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Governments want encryption backdoors: new report examines the legal and policy implications

14 Feb 2018

Access Now released a new report that concludes that any policy mandating backdoors into encrypted products “would likely be effective for only a minimal time, would be substantially costly, and might harm security in general.”

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Governments want encryption backdoors: new report examines the legal and policy implications
14 Feb 2018
Governments want encryption backdoors: new report examines the legal and policy implications
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Strong encryption serves Australia’s national interests and creates more robust systems

25 Jan 2018
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Strong encryption serves Australia’s national interests and creates more robust systems
25 Jan 2018
Strong encryption serves Australia’s national interests and creates more robust systems
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Open NGO Letter to EU Member States and Institutions Regarding the Export of Surveillance Equipment

11 Jul 2017

EU-made electronic surveillance equipment is still exported to authoritarian countries. We strongly urge all EU member states to safeguard human rights.

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Open NGO Letter to EU Member States and Institutions Regarding the Export of Surveillance Equipment
11 Jul 2017
Open NGO Letter to EU Member States and Institutions Regarding the Export of Surveillance Equipment

Mixed messages: crypto and other closed-door conversations in the EU

9 Dec 2016

Here’s we’ve learned so far about EU plans for encryption and other digital security measures.

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Mixed messages: crypto and other closed-door conversations in the EU
9 Dec 2016
Mixed messages: crypto and other closed-door conversations in the EU

EU ministers are targeting encryption. We need to know more.

8 Nov 2016

Encryption is under threat in the European Union.

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EU ministers are targeting encryption. We need to know more.
8 Nov 2016
EU ministers are targeting encryption. We need to know more.
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The EU’s e-Privacy directive: more than just a ‘cookie law’

20 Jul 2016

Rather than toss the so-called cookie law, the European Commission should update and upgrade it.

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The EU’s e-Privacy directive: more than just a ‘cookie law’
20 Jul 2016
The EU’s e-Privacy directive: more than just a ‘cookie law’

Europol supports encryption. We can relax now… right?

7 Jul 2016

Even if the tide is turning with regard to banning encryption, Europol may seek other “practical solutions” that increase its authority to access individuals’ private information and put our digital security at risk.

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Europol supports encryption. We can relax now… right?
7 Jul 2016
Europol supports encryption. We can relax now… right?
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Shutdowns, surveillance, & discrimination on Human Rights Council agenda

15 Sep 2015

The 30th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (“HRC30”) has begun in Geneva. Over the course of the three-week session, the 47 Member States of the Council – and a full slate of civil society representatives, observer states, and technical experts – will debate resolutions and reports on the current status of human rights worldwide. Access and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) have compiled highlights identifying the key digital rights issues on the Council’s agenda, as well as relevant side events and countries under review in the Universal Periodic Review.

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Shutdowns, surveillance, & discrimination on Human Rights Council agenda
15 Sep 2015
Shutdowns, surveillance, & discrimination on Human Rights Council agenda
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Encryption debate heats up on the Hill in advance of Crypto Summit

8 Jul 2015

Today, senior members of the Obama Administration, including the director of the FBI, visited the U.S. Senate Judiciary and Intelligence committees to discuss encryption policy. FBI Director James Comey, along with officials from the Department of Justice and state law enforcement, requested a “dialogue” with the private sector to enable the government to obtain exceptional access to encrypted data. Yet leading security experts have made clear that such access would undermine the security of technology and the privacy of internet users around the world.

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Encryption debate heats up on the Hill in advance of Crypto Summit
8 Jul 2015
Encryption debate heats up on the Hill in advance of Crypto Summit
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Encryption makes us safer

19 Jun 2015

Access Executive Director Brett Solomon explains that, contrary to what some lawmakers have claimed, the use of strong encryption makes everyone safer.

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Encryption makes us safer
19 Jun 2015
Encryption makes us safer