryptocurrencies skyrocketing into the $100 billion range, it’s easy to get infected by the biggest “digital gold rush” since the dot com bubble. But while everyone with half a...
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