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In the News
New York Court Rejects FBI Request to Access iPhone
Yesterday a federal magistrate judge ruled that Apple did not have to give the United States Government access to an encrypted iPhone. The ruling came in response to a Brooklyn drug case, where investigators wanted to extract data from a locked iPhone to assist their efforts.
February 29, 2016
In the News
Tech Trends at Mobile World Congress 2016
Mobile World Congress ended Friday in Barcelona, and with over 100,000 attendees and more than 2,200 participating companies, it’s no wonder the conference boasted the largest exhibition in the world for the mobile industry. With the 2016 event wrapped up, we’re taking a look at the top tech trends seen at this year’s conference:
February 28, 2016
Privacy & Security
What Exactly is Data Retention and How Does it Effect Me?
Data retention is something that most companies engage in. The simple act of storing customer information for the purposes of repeated billing or invoicing is “data retention.” Companies retain data for a variety of reasons, from the purely practical (“We keep your email address so that we can contact you letting you know your balance is due.”) to reasons that are more marketing focused or monetization-driven.
February 23, 2016
Policy
EU Law Raises Workplace Privacy Concerns
Ruling came in the case of Bărbulescu v. Romania, in which a worker was fired for using a messenger account for personal purposes. His company monitored his work chats to determine that he wasn’t using the messenger as advised. The ruling means, in effect, companies have the right to monitor private online communications that occur in the workplace.
February 22, 2016
Product
The Security of Open Source Software Myth, an Opinion
For many years, people have espoused that Open Source Software (OSS) is inherently more secure and more trustworthy than closed source software (CSS). There are people whose whole lives are built around this concept as a crusade, and we’ve experienced our fair share of heckling from the crowd over the fact that there is plenty to VyprVPN that is closed source.
February 17, 2016
In the News
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
Privacy & Security
We Agree with Apple – We Can’t Set the Precedent of an iPhone “Backdoor”
Last night, the United States government (a federal judge in California) ruled that Apple must provide access into the San Bernardino gunman’s phone. This ruling means they’ve ordered Apple to unlock and decrypt his encrypted iPhone 5C device.
February 16, 2016
Product
VyprVPN Users Safe from Sparkle Vulnerability
Recently, there have been a number of reports published regarding the vulnerability of a popular Mac OS X update framework called Sparkle. The type of security problem associated with the recently-discovered vulnerability is a man-in-the-middle attack; an attack that occurs when an attacker impersonates one side of a communication session.
February 14, 2016
Product
Introducing VyprVPN Server Beta: The Cloud VPN Server You Can Trust
Since the beginning of VyprVPN, we’ve provided a great consumer VPN service to bring privacy and security to our users everywhere – from your local coffee shop to travels around the world. We work hard to own and operate the fast, secure VPN servers that are used by our customers.
February 9, 2016