What the European Commission’s leaked report got wrong about online security
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Civil society views on defending privacy while preventing criminal acts
At a time when people need digital security more than ever, governments should support end-to-end encryption as the most effective way to ensure the personal security of billions of people and the national security of nations around the world.
The Global Encryption Coalition Steering Committee, along with more than 75 other civil society and industry organizations and individual cybersecurity experts, have signed on to an open letter strongly opposing the LAED Act.
The most effective way to ensure the security of our health information is to adopt and preserve uncompromised, end-to-end encryption practices, as well as the policies that support them.
The encryption backdoors that the DOJ is calling for would create new opportunities for nefarious actors to access or manipulate our data, putting American citizens, our national security professionals, and our infrastructure at greater risk of harm.
Hundreds of encryption advocates around the world helped mark the launch of the Global Encryption Coalition in a series of five webinars May 14.
More than 30 civil society organizations joined in launching the Global Encryption Coalition, to promote and defend encryption in key countries and multilateral gatherings where it is under threat.