Tag: Encryption

Tales from the crypto
The dangerous Burr/Feinstein anti-security bill appears to be dead — at least for this year.

Access Now reprises call for rights protections in U.K. IP Bill
The U.K.’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill would undermine encryption and mandate data retention, threatening human rights.

Access Now: Anti-encryption bill is dangerous
Members of the U.S. Congress have drafted an “anti encryption” bill that would harm human rights.

Wyden at RightsCon: We need a new privacy compact for digital age
Today at RightsCon Silicon Valley, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden called for new “Compact for Security & Liberty in the Digital Age.”

Activists tell Obama to call off attack on encryption
Access Now delivered thousands of signatures to the White House in a petition asking U.S. President Obama to call off the attack on iPhone security.

The Apple fight is about all of us
Joint statement on FBI v. Apple case by Access Now, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Access Now and Wickr file amicus brief in support of Apple and human rights
A loss for Apple in this case is a loss for human rights around the world.

The FBI is out to undermine fundamental human rights. Access Now stands with Apple.
Access Now filed an amicus brief in the Central District of California in support of Apple.

McCaul’s Crypto Commission: First, do no harm
However well-intended, a new Congressional commission on encryption may do more harm than good.

STAND UP FOR ENCRYPTION: NO BACKDOORS!
The U.S. Department of Justice is attempting to compel Apple to build software to bypass the security features of iPhones that keeps the devices’ hard drives encrypted. Sign this petition to demand that President Obama call off this attack on encryption. We demand both safety and security.