ExpressVPN introduces new digital privacy tools to subscribers

ExpressVPN releases a list of new and reusable digital security tools for its subscribers. Most of them will join their existing Basic, Advanced, and Pro plans at no additional cost, and current subscribers can start using two of them immediately.

The suite’s new features include ExpressMailGuard, an email encryption service, and ExpressAI, an untrained encrypted AI platform with user data. ExpressMailGuard is available worldwide from Thursday, Feb. 5, while ExpressAI will launch later.

ExpressVPN is also turning its built-in password manager and identity protection tools into standalone mobile apps for iOS and Android. ExpressKeys, the first, launches today alongside ExpressMailGuard. The other, Identify Defender, will be released on Thursday, Feb. 26.

It’s worth noting that none of these tools will upgrade the actual ExpressVPN VPN service. Instead, they add to the price of the ExpressVPN subscription.

The goal here is to turn ExpressVPN into a “wide privacy ecosystem,” according to the press release, which puts it more in line with competitors like ProtonVPN and NordVPN.

ExpressMailGuard

ExpressMailGuard allows users to create disposable email aliases that they can use to subscribe to services, apps, and newsletters. If a sender fills your primary email inbox with junk or unwanted messages, you can block the alias associated with them. ExpressVPN said the tool works with any email service and device, “[unlike] email alias tools exist.”

ExpressMailGuard eliminates the need for users to provide their real email address every time, reducing their chances of a data breach. “It’s like a VPN for email,” says ExpressVPN COO Shay Peretz.

ExpressVPN Basic, Advanced, and Pro subscribers all get varying levels of access to ExpressMailGuard starting today.

ExpressAI

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ExpressAI is billed as “the world’s first consumer AI platform built on a private computer.” Translation: User conversations, information, and files are encrypted for everyone, including ExpressAI’s model providers and ExpressVPN itself. The company said the technology involved was previously exclusive to Nvidia’s enterprise data centers. Additionally, ExpressAI models are never trained on user data. Proton released a similar AI assistant, Lumo, last July.

ExpressAI is designed to better protect sensitive content, “such as work files, financial inquiries, and personal information,” compared to other AI platforms, ExpressVPN said.

Users can choose from five different models depending on their ExpressVPN subscription tier, including GPTOSS 20B, DeepSeek R1 Distill, Qwen2-VL 2B, Qwen3 32B, and Nvidia Nemotron. The same data can be generated across multiple models at once for easy comparison.

All ExpressVPN subscription tiers will include access to ExpressAI.

ExpressKeys

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The ExpressKeys app serves as a password generator, password strength checker, two-factor authentication, and secure storage for logins, credit card information, and notes. It supports auto-fill, offline access, and automatic synchronization across different devices. Everything is encrypted, so no one can see your data except you.

By removing this tool from its VPN mobile apps, where it was previously called “Keys,” ExpressVPN will be able to scale it up significantly, the company said.

New ExpressKeys users can log in with their ExpressVPN credentials and import credentials from other password managers. Existing Keys users can continue to use that service until March 5, 2026.

ExpressVPN Advanced and Pro subscribers get full access to ExpressKeys starting today. Not available for ExpressVPN Basic subscribers.

Identity Defender

ExpressVPN Advanced and Pro subscribers will get full access to Identity Defender app services later this month. That includes dark web monitoring, $1 million in identity theft insurance, change of address alerts, automatic data deletion, and a credit scanner.

ExpressVPN Basic subscribers will not get access to the Identity Defender app.