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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Julian Assange.
3 mins

Quick biography: Julian Assange

The divisive figure founded WikiLeaks, which gained worldwide fame in 2010 for publishing secret Afghan and Iraq war files.
Edward Snowden's glasses.
3 mins

Quick biography: Edward Snowden

Since becoming a household name in 2013, Edward Snowden has remained in the global spotlight for his privacy advocacy and personal legal drama.
A laptop with a set of tools on the screen.
3 mins

3 lesser-known online privacy tools you should start using

ExpressVPN recently surveyed 3,000 users and non-users of VPN tools in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States....
A cloud padlock.
6 mins

How to back up your files and encrypt them

Choose the best backup method for you. Keep your data safe and accessible with these tips.
An envelope with a lock on it.
6 mins

How to improve your email security

No matter if it’s private communication or business, your emails contain practically everything there is to know about you. From...
An illustratin of a woman juglging different faces.
10 mins

How (and why) to keep multiple online identities separate

To keep an online persona separate from, and unconnected to, a legal identity, it’s important to understand which identifiers are commonly used to de-anonymize a person.
Wrapping around a hexagonal bar.
6 mins

Modern-day encryption has ancient cryptography beginnings

How to communicate privately has fascinated mathematicians for millennia, possibly as far back as ancient Egypt. Greek strategists would...
Magnifying glass over code.
3 mins

Here’s how bug bounties improve security

Software could be the most complex tool created by humans. While it might still be possible for a single...
A trojan horse with a bug inside.
3 mins

What is malware? How viruses, trojans, and ransomware work

Definitions of the many types of malware, plus tips on how to protect yourself from viruses, trojans, and ransomware.
A pigeon with a dollar sign for an eye.
3 mins

How do advertisers always know where you are?

To build a profile of you, advertisers can gather a multitude of information. They can follow you around the...

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