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China Cracks Down on VPN Users with Crippling Fines

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Nearly 1 in 3 of all internet users in China use a VPN to access overseas content or websites, and Beijing is beginning to crack down internally on individual users that are caught surfing the worldwide web beyond the censorship of the Great Firewall.  
Previously the Chinese government has focused on blocking VPN providers from providing services within China, having even imprisoned VPN sellers for five years and fined them so steeply that they’ve had to surrender all profits to the Chinese government. China has also seen fit to lock up domestic VPN programmers with punishments as harsh as three years behind bars along with stiff financial penalties. But the new change in tactics seems to signal an even more aggressive campaign to deter Chinese citizens from looking for ways to access the internet outside of government-controlled channels by going after any person in China even remotely bold enough to use an unapproved VPN.

China has outlawed the use of any VPNs that haven’t been vetted and state approved which has raised concerns about data privacy for those particular VPN services. But despite the fact that they’ve turned VPNs into forbidden fruit it hasn’t kept Chinese users from turning their country into one of the world’s most in-demand places to have access to VPN services. 
Reports out of China confirm that any use of an unauthorized VPN will result in a 1,000 Yuan ($145 US dollars) fine per offense. This represents a potentially cost prohibitive penalty for a country where the average blue-collar worker earns $3.60 an hour. And it’s a fine that may make the typical Chinese VPN user think-twice before logging on. 
The implementation of VPN fines is just the latest effort by China to enforce a “public security” law dating back to 1997 that made it unlawful to access “foreign internet” without obtaining explicit permission from the Chinese government beforehand. VPNs have been the thorn in China’s side when it comes to controlling what kind of media and content the Chinese people are allowed to consume from the West or via social media.   
Whether or not this proves to be a game-changing wrinkle in the way VPN services operate remains to be seen, how effective Chinese authorities will be in detecting VPN users is an unknown quantity. It’s potentially a huge setback for VPN services if and when China is able to craft an automated system that hunts down individual VPN users. 
This ongoing game of cat and mouse between VPN users and the draconian censorship of the Chinese government will continue so long as China insists on denying people access to a free and open internet. Golden Frog was founded back in 2009 in response to government surveillance, and we take it personally when we feel our users are being targeted by any government 
We intend to actively assess the actions of Chinese authorities and make sure that we take any of the necessary steps to further protect VyprVPN users from being exposed to the unwelcome eyes of government snoops. With every new effort China makes to thwart VPN services from operating inside China, they affirm to the world how necessary we are for the sake of internet freedom. Nothing short of human rights and free speech are at stake here.

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Be Cyber Safe On Cyber Monday

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Each year we read about how to keep your personal information safe while shopping online for the holidays. However, in spite of attention-grabbing data breaches, shoppers continue to buy gifts online each holiday season. 
The cyber criminals know this and are on lookout for any online vulnerabilities to steal personal and financial data. 
Whether you’ll be conducting transactions from your desktop, laptop or mobile device, keep these tips in mind to help protect yourself from identity theft and other malicious activity on Cyber Monday: 

Look for “https” before you click “Purchase” Before you submit your online transaction. Make sure that the webpage address begins with “https.” The “s” stands for secure and indicates that communication with the webpage is encrypted. 
Use caution with eCommerce mobile apps As smartphones and tablets continue to gain popularity for online shopping, so too will the volume of attacks against them. Malware could be downloaded onto the device from seemingly legitimate shopping apps that can steal credit card and other sensitive information for transmission to cyber criminals. Update all apps when notified and disable Bluetooth when not in use to reduce the risk of sensitive data being compromise. 
Be alert for potential charity donation scams Cyber criminals try to take advantage of people’s generosity during the holiday season and can use fake charity requests to gain access to your information or computer/device. 
Use a VPN when making purchases on Public Wi–Fi Wi-Fi at coffee shops, airports and hotels is convenient, but it is notoriously unsecure. Without a VPN service encrypting your internet connection, criminals can intercept traffic to steal credit card numbers and other sensitive information. 

We hope that these online shopping tips will help keep your personal information and data safe through the holidays. If you don’t have VyprVPN, and want protection for your Internet connection, try VyprVPN with our 3-Day free trial.
 

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Seize a Rare Second Chance to Pass the Email Privacy Act

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The Email Privacy Act we brought to your attention in past blog posts has been revived in the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill will provide warrant protections, requiring all law enforcement agents who seek access to emails, chats or online traded messages from companies like Google, Facebook, Dropbox, Apple or any other major electronic message or cloud provider for a person’s data to first obtain a probable cause warrant.
As Vice President for Policy at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) Chris Calabrese explains, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act has not seen significant revisions since the late eighties, which puts U.S. law leaps and bounds behind Internet advancement. 
Golden Frog has renewed our commitment to the coalition with our signature on a letter in support of the bill, as it is virtually indistinguishable from H.R. 699. The full content of the letter to the Armed Services Committee is available here, but some notable inclusions are: 

The Act updates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the law that sets standards for government access to private internet communications, to reflect internet users’ reasonable expectations of privacy with respect to emails, texts, notes, photos, and other sensitive information stored in “the cloud.” 

The bill would end ECPA’s arbitrary “180-day rule,” which permits email communications to be obtained without a warrant after 180 days. The Act would also reject the Department of Justice interpretation of ECPA that the act of opening an email removes it from warrant protection. 

What Can You Do? 
Contact your Senator now and tell them to support the Email Privacy Act and urge that it be included in the final NDAA without change. You can find your senator using this tool, then click the link below their name labeled “Contact” to contact them: Find your Senator now. 
Learn more about the ECPA. 

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Homeland Security Asked; “No-Logs” IPVanish Delivered, then Sold to StackPath

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IPVanish was busted earlier this week for providing logs and customer information to the United States Department of Homeland Security even though they advertised a “zero-log” VPN service. IPVanish’s response seems to largely blame IPVanish’s prior management for logging and they continue to claim that they run a “zero-log” VPN Service.

Our research indicates that StackPath now owns or provides wholesale VPN service to several other brands: they acquired Highwinds (Owners of IPVanish at the time) seven months after the incident leading to disclosure of an IPVanish customer’s data. Our research further indicates that StackPath now owns or provides wholesale VPN service to several other VPN brands:

StackPath acquired Encrypt.me (formerly Cloak) back in 2016.
StackPath CEO Lance Crosby also publicly acknowledged on Reddit that StackPath owns IPVanish. Based on similarities in VPN network IP addresses and common web code between their websites and IPVanish, it appears StackPath may also own VPN providers StrongVPN and Overplay.
Based on VPN server IP addresses and striking similarities to the StrongVPN application, StackPath appears to provide wholesale VPN service to the recently launched VPNHub.
Highwinds is a known entity to us as a competitor to our sister company Giganews in the Usenet market so we know they operate (or formerly operated) Newshosting, Easynews and Usenetserver. All of those Usenet brands also bundle VPN services with their Usenet accounts. We didn’t take the time to check IP addresses, but does StackPath provide VPN service to those customers, too?

StackPath’s stealth consolidation of several VPN providers raises many questions about their commitment to transparency and to the stated logging policies of the VPN brands they now service and control. To his credit, StackPath CEO Lance Crosby directly addressed the IPVanish logging issue on Reddit, but he didn’t talk about StachPath’s other involvement in VPN services and any potential privacy implications for those customers. It raised the following questions for me:

All of the StackPath VPN providers listed above (except Encrypt.me) advertise a “zero-log” VPN service, so should users be concerned about their privacy with these providers, too?
Why does it take an event like this for IPVanish to acknowledge who they are?
Do the acquiring owners of VPN providers care about user privacy or do they reserve the bulk of their efforts for the bottom line?

Big companies acquiring VPN brands is another big trend we are seeing in the VPN space. From StachPath to Facebook to AVG, companies whose core business is not user privacy buy VPN brands and raise questions about how they will protect their users’ private data. These rolled-up VPN brands do not acknowledge their true owners, because doing so could presumably damage their credibility. The VPN community should demand more transparency from StackPath, because VPN users ought to know who really controls their privacy.

Thanks Golden Frog staff — Yogi, Jordan, Kayleigh, Justin and Derek — for the great memes. Enjoy!

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VPNs Illegal in China? Bad News for Business

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The Internet is abuzz with news that VPNs, or virtual private networks, are now illegal in China. While there’s much alarm that the latest crackdown severely restricts Internet freedoms and increases censorship, the new regulations also have implications for businesses operating in and outside of China.
Pervasive Censorship Impacts Business
Whether traveling from abroad or working within China, censorshop and the Great Firewall are a strong concern for anyone trying to conduct business. Without a circumvention tool such as a VPN, Internet users in China may be unable to access documents, websites or even accomplish basic tasks like sending emails. The restrictions are sweeping, and tools such as Gmail and Google apps, chat programs, email clients and news and social media are filtered or blocked. This censorship poses a serious barrier to those conducting business – and it looks like that barrier is increasing. By prohibiting VPNs, many businesses who rely on VPNs to access business tools and information outside the country may loose access to their essential resources. Additionally, new regulations around domain name registration provisions and mobile apps may also have implications for foreign businesses in the long-term, such that China residents can only use registered companies.
Retain Access with VyprVPN for Business
Here at VyprVPN we have many business customers that use our services to work from. Our users implement VyprVPN to access Google applications from China, to correspond using their preferred email clients and to access important tools and information for business use. VyprVPN for Business allows users to retain access to all necessary business tools and access sites freely, despite the censorship in place. As we mentioned in our previous post, the latest developments out of China are concerning. We believe access to the Open Internet is an essential right that should be afforded to all Internet users around the world – and it’s also a necessity for conducting business and innovation.

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Improve Your Internet Privacy: Delete Your Social Media Accounts

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Social media accounts are a great way to share updates and stay in touch with friends – but they also have a darker side. Along with the benefits, social media sites can bring great privacy risks. Many users fail to consider just how much personal information they’re revealing when using these sites.
Much of the information shared on social media is publicly visible, meaning it’s viewable by other users and strangers around the world. Some privacy can be gained by adjusting settings, but even if you implement privacy settings there are still risks – some of which come from the social platform itself. When using social media, information is usually collected by the platform. This includes personal details outside of what you publicly share – think about the information you view, and the access the platform has to other applications on your device. For example, Facebook collects data on its users’ behaviors, profiles they view, location and more. A quick look at the app settings for most social media platforms will reveal they access a huge amount of information on your device – from your location to your camera to your contacts.
Privacy Risks
With all this information being displayed on your profile and collected in the background, your privacy is certainly at risk. Others can learn personal details about your life from viewing your information, and your social media provider can learn revealing things about you from your data. In some cases, they may even sell this data, putting it into the hands of more people. There is a solution, though! One way to take control of your online privacy and the information circulating about you online is to delete your social media accounts. Deleting your accounts limits the amount of information about you available online, and prohibits social media companies from collecting data about you.
Introducing Internet Privacy Guides
In the new Internet Privacy Guides section of our website, we share ways to delete your social media accounts from major social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more. These How To guides explain, step-by-step, how to delete your accounts to better improve your online privacy. Check out the guides below to get started today!
How to Delete Your Social Media Accounts
Follow our Account Privacy guides to learn how to delete your social media accounts and improve your privacy.
How To Delete Your Facebook Account
How To Delete Your Twitter Account
How To Delete Your Instagram Account
How To Delete Google+ Account
How To Delete Your WeChat Account
We have more guides coming soon for a variety of devices and accounts, so be sure to watch our blog and Internet Privacy Guides section for new content in the coming weeks.

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