Drew Mitnick

The U.K.’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill would undermine encryption and mandate data retention, threatening human rights.

Today at RightsCon Silicon Valley, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden called for new “Compact for Security & Liberty in the Digital Age.”

Amendments to a bill now before the U.S. Congress represent a first step toward creating privacy rules for the use of drones. Access Now supports this effort, and urges Congress to approve the amendments.

As written, the United Kingdom’s Investigatory Powers Bill would undermine privacy, data protection, freedom of expression, and digital security.

The United Kingdom is considering a dangerous surveillance law that puts human rights at risk. Proposed changes to the law fail to address its fundamental flaws.

The White House has announced the Cybersecurity National Action Plan, a series of steps aimed at hardening U.S. government systems against security threats.

Negotiators in the European Union and the United States have agreed on a stop-gap measure to allow companies to transfer private data overseas. But the “EU-US Privacy Shield” is not likely to withstand legal challenge. To protect privacy, we need reform, not rebranding.

The European Union has finalized its first pan-European cybersecurity rules. Here’s a look at the security and privacy implications of the Directive on the Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS).

Halfway between our first Crypto Summit and Crypto Summit 2.0 at RightsCon, we look at the past, present, and future of the encryption policy debate.