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Censorship
VPNs Illegal in China? Bad News for Business
The Internet is abuzz with news that VPNs, or virtual private networks, are now illegal in China. While there’s much alarm that the latest crackdown severely restricts Internet freedoms and increases censorship, the new regulations also have implications for businesses operating in and outside of China.
February 2, 2017
Privacy & Security
Wi-Fi Not: The Dangers of Public Wi-Fi
We’re all familiar with Wi-Fi, and the convenience it affords. Technically, Wi-Fi refers to a technology that enables computers and other devices to connect to the Internet and communicate wirelessly. Wi-Fi is configured using a wireless adaptor to create a “hotspot.” Once a connection is established, users within range of the hotspot can connect to the Internet network.
February 1, 2017
Privacy & Security
Improve Your Internet Privacy: Delete Your Social Media Accounts
Social media accounts are a great way to share updates and stay in touch with friends – but they also have a darker side. Along with the benefits, social media sites can bring great privacy risks. Many users fail to consider just how much personal information they’re revealing when using these sites.
January 30, 2017
In the News
Golden Frog Hops Over to PAX South 2017
This past weekend in San Antonio was the third annual PAX South convention, celebrating all types of board and video games. Some of us here at Golden Frog are gamers, so we were excited to attend the event and see the latest innovations coming from the game industry.
January 30, 2017
Censorship
China Strengthens Great Firewall, Requires Registration of Domain Names, Censorship of Mobile Apps
China strictly censors and restricts the Internet via a mechanism called the Great Firewall. With newly-proposed regulations, they will increase the Great Firewall’s censorship of websites and expand restrictive practices to mobile and Internet-based applications.
January 17, 2017
In the News
WhatsApp Vulnerability? Safety of Encrypted Messages Called into Question
As described by the Guardian, “WhatsApp has the ability to force the generation of new encryption keys for offline users, unbeknown to the sender and recipient of the messages, and to make the sender re-encrypt messages with new keys and send them again for any messages that have not been marked as delivered.
January 15, 2017
Policy
The Right to Privacy and Internet Freedom
We’ve long said that encryption is a right, describing it as the “second amendment for the Internet.” In addition to encryption we have other rights as Internet users, including the right to access a free and open Internet and to communicate with others online – or first amendment rights. It seems some of these rights may be at risk, so we’d like to review some fundamental rights of the Internet as prescribed by the United States constitution.
January 12, 2017
In the News
Technology and Privacy: What’s Going on at CES 2017
It’s that time of year again – CES! Last week we attended the Consumer Electronics Show, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. We were there talking privacy and security and checking out all the developing trends. A couple of big themes emerged.
January 8, 2017
Privacy & Security
EU Court Rejects Data Retention, With Implications for Snooper’s Charter
Governments and companies can no longer conduct sweeping surveillance and indiscriminate collection of information (an activity also referred to as data retention) as they previously were under EU’s Data Retention Directive.
January 2, 2017
In the News
More Censorship in the Middle East as Egypt Blocks Signal
Last week it was reported that Egypt blocked Signal, a secure encrypted messaging app used by people around the world to communicate. Users in Egypt using an Egyptian IP address reportedly could not send or receive messages on the application.
December 29, 2016
In the News
Turkey Blocks Social Media Sites…Again
Several major social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were blocked or throttled in Turkey beginning Monday night. These blocks came in response to the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, which occured on Monday. As reported by Turkey Blocks, the Monday blocks were “different” than previous social media blackouts, although it’s unclear in what way.
December 19, 2016
