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Russia Demands VPN Providers to Comply with Censorship; VyprVPN Refuses
Censorship in Russia has been steadily rising in the past few years, most notably with the announcement in July 2017 when the initial VPN law was signed, and later took effect the following November. Since that time, the VPN industry was waiting to see what the outcome of the legislation would be.
March 27, 2019
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Russia Proposes Increased Surveillance, Weakening Encryption
Russia, an already surveillance-prone country, has proposed new anti-terrorism legislation that would mandate Internet service providers (ISPs) store customer metadata for up to three years AND store the actual contents of customer communications for up to six months. This data would then be available to state officials for use in fighting terrorism.
June 23, 2016
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Russia’s VPN Law Goes Into Effect, Impacts Use Of VPN Services
Russia’s proposed VPN law takes effect today. We knew this law was coming – it was signed earlier this year in July – as the country planned to implement the law to combat the spread of extremist materials online.
October 31, 2017
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Like China, Russian Censorship Reinforces VyprVPN Pledge for Online Freedom
A digital Iron Curtain has been steadily rising into position around the cyber borders of Russia for years now, all in an effort to block contact and content from the rest of the online world. In their latest move, Russian lawmakers adopted legislation to impose steep penalties on citizens caught utilizing ‘anonymizing’ privacy tools to circumvent government-sanctioned censorship.
June 6, 2018
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Russia’s Scary New Internet Data Retention Law
Russia has a new Internet data retention law – and it’s restrictive. The law was enacted on September 1 and, as explained in a Guardian article, requires companies to store data about Russian citizens on Russian soil. The law is, for now at least, aimed at companies in Russia that currently store their data outside the country.
September 2, 2015
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The Seven Essential Apps for SXSW 2015
Attracting more than 80,000 attendees over the course of 10 days, SXSW is a myriad of parties, panels, events, and performances – and we can’t wait. Here are some of the apps that will help make you maximize your experience in Austin.
March 11, 2015
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Shame on the NSA. Again.
Classified documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden to The Intercept last month lent startling vindication to a conspiracy-centric notion that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been trying to frustrate the digital currency marketplace since 2012.
April 12, 2018
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Sharplink, LLC Partners With Golden Frog to Bring VyprVPN to its Nimbus Automation Platform
Sharplink LLC, a leading provider of scalable, customizable, state of the art automation technology, announced today that it has partnered with Golden Frog to install VyprVPN on its Nimbus Platform.
October 22, 2014
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United Arab Emirates Blocks Snapchat VOIP Services
Last week, it was reported that Snapchat calling and video calling were blocked in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE’s major telecom providers, Etisalat and du, blocked the features, which allow users to make calls or video calls from within the Snapchat app.
April 10, 2016
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Homeland Security Asked; “No-Logs” IPVanish Delivered, then Sold to StackPath
IPVanish was busted earlier this week for providing logs and customer information to the United States Department of Homeland Security even though they advertised a “zero-log” VPN service. IPVanish’s response seems to largely blame IPVanish’s prior management for logging and they continue to claim that they run a “zero-log” VPN Service.
June 12, 2018
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States Continue Taking on Net Neutrality as Senate Receives Official Notice from FCC
The United States Senate received the FCC’s official notice regarding scraping net neutrality regulations today, which marks the first step in the 60-day deadline Congress has to stop the repeal using the Congressional Review Act.
February 4, 2018
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Mass Surveillance: A Threat to Us All
Golden Frog was founded in response to mass surveillance activities, so we have always been greatly concerned by mass surveillance and aimed to put an end to these practices. Many governments – both in the United States and in other countries around the world – conduct surveillance on a variety of scales.
April 11, 2017
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Surveillance Bill Moves Forward: CISA Passes Senate
The Senate passed CISA (the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act) yesterday, a surveillance bill that’s been packaged as a “cybersecurity” initiative. The bill is highly controversial and has faced strong opposition from privacy advocates and tech companies, as it poses extreme threats to privacy.
October 27, 2015
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SXSW 2016 Take Back Your Internet Event Recap
Our panel, titled “Do You Have the Right to Privacy? The Backdoor Encryption Debate,” covered encryption, encryption backdoors, and related privacy issues. Of course, Apple’s Battle with the FBI was also a prominent topic of discussion.
March 20, 2016
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SXSW 2015: “Take Back Your Internet” Panel and Party Recap 2015
Our third annual “Take Back Your Internet” panel and party was co-sponsored by SpiderOak, Giganews and Data Foundry. It was a hit and we had so much fun! We also received support from EFF, the Center for Technology and Democracy, Engine and the i2Coalition.
March 30, 2015
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Golden Frog’s Annual “Take Back Your Internet” Event at SXSW 2018
Take Back Your Internet with Golden Frog! We’re back and hosting our annual event on March 9th during this year’s SXSW! In the past, we’ve discussed myths around online privacy and security, encryption, and the importance of an open Internet.
February 21, 2018
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SXSW 2014: “Take Back Your Internet” Party Recap + Privacy Panel Video
We had a spirited discussion that covered the cultural, political and technological issues that affect online privacy. We co-sponsored a Take Back Your Internet Privacy Panel and Party with Giganews and Data Foundry on March 9th in Austin, Texas during SXSW. The event honored the global fight for online privacy and an uncensored Internet for all.
March 11, 2014