VyprVPN is an online security service developed by Golden Frog, a company dedicated to the idea of a free Internet, with high security for all users. The company was a response to the infamous Room 641a used by the NSA to conduct surveillance on AT&T’s networks. After the government ignored legal complaints regarding this activity, Golden Frog decided to launch VyprVPN in an attempt to preserve Internet security and respect for user privacy.
This blog will focus on the logging policy of VyprVPN and the legislative framework dictated by its location, as well as the location of the parent company.
Legislature
VyprVPN is registered in Switzerland, which is a prime location for VPN services. Switzerland is located within the free European zone, meaning it is exempt from any mandatory retention laws. Furthermore, solid privacy laws are in power in the country, including the Swiss Federal Data Protection Ordinance and the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act. Also, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ruled against the usage of IP addresses without the interested parties knowing about it.
There is one potential concern regarding VyprVPN’s security, though. Namely, its parent company Golden Frog is partially based in the US. This is a troubling fact since, under FISA and the Patriot Act, companies registered in the US can be enforced to hand over user information regardless of where the data is stored. Fortunately, as we will now show, there is no reason to worry.
Logging Policy
In the past, VyprVPN did log minimum user data, including IP address session timestamps, the amount of bandwidth used, and similar information. Fortunately, matters have changed recently. Namely, VyprVPN has decided to implement a strict zero-logging policy and it is now officially a no log VPN.
What is really great is that the absence of logs has also been confirmed in an independent audit carried out by the Leviathan Security Group. This makes VyprVPN the world’s first publicly audited zero-logs VPN service and thus a perfect choice for your anonymity. To sum up, VyprVPN keeps absolutely no user logs, personal or otherwise, so you can use it without any fear of your data being stored and visible to third parties.