Four out of five people in the world do not have access to an open Internet and uncensored
Anything you like Internet is at risk. In January 2012, we censored the VyprVPN logo to join the biggest event in the Internet history and helped defeat SOPA and PIPA censorship law. Yet many governments are engaged in Internet filtering and censorship than ever! Internet freedom around the world has been declining for three consecutive years and, unfortunately, only worse. Currently, over 80 percent of the world population has no access to the open Internet and not censored. Freedom of expression, access to unfiltered information and online privacy could all disappear if you do not fight.
Our new infographic The global fight for Internet freedom highlights the current landscape of lower internet freedom and strengthens the challenges we face. While it is not surprising that many authoritarian governments are now filtering, monitoring and censorship on the Internet, our computer graphics shows that many democratic countries are increasingly imposing various restrictions of the Internet because of security problems created by new media. Governments around the world continue to see the Internet as a threat and a tool of censorship, surveillance and repression.
Freedom of the Net Report 2013 Freedom House noted in our infographic studied surveillance, monitoring trends and arrests because of online business 60 countries, noting that 34 countries fell in the notes to the internet freedom. The three most restrictive countries continue to be China, Iran and Cuba. Surveillance NSA also declined notes in the West
What you can do right now.
While the debate against mandate spy on ordinary citizens, web censorship and data collection continues throughout the world, there are things you can do right now to start protecting your privacy and internet freedoms:
- Spread the word: We will work to ensure that people are more aware of our freedoms of the internet in decline. share our infographic with friends and family
- More on Internet freedom issues in your country .. There are a host of information at the site OpenNet Initiative
- Support the day We Fight Back Against mass surveillance event February 11: for more information on the day or protest worldwide in the honor of the late Aaron Swartz and participate by raising awareness on social media, widgets installation on your personal blogs and websites and sign up for updates on their website
- Encourage government officials to be more responsible. Push for reforms intrusive censorship and monitoring programs and sign petitions asking the change
- Look at where your money goes: .. not to support businesses and companies that actively pressure your government to compromise your privacy and Internet freedom
- Only download and access trusted websites and applications: Take time to read their agreements use
- Take control of your privacy online with a VPN Golden Frog VyprVPN as :. VPN prevents your ISP and third party monitoring and control of your online communications and browsing activity. VyprVPN is the only VPN provider that Windows, Mac, Android and iOS applications to secure all your devices. Please read our Vision Book, " peace, prosperity and the case for the Open Internet: A shared vision and call to action for the world's Internet users" for more our struggle for a free and open Internet.
The Internet is an essential means by which people can express themselves and share ideas. It has also become a tool increasingly important to help democracy and human rights activists are mobilizing and advocating for political reform, social and economic. At Golden Frog believe that users should be free to make their own decisions about what they are reading and watching. Censor the web only led to a decline in creativity, innovation and education. We are joining an international movement to defend our freedoms on the Internet, and we want to encourage our readers to do the same.
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