Global Encryption Coalition

Global Encryption Day 2024 was a success!

A future where your digital life is secure, where prying eyes have no place. Your future deserves nothing less.
Take a look at what happened in this annual event last edition.

Parents’ guide to encryption

Kids live in a digital world. Even before they start using online tools, devices and games on their own, parents take pictures of them, share them and store the on the cloud. Encryption is the best tool we have to keep them safe online.

Learn more about how to use encryption to protect children.

Encryption safeguards the personal security of billions of people and the national security of countries around the world.

The Global Encryption Coalition (GEC) was founded in 2020 by the Center for Democracy & Technology, Global Partners Digital and the Internet Society and now has over 350 members.

Its mission is to promote and defend encryption in key countries and multilateral fora where it is under threat. The GEC also supports efforts by companies to offer encrypted services to their users.

Every day, we promote and protect encryption all over the world. Find out how we take action:

What did people and organizations tell us on their choice to use and implement strong encryption?

At Proton we offer end-to-end encrypted products including email, calendar and VPNs. We believe people should have the right to decide for themselves who can access their personal data and that the best way for a company to protect user data is by not having it in the first place. Using end-to-end encryption as standard ... Read More
People should be able to have access to a digital venue that they know that is provably private. We are proud to provide that venue with the @platform, an open source project that allows people, entities and things to converse using end to end encryption. The @platform SDK allows developers to rapidly create privacy preserving ... Read More
At the Tor Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we build free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies to advance human rights and freedoms. Tor Browser relies on end-to-end encryption to provide users protection against tracking, surveillance, and censorship. We’re proud to help millions of people take back their right to privacy, to freely access and ... Read More

Join the Coalition

  • Access informed policy debates on encryption around the world
  • Support from a wide range of tech organizations and cybersecurity experts for your advocacy
  • Amplify your advocacy messages through the global GEC member community

Become a Friend of the Coalition

  • Show your support for the GEC’s mission
  • Access toolkits to bolster your encryption advocacy efforts
  • Receive the GEC monthly newsletter