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, 2016After a close referendum, the UK voted yesterday in favor of leaving the EU (52% v. 48%). As people start to worry what will happen to their cybersecurity, experts are stating that Britain’s cybersecurity should not have such a mysterious future and it’s predicted that Great Britain will potentially adopt legislation similar to the GDPR (allowing the UK to continue trade with the EU without as many road blocks).
June 22, 2016Golden Frog signed on to a coalition letter organized by EFF that aims to stop changes to Rule 41. The changes to federal Rule 41 would allow law enforcement to more easily “break into our computers, take data, and engage in remote surveillance.”
June 20, 2016Data Foundry and Golden Frog Co-CEO Ron Yokubaitis received the i2Coalition’s first Internet Community Leadership Award at the Smarter Internet Forum yesterday in Philadelphia, PA.
June 14, 2016This award recognizes the groundbreaking work Ron has done for the Internet, starting back in 1994 when he and his wife Carolyn co-founded Texas.net – one of the first 50 ISPs in the United States.
June 13, 2016Technology company focused on Internet privacy, security and freedom supports frog that inspired its name, launches campaign to raise funds for critically endangered amphibians.
June 5, 2016We’re thrilled to announce we’re supporting the Panama Amphibian Rescue Conservation Project, managed by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, and their efforts to save the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog.
June 5, 2016QNAP, a Taiwan-based network attached storage and network video recorder provider, and Golden Frog, makers of highly-secure VPN VyprVPN, have partnered to offer QNAP users enhanced privacy and security for their NAS devices.
May 30, 2016The Email Privacy Act, H.R. 699 (the bill to update ECPA), will be marked up by the Senate tomorrow, May 26, 2016. When the bill comes up, we want the Senate to pass the bill as it passed in the House – without any changes.
May 24, 2016We’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, 2016Americans spend plenty of time and money online. In fact, according to Forrester Research U.S., consumers will spend $327 billion on the Internet in 2016. However, could security and privacy concerns be deterring people from spending their hard-earned dollars online?
May 19, 2016