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Censorship
Is China Finally Legalizing the Great Firewall?
China seems to be changing its tune in how it recognizes the Great Firewall. Over the past few months, several events indicate that China is publicly moving towards legalizing the Great Firewall – both through their efforts to promote Internet Sovereignty and attempts to stop the use of proxies.
February 7, 2016
In the News
From The Globe and Mail: Canadian researcher proposes new way to shut down Netflix ‘content tourists’
Golden Frog Co-CTO Philip Molter was interviewed for an article in The Globe and Mail regarding the recent attempt by Netflix to block VPNs and proxies. Here’s an excerpt:
February 6, 2016
In the News
The Internet of Insecure Things
Although a huge 87% of people reportedly don’t know what the Internet of Things is, it’s safe to say that percentage will be decreasing soon. As described by USA Today, the IoT “simply means that an object has sensors embedded in it and the ability to send the data it collects outward, usually via Wi-Fi or the Internet.”
February 1, 2016
In the News
Proposed Law Could Increase Internet Censorship, Decrease Privacy in Brazil
A report was recently released by the Brazilian Commission of Inquiry (CPI) regarding Internet-related bills. Within the report are recommendations for legislation governing cybercrime, including seven bills. These recommendations are raising major concern – and protest – from privacy activists around the world.
January 31, 2016
In the News
Pew Report Illustrates the State of Privacy in America
Pew Research recently released a study about the state of privacy in America, which revealed some very interesting findings. We’ve pulled out a few highlights, and provided related resources with information on privacy issues and ways you can protect yourself online. You can also read the full findings here, to obtain more detail on the stats mentioned below.
January 28, 2016
Policy
States Join the Encryption Battle, Push for Legislation at the State Level
We’ve written before about the power that individual US states have, and how this power can be used to enact privacy legislation. In many cases this is a positive, when used to pass safeguards that haven’t been passed at the national level. Recently, however, two states have been in the news for something less positive – backdoor encryption.
January 26, 2016
Censorship
Some Providers Use Weak 1024-bit Keys – VyprVPN Explains Why Its Strong Keys Matter
Recently in the news, Tech In Asia reported that VPN providers ExpressVPN and Astrill have been using Certificate Authority (CA) certificates generated from 1024-bit keys. As far back as 2003, 1024-bit keys were projected to be crackable by 2010, and current research estimates that 1024-bit keys can be brute-forced today by the resources available to nation-state actors.
January 25, 2016
Product
Attention VyprVPN for Android Beta Users! We’re Moving to Google Community
Our Product team works hard to improve our products, especially VyprVPN. This wouldn’t be possible without the help or feedback from our loyal users, including those that use the Beta app to give us early feedback.
January 24, 2016
In the News
EU Court of Human Rights: Mass Surveillance Requires Judicial Oversight
Hungarian law allowed the Minister of Government to approve police requests for searches, including of electronic communications, to “protect national security.” The process lacked judicial oversight, allowed surveillance to go on for long periods and did not require deletion of information gathered during searches.
January 20, 2016
Streaming
If Netflix Cracks Down on Proxies, Access to Content Isn’t the Only Thing You’ll Lose
The battles between Netflix and ISPs have been well documented. ISPs use Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) of unencrypted Internet connections to throttle Netflix speeds or intentionally cause interference with Netflix’s bandwidth providers.
January 14, 2016
In the News
Open Letter Emphasizes the Danger of Encryption Backdoors
The ongoing resistance to backdoor encryption continued this week, with the “Secure the Internet” initiative. This open letter, launched by Access Now, has already been signed by over 200 activists, organizations and businesses. This letter calls for governments to stop pushing for backdoor encryption and uphold the right to online privacy through strong encryption.
January 12, 2016
Policy
You Are the Product: The Price of Free in the Growing Privacy Industry
In an Internet world dominated by Facebook and Google, most people understand the phrase “If you aren’t paying for it, you are the product.” What people don’t understand is that this concept has also landed on the shores of the privacy industry. History has proven that as any industry becomes “hot,” marketers will inevitably enter it.
January 11, 2016
In the News
The Netherlands Officially Rejects Encryption Backdoors
This week, the Netherlands government publicly announced support for encryption as an essential tool to safeguard online privacy. This announcement reinforced the importance of encryption, and rejected the encryption “backdoors” that are being pushed for in the United States and some other countries around the world.
January 6, 2016
In the News
Microsoft spying on windows 10 users
Microsoft, in a blog post published Monday, shared some statistics on the popularity of its Windows 10 platform. In addition to showing the platform’s success, the post also highlighted some serious privacy concerns associated with Windows 10 – concerns which were previously reported in July. In brief, Microsoft is collecting vast amounts of data and spying on Windows 10 users.
January 5, 2016