A Closer Look at Durov, Telegram and Encryption – Video #145
By Makia Freeman The case of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov connects to lots of topics, including geopolitics, the WEF Young Global Leader program and encryption….
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The French Detention: Why We’re Watching the Telegram Situation Closely
By David Greene and Eva Galperin EFF is closely monitoring the situation in France in which Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov was charged with having committed…
Prepare Now for When Quantum Computers Break Biometric Encryption: Trust Stamp
By Bianca Gonzalez Digital identity and trust provider Trust Stamp has released a white paper explaining the threat of quantum computing to biometric systems and…
Victory: Utah Supreme Court Upholds Right to Refuse to Tell Cops Your Passcode
By Andrew Crocker Last week, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors violated a defendant’s Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination when they presented testimony about…
Latest Draft of UN Cybercrime Treaty Is A Big Step Backward
By Katitza Rodriguez A new draft of the controversial United Nations cybercrime treaty has only heightened concerns that the treaty will criminalize expression and dissent,…
Debunking the Myth of “Anonymous” Data
By Paige Collings Today, almost everything about our lives is digitally recorded and stored somewhere. Each credit card purchase, personal medical diagnosis, and preference about…
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
By Joe Mullin The U.K. Parliament is pushing ahead with a sprawling internet regulation bill that will, among other things, undermine the privacy of people…
The NDAA is No Place for Sweeping Internet Legislation Like the STOP CSAM Act
By Jason Kelley and Sophia Cope The STOP CSAM Act of 2023 would undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and push internet companies to take down lawful…
You Can Help Stop These Bad Internet Bills
By Jason Kelley Red alert! For the last six months, EFF, our supporters, and dozens of other groups have been sounding the alarm about several…
Dangerous EARN IT Bill Advances Out of Committee, but Several Senators Offer Objections
By India McKinney Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted, for a third time, to advance the dangerous EARN IT bill (S. 1207)—a law that…
The STOP CSAM Act Would Put Security and Free Speech at Risk
By Mario Trujillo, by Andrew Crocker, by Sophia Cope A new U.S. Senate bill introduced this week threatens security and free speech on the internet….
The EARN IT Bill Is Back, Seeking To Scan Our Messages and Photos
By Joe Mullin In a free society, people should not have their private correspondence constantly examined. U.S. lawmakers, we would hope, understand that individuals have…
The Discord Leaks: Justification to Quash Encrypted Messaging?
By Marie Hawthorne On April 13, the FBI took 21-year-old Air National Guardsman Jake Teixeira into custody for posting top-secret military documents on a private…
How NOSTR Will Change the World of Privacy
By Fabian Ommar Bitcoin users have already flocked to it en masse. It has been the subject of constant raving from Edward Snowden. The former CEO and…