Encryption is under attack. In liberal democracies, elected leaders are giving lip service to our right to privacy—while seeking to create a system where they can scan any data we send over the internet.
Earlier this month, the U.K. Home Office spent public money on a high-priced ad campaign that bad-mouthed encryption, portraying it as a tool used by criminals. In the U.S., a Senate committee is about to vote on the dangerous “EARN IT” Act, which could lead to widespread scanning of private messages and photos. In both countries, the excuse is the same: lawmakers say they need to get into our messages so they can prevent crimes against children.
Can you walk over to DiFi’s local office and explain why the #EarnItAct is yet another ill-conceived law on encryption, security, and privacy?
Her email reply to me indicated that she is going to vote yes.
Thank you.
The economy freedom fighters EFF and their leader, Julius Malema, have said that, the encryption threaten human right and development, and it also encourages criminality.
Anti-encryption policies threaten the fundamental human right to freedom of expression,” the letter states. “Compromising encryption would undermine investigative journalism that exposes corruption and criminality… even message scanning creates serious security and privacy risks for all society, while the assistance it can provide for law enforcement is at best problematic.”
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The House of Representatives should reject the anti-encryption #EarnItAct. More than 60 civil society and human rights group have said it would make the internet less safe. https://t.co/eHAkus7kcp
— EFF (@EFF) February 27, 2022
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