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Turkey Increases Censorship, Asks Internet Providers to Block VPNs
Turkey has been blocking access to major social media sites including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp for nearly 24 hours, following the detention of a group of pro-Kurdish leaders. They’ve also reportedly placed restrictions on Instagram and Skype.
November 3, 2016
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Turkish Government Cracks Down on Encryption, Threatens Human Rights
Encryption has been under attack in many locations around the world lately, including Turkey. The Turkish government breached the weak security of messaging app, ByLock, and used the cyber intelligence gained to make countless arrests of people involved with the recent attempted coup on the Turkish government.
August 14, 2017
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Uganda Blocks Social Media on Election Day
Uganda has once again blocked social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Whatsapp before President Yoweri Museveni is sworn in to office today. This has ignited familiar unrest with Ugandans, as a similar blockage occurred on election day earlier this year.
February 17, 2016
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UK Court Rules Surveillance Under Snooper’s Charter Unlawful
Citizens of the UK concerned about privacy can breathe a sigh of relief! The UK Court of Appeal ruled the government’s mass digital surveillance program unlawful last week. In motioning to reevaluate aspects of a law once named the most extreme form of surveillance, the country took a step closer to returning the right to personal privacy and data back to their citizens.
February 6, 2018
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UK Passes Investigatory Powers Bill, Mass Surveillance Becomes Law
The Investigatory Powers Bill, also referred to as the Snooper’s Charter, has officially passed in the United Kingdom. The bill, first introduced in 2015, was passed by the House of Lords and House of Commons and officially signed into law by the Royal Assent (queen) today.
November 28, 2016
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UK Surveils Citizens Illegally for 17 Years
The United Kingdom has been illegally conducting surveillance on citizens and their personal data for over 17 years. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal revealed last week that British “security agencies” were “secretly and unlawfully” collecting large amounts of personal data on United Kingdom citizens through a bulk data collection program (BDC).
October 19, 2016
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From UpTown Radio: Internet Service Providers Are Buying Your Data, and Scammers Are Pretending to Protect It
Golden Frog’s president Sunday Yokubaitis was interviewed on UpTown Radio in response to the recent vote that ISPs can continue to sell and share consumer data without permission. In this interview, he talks about the recent news, the VPN market and how VPNs like VyprVPN work to protect your privacy.
April 10, 2017
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The US Government Says “No” to Encryption Backdoors…for Now
Last week, U.S. President Obama announced the government will no longer be seeking backdoors into encrypted communications. This means the government will not be pursuing legislation to force tech companies to build this capability into their devices, nor will companies be forced to decrypt or decode messages for law enforcement.
October 15, 2015
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U.S. Senators raise alarm over Foreign VPNs places negative spotlight on Kaspersky and Anchorfree VPN Partnership
In a bi-partisan effort by a pair of United States Senators, Marco Rubio (R- Florida) and Ron Wyden (D – Oregon) have drafted a letter imploring that the director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency begin an investigation into the use of foreign operated VPN services by federal employees.
February 12, 2019
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Use a Personal VPN to Defeat Stalker Application!
Ars Technica recently published an article about an application called Stalker that streamlines the collection of unsecured data from iPhone users. Stalker collects passwords, images, email and any other data that is sent unencrypted and organizes it in an easy-to-read interface.
March 18, 2012
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Verizon Throttling Videos on Unlimited Plans
The ISP giant is purposefully not providing enough bandwidth to satisfy customer needs, instead deciding to throttle ALL video on their unlimited plans, with mobile video capped at a very low 480p resolution – 720p on all tablets.
August 30, 2017
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Why a VPN is Essential for Online Banking
We’ve all heard the traditional pointers for safe online banking: a secure password, two-factor authentication, checking your bank account regularly. But what is many times overlooked is the importance of using a VPN while interacting with your bank accounts online.
May 24, 2016
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VPN Study Highlights the Importance of a Trustworthy VPN
The VPN industry is abuzz with talk of a recent study, “A Glance through the VPN Looking Glass: IPv6 Leakage and DNS Hijacking in Commercial VPN clients.” Conducted by a group of researchers from Sapienza University and Queen Mary University, this well-done study explores attack vectors against many of the most popular VPN providers, including Golden Frog’s VyprVPN.
June 29, 2015
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VPN Use – and Restriction – On the Rise Around the World
Freedom on the Net 2017, Freedom House’s annual report that ranks Internet freedoms around the world, was released last week. The report revealed the alarming fact that Internet freedoms continued to decline for the seventh year in a row.
November 20, 2017
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VyprVPN Partners with ASUS, Offers Improved Streaming
VyprVPN is excited to announce our new partnership with ASUS, a computer hardware and consumer electronics company. As part of this partnership, new ASUS customers who purchase ASUS router devices from authorized resellers in the Netherlands and Belgium will receive VyprVPN free for 3 months when they sign up via the special promotion page.
December 12, 2017