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2015: A Pivotal Year in the Online Privacy Battle

In the News

2015: A Pivotal Year in the Online Privacy Battle

In 2015 the battle between governments and consumers over this privacy has been in the forefront.

December 13, 2015
ALEC-ECPA Standalone Bill

Policy

ALEC-ECPA Standalone Bill

ALEC-ECPA model act aims to provide some clarity for the courts, law enforcement, and consumers by stating that a warrant is required prior to search of electronic communications.

November 29, 2013
All About ECPA

Policy

All About ECPA

ECPA sets the rules for when police and the government can read our email, look at our photos and access other content that’s stored in the cloud.

November 23, 2015
Apple Asked to Unlock Additional iPhones, as Battle with the Government Continues

In the News

Apple Asked to Unlock Additional iPhones, as Battle with the Government Continues

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Justice Department seeks data from an additional 9 iPhones in cases across the United States – cases which do not involve terrorism.

February 24, 2016
Are Hobbyist Drones Legally Invading Civilian Privacy?

In the News

Are Hobbyist Drones Legally Invading Civilian Privacy?

Within the conversation of privacy in the realm of technology, drones are no stranger to controversy.

February 3, 2016
Battle for the Net: The Future of the Internet is Up to Us

Policy

Battle for the Net: The Future of the Internet is Up to Us

Battle for the Net will take place on Wednesday, July 12 this year. Battle for the Net is a day of action organized by Fight for the Future, to protect a free and open Internet.

July 9, 2017
Beyond the Fourth Amendment: Additional Constitutional Implications Arising From Big Government’s Surveillance and Seizures of U.S. Citizens’ Digital Property

Policy

Beyond the Fourth Amendment: Additional Constitutional Implications Arising From Big Government’s Surveillance and Seizures of U.S. Citizens’ Digital Property

The government’s ongoing efforts to pervasively monitor citizens’ digital property intrude on individual liberty and property, and violate the Constitution’s due process, property, privacy, expression and associational rights.

September 30, 2013
Golden Frog Meets with Congressman McCaul, Discusses Business Implications of Privacy Regulations

Policy

Golden Frog Meets with Congressman McCaul, Discusses Business Implications of Privacy Regulations

Many companies in the United States are losing international business due to privacy concerns created by outdated or flat out non-existent privacy laws.

April 2, 2017
Calling on Congress to End Mass Surveillance

Policy

Calling on Congress to End Mass Surveillance

Mass surveillance is poisonous to our democracy. The government’s mass surveillance practices are virtually limitless, as well as unnecessary, counterproductive, and costly

April 20, 2015
CISA like surveillance bill passes congress

Policy

CISA like surveillance bill passes congress

The U.S. House of Representative and Senate has just voted to pass a massive $1.1 trillion spending package to fund federal agencies through next fall.

December 17, 2015
CISPA Moves to Senate as Privacy Concerns Continue to Mount

Policy

CISPA Moves to Senate as Privacy Concerns Continue to Mount

CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) was passed by the US House of Representatives last Thursday 288 to 217.

April 25, 2013
Coalition Groups Call for End to FISA Section 702

Policy

Coalition Groups Call for End to FISA Section 702

The FISA amendments expire in December of 2017 – but for many coalition groups behind a new website, it’s not too early to start thinking about what will happen next.

June 9, 2016
The Comments Golden Frog Filed to the FCC

The Comments Golden Frog Filed to the FCC

It appears that Verizon is intentionally ignoring congested Internet backbone links in order to get Netflix to pay them.

July 20, 2014
Dear Mr. President – No Government Mandated Backdoors!

Policy

Dear Mr. President – No Government Mandated Backdoors!

Golden Frog is honored to be among the nearly 150 signatories of a letter delivered to President Obama this morning condemning the idea of mandatory backdoors into encrypted products and services.

May 18, 2015
Decide the Future of the Internet: Tell Congress to Stop CISA

Policy

Decide the Future of the Internet: Tell Congress to Stop CISA

Fight for the Future, in partnership with Restore The Fourth, released a “political scoreboard” last week, which rates U.S. politicians based upon their stance on Internet privacy.

October 4, 2015
Don’t want tech giants like Google and Facebook to track you online?

In the News

Don’t want tech giants like Google and Facebook to track you online?

Don’t want tech giants like Google and Facebook to track you online? Looks like you’re out of luck.

November 9, 2015
ECPA and Privacy – Why YOU Should Care

Policy

ECPA and Privacy – Why YOU Should Care

ECPA was enacted in 1986, when we lived in a very different electronic world than today; the “public” Internet did not even exist. The primary purpose for ECPA was to address the then-new communications technologies and services and govern how law enforcement could obtain information about “oral,” “wire” and “electronic” services, which at the time mostly consisted of bulletin boards and walled-garden portals

June 26, 2013
It’s About Time: ECPA Reform Considered by US House Judiciary Committee

Policy

It’s About Time: ECPA Reform Considered by US House Judiciary Committee

ECPA, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, was debated by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The law was originally passed in 1986, and allows the government (law enforcement) to access digital communications.

December 2, 2015
ECPA Reform Moves Forward in 2016

Policy

ECPA Reform Moves Forward in 2016

The H.R. 699 bill is due for markup in the Senate on May 26, and in advance of the markup many businesses and groups signed onto the letter supporting the bill as it passed in the House without further amendments.

April 12, 2016
Edward Henigin’s testimony for Ajit Pai’s FCC panel

Edward Henigin’s testimony for Ajit Pai’s FCC panel

Data Foundry (our sister company) CTO Edward Henigin’s testimony at FCC commissioner open Internet panel discussion. Read more.

October 20, 2014
In the Encryption Debate, it’s the Tech Community versus the Government

In the Encryption Debate, it’s the Tech Community versus the Government

The Guardian and other sources reported that Apple recently refused a request by the government to hand over texts, in real time, that were sent over iMessage (a messaging service built into iPhones).

September 8, 2015
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