Global Encryption Coalition

Global Encryption Day 2024 is here!

A future where your digital life is secure, where prying eyes have no place. Your future deserves nothing less.
Be a part of this annual day of awareness, participating in an event or using our social toolkit
to post on your own channels.
Spread the word, together we can protect the future!

Be a part of The Encryption Summit: Encrypt Today to Safeguard Tomorrow!

We live in a golden age of encryption, with more people accessing this key security technology than ever before. Encryption empowers people to connect with others, build community, protect themselves and their loved ones, and live their lives to the fullest.

This 21 October 2024, join us at The Encryption Summit: Encrypt Today to Safeguard Tomorrow to be part of this pivotal movement shaping the future of online privacy and security.

See how people around the world are advocating to save strong encryption.

Stories about people and encryption

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 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
Since adopting end-to-end encryption in 2016, WhatsApp has secured more than 100 trillion private messages for over two billion users. We believe that people should have the ability to have a private digital conversation just as we can in person. We’re proud to advance and defend privacy and security that will only become more important ... Read More
Tutanota is the secure email service that automatically protects all data with end-to-end encryption. In today’s internet, encryption is the best tool we have to protect our sensitive data from prying eyes. To fight for our right to privacy – to protect journalists, whistleblowers, human rights activists as well as all citizens around the world ... Read More
View all testimonials

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
Join now

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
Become a friend