Global Encryption Coalition

Global Encryption Day 2023 was a great success!

Strong encryption is the standard that is keeping billions of people safe every day. We need to push back against government efforts to undermine it.

Every 21 October, we come together to be part of an annual day of action, when civil society organizations, businesses, technologists, and millions of Internet users across the world come together to promote, protect and defend strong encryption.

Power to the People: The Encryption Summit

Celebrate the transformative power of encryption and spotlight the amazing things it’s done to allow people to thrive and stay safe in the digital age by joining us for  #GED2023.

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See how people around the world are advocating to save strong encryption.

Encryption safeguards the personal security of billions of people and the national security of countries around the world.

The Global Encryption Coalition (GEC) was founded in 2020 by the Center for Democracy & Technology, Global Partners Digital and the Internet Society and now has over 350 members.

Its mission is to promote and defend encryption in key countries and multilateral fora where it is under threat. The GEC also supports efforts by companies to offer encrypted services to their users.

Every day, we promote and protect encryption all over the world. Find out how we take action:

What did people and organizations tell us on their choice to use and implement strong encryption?

Myntex Inc. is a private software development company building end-to-end encrypted mobile solutions. We manage our world-class custom data center onsite in our Canadian headquarters. Myntex believes everyone has the right to privacy and that E2EE is essential. Our flagship product, ChatMail™, uses tamper-proof hardware and the strongest encryption algorithms available to secure your communications ... Read More
Our end-to-end encrypted cloud collaboration service helps thousands of teams protect the privacy of their most valuable data. Organizations of all shapes and sizes, from NGOs to education and research institutes, small-and medium sized businesses and larger corporations, rely on Tresorit’s end-to-end encrypted service to make sure that their files are only readable to them ... Read More
In 2013, Mega pioneered user-controlled end-to-end encryption through the web browser. Today, it provides the same zero-knowledge privacy and security for its cloud storage and chat applications, whether through a web browser, mobile app, desktop app or command line tool. Mega The Privacy Company provides Privacy by Design based on the uncompromising use of zero-knowledge ... Read More
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