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2012-Jul-1 12:11 pm
Re: Zero logs?Good countries for VPN: Argentina - No data retention law Brazil - No data retention law Bulgaria - Data retention law not applicable to VPN providers Cyprus - Data retention law declared unconstitutional (?) Czech Republic - No data retention law (declared unconstitutional) Hong Kong - No data retention law (?) Iceland - No data retention period specified (?); good privacy laws Japan - No data retention law Luxemburg - Data retention law not applicable to VPN providers Netherlands - Data retention law not applicable to VPN providers Panama - No data retention law Romania - Data retention law declared unconstitutional Serbia - Data retention law not applicable to VPN providers (?) Sweden - Data retention law going into effect in May 2012, but (presumably) not applicable to VPNs Taiwan - No data retention law (?) + seemingly good privacy laws Ukraine - No data retention law
"Questionable" Countries: Australia - No data retention law, but internet regulations are strict & they're on RSF's Internet Surveillance 2012 watch list Belgium - Data retention law not implemented, but has fairly strict laws & some internet censorship issues (esp. anti-p2p) Canada - No data retention law, but anti-privacy legislation is rapidly gaining traction Egypt - No data retention law (?), but privacy laws are dubious & they're on RSF's Internet Surveillance watch list France - Data retention law not applicable to VPNs, but has strict laws & they're on RSF's Internet Surveillance watch list Germany - Data retention law declared unconstitutional, but server raids & gov't surveillance are prevalent Israel - No data retention law, but gov't surveillance is suspected (conflict zone) Italy - Data retention law not applicable to VPNs, but internet regulations are fairly strict & there are some censorship issues Malaysia - No data retention law, but has some censorship/server raid issues & they're on RSF's Internet Surveillance watch list Mexico - No data retention law, but there are concerns about gov't corruption & some internet censorship issues New Zealand - No data retention law, but there are concerns about gov't surveillance Russia - No data retention law (?), but they have some censorship issues & they're on RSF's Internet Surveillance watch list Singapore - Minimal data retention law, but has fairly strict internet regulations & some censorship issues South Africa - No data retention law, but internet regulations are strict South Korea - No data retention law, but they have some censorship issues & they're on RSF's Internet Surveillance watch list United States - No data retention law, but server raids and gov't surveillance are prevalent
Bad Countries for VPN: Afghanistan - Suspected surveillance by allied forces (war zone) Armenia - Internet censorship Austria - Data retention law Bahrain - Internet censorship Belarus - Internet censorship Burma (Myanmar) - Internet censorship China - Internet censorship + data retention law Cuba - Internet censorship Denmark - Data retention law Estonia - Data retention law Ethiopia - Internet censorship Finland - Data retention law Greece - Data retention law Hungary - Data retention law India - Internet censorship + data retention law Indonesia - Internet censorship Iran - Internet censorship + data retention law Iraq - Suspected surveillance by allied forces (war zone) Ireland - Data retention law Kuwait - Internet censorship Latvia - Data retention law Liechtenstein - Data retention law Lithuania - Data retention law Malta - Data retention law Morocco - Internet censorship North Korea - Internet censorship (internet infrastructure is virtually non-existent here anyway) :P Norway - Data retention law Oman - Internet censorship Pakistan - Internet censorship Palestinian Territory - Internet censorship Poland - Data retention law Portugal - Data retention law Qatar - Internet censorship Saudi Arabia - Internet censorship Slovakia - Data retention law Slovenia - Data retention law Spain - Data retention law Sudan - Internet censorship Switzerland - Data retention law Syria - Internet censorship Thailand - Internet censorship + data retention law Tunisia - Internet censorship Turkey - Data retention law + internet censorship Turkmenistan - Internet censorship United Arab Emirates - Internet censorship United Kingdom - Data retention law Uzbekistan - Internet censorship Vietnam - Internet censorship Yemen - Internet censorship |