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Golden Frog Partners with Protonet’s Free Your Data
We’re excited to announce our partnership with Protonet’s Free Your Data – a political crowd campaign to help people take back their data from the tracking, collection and selling of user data that’s so prevalent online.
November 19, 2015
Privacy & Security
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It was reported last week that Vizio smart TVs track user activity and viewing habits and report them to advertisers. This tracking is referred to by the company as “Smart Interactivity” and is turned on by default, so users must manually opt-out of the feature to turn it off.
November 17, 2015
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Turkey Enforces Internet Censorship Law, Blocks reddit
Over the weekend, reddit was blocked in Turkey. The Turkish government blocked the site with little explanation, listing on an official site: “After technical analysis and legal consideration … administration measure has been taken for this website.”
November 15, 2015
Privacy & Security
Mr. Robot TV Show Highlights Real Life Privacy Concerns
A new show on the USA Network called Mr. Robot just wrapped up its first season. The show is about a cyber-security expert (Elliot) who hacks and busts “bad guys” as a hobby, and is ultimately recruited to join an underground hacker organization working to bring down corporate America. Elliot then encounters the anarchist Mr. Robot, and the show follows their efforts in hacking and fighting evils together. You can learn more here.
November 13, 2015
In the News
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The DPA said Facebook hadn’t adequately answered questions about how it collects and tracks non-Facebook users that visit its site. As a result, Belgium ruled Facebook can “no longer collect and store online information from Belgian residents who do not have Facebook accounts.”
November 12, 2015
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DigitalSafe and Golden Frog Partner to Offer Enhanced Privacy and Security Offerings to Customers
DigitalSafe will offer all Golden Frog customers 50% off their monthly and yearly plans, with an additional 17% off yearly plans and an extended 60-day trial. Golden Frog will offer DigitalSafe customers its VyprVPN service with 1 GB of free data for the first month and 500 MB recurring in subsequent months, plus 25% off yearly plans.
November 5, 2015
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The Surveillance Continues: France Ratifies Its Own Surveillance Law
It allows France to conduct mass surveillance on an international scale. The bill, called the “Proposition de loi relative aux mesures de surveillance des communications électroniques internationals,” was ratified last week and also includes provisions for data retention.
November 1, 2015
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Surveillance Bill Moves Forward: CISA Passes Senate
The Senate passed CISA (the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act) yesterday, a surveillance bill that’s been packaged as a “cybersecurity” initiative. The bill is highly controversial and has faced strong opposition from privacy advocates and tech companies, as it poses extreme threats to privacy.
October 27, 2015
