Magpie-like: collecting shiny objects, bright ideas. Word nerd. Digital Rights Advocate, ExpressVPN. she/her

London, for now
Joined November 2009
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📦 We’ll never unwrap your data.
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Introducing @ExpressVPN - the Club's Official Digital Privacy Partner 🤝
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Last month alone, authorities in three Indian states — Assam, Jharkhand, and Odisha — cut off access to the internet, affecting more than 120 million people! The world’s largest democracy can no longer be the world’s worst shutdown offender — Indian authorities must #KeepItOn!
India has been a leader in internet shutdowns — by a huge margin — for nearly a decade, according to data shared by digital rights watchdog @accessnow restofworld.org/2024/india-i…
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The Essex Serpent, by Sarah Perry is brilliant, as is literally anything by Hannah Kent - Burial Rites, Devotion, The Good People - they're all incredible.
I've got a bit of leave coming up, and I want to read some historical fiction! What's good apart from Hillary Mantel (who I love, and have read already)?
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Today @pcworld did a deep dive on the US TikTok ban—and how people can work around it. I said: it's still too early to tell how it could all play out, but @expressvpn users can be confident their data is safe— because we never collect user data pcworld.com/article/2317334/…
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We evaluated the recently published TunnelVision technique. It takes a very specific set of conditions for anyone to be affected by this issue & ExpressVPN’s customers are among the best protected, thanks to the strength of our Network Lock. Learn more: expressvpn.com/blog/tunnelvi…
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Fab to have @SimonCalder in our office with client @lauren_hp (@expressvpn) yesterday for a series of radio interviews about ExpressVPN's consumer travel survey launch. They shared insights and takeaways from the research, including Brits' top frustrations when travelling abroad!
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I think I need to find some less extreme examples.... I spoke to Travel Expert @SimonCalder and @Lauren_hp from @expressvpn about going online safely while being abroad. Listen to the full interview on The MarshyCast. #vpn #scam #Hack #Scammer #online #Holiday #Vacation
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Finally. Privacy expert @lauren_hp sounds alarm about the looming threat: a huge amount of data amassed through age-verification laws, combined with social media profiling: "a treasure trove of personal information ... a perfect target for bad actors" popsci.com/technology/vpn-bo…
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The whole article is worth a read if you want to understand the latest government action to limit digital freedom and the role that @expressvpn plays in helping people to protect their digital rights.
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It’s yet another example of a global decline in internet freedom as more countries have become more comfortable enforcing internet shutdowns.
Here's the reality: Pakistan’s latest clampdown on social media is a continuation of a broader trend of limiting internet access and undermining digital rights in the country.
For all its faults, social media platforms are critical communications infrastructure + access to social media + the free & open internet is under threat in many countries. Thanks @maryroeloffs for your insights on the challenges facing Pakistan's people forbes.com/sites/maryroeloff…
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Millennials and Gen Z have become obsessed with knowing where their friends are and what they're up to. Why? And, what does this mean for user privacy?⁣ ⁣ Lauren Hendry Parsons, Privacy Advocate at ExpressVPN, chimes in. Don't miss it via @MailOnline: expressv.pn/3w3pQvU
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