Data Foundry and Golden Frog, Co-CEO Ron Yokubaitis today submitted a legal brief to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of keeping rules that provide consumer protection from unchecked Internet Service Provider (ISP) abuses.
July 16, 2017Consumers must be clearly informed of what data is being collected, and if anything in the collection policy changes. This information can include browsing history, app use and location – and more revealing details such as medical information, financial details and content of communications.
November 13, 2016In case you missed it, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and FTC Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen co-authored a piece justifying their effort to eliminate consumer privacy online, and offered an explanation as to why this action is for the greater good.
April 4, 2017Golden Frog also points out that no current or previously existing rule prevents wireless broadband companies from interfering with the traffic they carry in this way, because mobile companies have not been subject to the same open internet regulations as wired broadband carriers.
October 15, 2014As Net Neutrality debates swirl, privacy advocates at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and VPN provider Golden Frog have gone public with a Federal Communications Commission filing that got more attention for accusations that Verizon FIOS customers were having their Netflix streaming service throttled back.
November 11, 2014We are fighting for an “Open Access” Internet that promotes innovation and competition, while respecting user privacy. An excerpt of the executive summary and link to the “Comments of the i2Coaltion” filing is below.
July 16, 2014We had a great visit with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn today, when she joined us for a tour at our sister company, Data Foundry’s, newest data center Texas 2. We shared our thoughts on many topics, including Open Access and privacy.
February 5, 2018The FCC comment period on net neutrality closes today, August 30, 2017. Golden Frog, in conjunction with our sister companies Data Foundry and GigaNews, filed an official reply to the FCC with our comments on the importance of preserving an open Internet, which involves protecting net neutrality.
August 29, 2017The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) chief Ajit Pai is intent on repealing rules regulating the large Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and plans to let them do whatever they want to further increase their bottom line. This fight is not about Net Neutrality, but rather a battle of big Internet access providers versus consumers.
December 12, 2017