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VyprVPN Service Largely Restored for Customers in China

If you are a VyprVPN customer in China, or followed VPN industry news over the last week, you likely heard that the Chinese government blocked many popular VPN services. While Golden Frog was affected by China’s attack, we were able to restore connectivity…

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From CIO: VPN providers play ‘cat-and-mouse’ with China’s growing censorship

The company’s service, called VyprVPN, is in use by business customers that need to access cloud services blocked in China, such as Google Docs and Dropbox. Read the full article: VPN providers play ‘cat-and-mouse’ with China’s growing censorship

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From Reuters: In China, VPN internet access tools suffer further disruptions

Golden Frog provides commentary about China blocking VPN services. Read the full article: In China, VPN internet access tools suffer further disruptions

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From TechCrunch: China Cracks Down On VPN Services After Censorship System ‘Upgrade’

Golden Frog provides commentary about China blocking VPN Services. Read the full article: China Cracks Down On VPN Services After Censorship System ‘Upgrade’

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From USA Today: China blocks VPN access to the Internet

Golden Frog provides commentary about China blocking VPN Services. Read the full article: China blocks VPN access to the Internet

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From IDG: China tightens Internet control by blocking VPN services

Golden Frog provides commentary about China blocking VPN Services. Read the full article: China tightens Internet control by blocking VPN services

Information Regarding Server Issues for VyprVPN Customers in China

We are aware of recent network issues affecting our VyprVPN customers in China. If you are in China and are having trouble connecting to several different VPN server locations, including US and Australia servers, please use the following locations: Netherlands Hong Kong Connections…

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From The Diplomat: China’s Censors Take on Virtual Private Networks

Each party has adapted over the last two years to stay one step ahead. GoldenFrog does this by scrambling OpenVPN packet metadata to ensure it’s not recognizable to censors. Read the full article: China’s Censors Take on Virtual Private Networks

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From Motherboard: What Firechat Learned in Hong Kong

If they had, they would have used encrypted messaging platforms like TextSecure, Threema, and Cyphr, an app developed by Switzerland-based Golden Frog, whose VyprVPN can vault the Great Firewall of China. Read the full article: What Firechat Learned in Hong Kong

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From Tech In Asia: VyprVPN slides onto iOS and Android, but can it jump China’s Great Firewall more nimbly than competitors?

Chameleon “scrambles OpenVPN packet metadata to ensure it’s not recognizable via deep packet inspection” and is specifically “designed to mask Internet traffic to defeat VPN blocking in restrictive environments like China.” Read the full article: VyprVPN slides onto iOS and Android, but can…