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NIST Privacy Framework focuses on risks for users, can go even further to protect rights

29 Jul 2019

Earlier this month, Access Now submitted comments to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to argue for a stronger Privacy Framework that will better protect individuals’ data.

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NIST Privacy Framework focuses on risks for users, can go even further to protect rights
29 Jul 2019
NIST Privacy Framework focuses on risks for users, can go even further to protect rights

After Meltdown and Spectre, we need better vulnerability disclosure and a stronger U.S. cyber framework

25 Jan 2018

Read our comments for NIST, a U.S. agency that creates technical standards, on its framework for cybersecurity.

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After Meltdown and Spectre, we need better vulnerability disclosure and a stronger U.S. cyber framework
25 Jan 2018
After Meltdown and Spectre, we need better vulnerability disclosure and a stronger U.S. cyber framework

A new report helps U.S. federal agencies protect your privacy. Companies should use it, too.

14 Jan 2017

The new NIST report argues for a user-centric approach to privacy, a model industry should adopt.

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A new report helps U.S. federal agencies protect your privacy. Companies should use it, too.
14 Jan 2017
A new report helps U.S. federal agencies protect your privacy. Companies should use it, too.
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New Crypto Guidance Draft Offers Brighter Path Forward

29 Jan 2015

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the second draft of its “Cryptographic Standards and Development Process,” a document intended to provide principles and guidance on the creation of cryptographic standards. Crypto standards developed by NIST serve as the basis for secure communications and interactions across the internet.

Access applauds NIST for the new draft — which expands upon and strengthens the language behind important principles first set out in the previous draft — and for actively and transparently engaging with the public on these important issues. We also encourage NIST to include specific language directed at the National Security Agency (NSA) before the text is finalized.

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New Crypto Guidance Draft Offers Brighter Path Forward
29 Jan 2015
New Crypto Guidance Draft Offers Brighter Path Forward
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Civil Society and Companies Join Together in Call for Stronger Encryption Standards

20 Nov 2014

Today, a coalition of civil society organizations and companies sent a letter to the Obama Administration asking it to set strong guiding principles for the establishment of encryption standards.

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Civil Society and Companies Join Together in Call for Stronger Encryption Standards
20 Nov 2014
Civil Society and Companies Join Together in Call for Stronger Encryption Standards
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It’s not you, it’s me: committee of cryptographic experts tries to crack NIST/NSA relationship

7 Aug 2014

In response to stories in the New York Times, ProPublica, and the Guardian that the National Security Agency (“NSA”) was undermining encryption standards, The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) released a report that called for increased transparency and internal expertise at the National Institute for Standards and Technologies (“NIST”). The VCAT reviews and makes recommendations regarding general policy for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The VCAT formed a Committee of Visitors (“COV”) in mid-April to review the relationship between NIST and the NSA.

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It’s not you, it’s me: committee of cryptographic experts tries to crack NIST/NSA relationship
7 Aug 2014
It’s not you, it’s me: committee of cryptographic experts tries to crack NIST/NSA relationship

Access and partners call on NIST to strengthen cryptography standards

22 Apr 2014

Following revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) deliberately weakened cryptographic standards put out by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST recently proposed a series of principles to guide cryptography standards-setting going forward. Access, together with a coalition of eleven other digital rights, technology, privacy, and open government groups, submitted a letter today calling on NIST to strengthen cryptography principles, noting in particular that the principles must be “modified and amended to provide greater transparency and access.”

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Access and partners call on NIST to strengthen cryptography standards
22 Apr 2014
Access and partners call on NIST to strengthen cryptography standards

You wouldn’t leave your backdoor unlocked: the danger of intentional vulnerabilities

20 Sep 2013

Among the many revelations to come out of this summer, The New York Times recently announced that the NSA has been conducting a systematic and well-funded effort to install “backdoors” in consumer electronic devices, known as “Project Bullrun.” To better understand their history, how they can work, and the risks associated, here are three things you ought to know about backdoors.

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You wouldn’t leave your backdoor unlocked: the danger of intentional vulnerabilities
20 Sep 2013
You wouldn’t leave your backdoor unlocked: the danger of intentional vulnerabilities