Lexie

Lexie is the blog's resident tech expert and gets excited about empowerment through technology, space travel, and pancakes with blueberries.

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3 mins
What is a CA certificate, and how does it work?
Recently, the government of Kazakhstan temporarily forced citizens to install a Certificate Authority (CA) that allowed the state to...
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4 mins
What is a Bitcoin node and who needs one?
The Bitcoin network does not have a central authority that decides which transactions are valid and which are not....
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2 mins
How to stop the Kazakhstan government from intercepting your internet traffic
Update: The Kazakh government has halted its CA plans for now. If you previously installed the certificate, make sure...
The internet's home icon. But bigger. And red.
7 mins
9 things you can do with a home server
Running your own server at home can be cheap and requires only basic knowledge of the command line. An...
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3 mins
Staying private online could save you big bucks
By far the biggest offenders when it comes to mining your data are not governments or police, but rather...
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4 mins
ExpressVPN survey reveals Americans do care about privacy after all
NOTE: This post was originally published on June 13, 2019 A representative survey, commissioned by ExpressVPN and undertaken by Propeller...
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5 mins
How to set up your own home server
This guide requires you to use the command line interface, or CLI, and an SSH client. SSH (Secure Shell)...
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2 mins
6 common misconceptions about passwords
Is password length more important or the mix of characters? We answer this and other questions surrounding passwords.
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2 mins
Share files securely and anonymously with OnionShare 2
We’ve been using OnionShare for a while at ExpressVPN and are quite excited to get our hands on the...
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3 mins
Laws that threaten internet freedom around the world
We recently explained why Australia’s new cybersecurity bill is a bad idea. It gives law enforcement the ability to...

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