Tag: Encryption
India’s Draft Telecommunication Bill must be revamped to protect human rights
India’s Draft Telecommunication Bill is yet another attack on end-to-end encryption, and people’s fundamental rights and freedoms.
Telegram vs Russia: Access Now tells the European Court of Human Rights why encryption must be protected
In a joint submission to the ECtHR on the Telegram vs Russia case, Access Now explains why encryption must be protected.
Encrypt all the messages — across all the platforms
Elon Musk’s planned Twitter buyout is spurring new calls for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messaging. Here’s why it’s both desirable and feasible to make E2EE messaging interoperable across major communications platforms, as the E.U. Digital Markets Act envisions.
Bangladesh’s proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation needs a complete overhaul
Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are urging Bangladesh to withdraw the proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation.
Letter to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission: withdraw the Regulation for Digital, Social Media, and OTT Platforms
Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are urging Bangladesh to withdraw the proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation.
Access Now joins Global Encryption Coalition and continues to fight the good fight
Access Now is joining the Global Encryption Coalition in the fight to prevent this critical technology from being weakened.
Who we hurt when we attack encryption
Encryption is a vital tool for keeping human rights defenders safe from powerful adversaries. Case studies from Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline show how strong encryption makes the world safer for everyone.
Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights
When we fight for encryption, we fight for human rights. It enables us to stay safe online, and communicate privately and freely. Yet governments keep pushing to undermine it, and companies are caving in. Here are four ways encryption advocates can push back.
Surveillance state incoming with Australia’s “hacking” bill
Australia’s new “hacking” bill violates privacy and security, and is bound to have global implications.
Apple taking pause after civil society calls to shelve on-device image hash scanning
Apple’s plan to implement client-side scanning is not a viable or proportionate solution to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online. The plan circumvents end-to-end encryption and puts everyone’s privacy and security at risk by reducing individuals’ control over their own devices.