The Senate’s New Anti-Encryption Bill Is Even Worse Than EARN IT, and That’s Saying Something
By Andrew Crocker Right now, we rely on secure technologies like never before—to cope with the pandemic, to organize and march in the streets, and…
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Victory: Indiana Supreme Court Rules that Police Can’t Force Smartphone User to Unlock Her Phone
By Andrew Crocker In courts across the country, EFF has been arguing that the police cannot constitutionally require you to unlock your phone or give…
Under Cover Of Coronavirus Congress Introduces Bill That Allows Gov To Control All Internet Content
By The Last American Vagabond While only one topic is dominating the news, there are other significant changes taking place in the background. Ryan Cristián…
The EARN IT Bill Is the Government’s Plan to Scan Every Message Online
By Joe Mullin Imagine an Internet where the law required every message sent to be read by government-approved scanning software. Companies that handle such messages…
The Graham-Blumenthal Bill: A New Path for DOJ to Finally Break Encryption
By Joe Mullin Members of Congress are about to introduce a bill that will undermine the law that undergirds free speech on the Internet. If…
US Government Wants to Ban Encryption in the Name of Protecting Children
By Aaron Kesel In the name of protecting the children, U.S. lawmakers and the Department of Justice want to ban end-to-end encryption, opening Internet users…
The Open Letter from the Governments of US, UK, and Australia to Facebook is An All-Out Attack on Encryption
By Andrew Crocker and Joe Mullin Top law enforcement officials in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia told Facebook today that they want backdoor…
DOJ and FBI Show No Signs of Correcting Past Untruths in Their New Attacks on Encryption
By Andrew Crocker Last week, Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray chose to spend some of their time giving speeches demonizing encryption…
Crypto Is Part of Free Speech, and Free Speech Is Everything
By Graham Smith On July 23, U.S. Attorney General William Barr gave a speech demanding big players in the tech industry work with government agencies…
Five Eyes Governments Seek Control Of Silicon Valley Companies With Security Backdoor
By Aaron Kesel The governments of Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand announced they intend to force encryption technology providers to provide…