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The Encryption Summit 2026
Imagine a World Without Encryption:
Defending the Foundations of Digital Trust
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?
Privacy has always been essential for our team - it's the core of all solutions we've built so far. Developing PrivMX Fusion, a compact digital workspace for internal business collaboration, we wanted to use the most reasonable technology that ensures privacy. End-to-end encryption makes it possible for our users to keep total control of their ... Read More
Wire is the enterprise-class platform for secure, uncompromising digital collaboration. We partner with Government, Defense, and Public Sector agencies that prioritize security and confidentiality above all else. We also serve enterprise organizations that want to deliver digitally transformed employee and customer communications, while maintaining data protection, privacy, and compliance. Digital collaboration is at the heart ... 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
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
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- Show your support for the GEC’s mission
- Access toolkits to bolster your encryption advocacy efforts
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