Global Encryption Day 2022

21 October 2022

Hosted by Global Encryption Coalition

On Global Encryption Day, we need you to join our efforts to protect end-to-end encryption and defeat any proposals that undermine it. Here are some ways you can help.

Encryption Kept Me Safe

Learn how encryption keeps people safe. Share their stories.

Participate in an Event

Choose from over 50 events organized around the world and take a part.

Read Our Statement

See which businesses and organizations support strong encryption.

Play the Inner Circle Game

Use your judgement and your instincts to expose the mysterious conglomerate. Play now.

Campaign for Encryption

Use our ‘Campaign-In-A-Box’ toolkit to advocate for strong encryption.

Tell Us Your Story

Share your story about how strong encryption kept you or others safe.

Use Our Social Toolkit

Promote Global Encryption Day on your social channels.

Join the Conversation

Use #GED2022 and #GlobalEncryptionDay hashtags to tell us how you’re getting involved.

Why End-to-end Encryption Is Essential

Strong encryption is a fundamental part of how we remain safe online and offline. It means people can communicate with another person safe in the knowledge no-one is listening in or tampering with their messages. 

Despite this, governments around the world are ramping up their attacks on end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Governments view it as a hurdle for law enforcement agencies. But systematically weakening people’s digital safety is not the answer. 

End-to-end encryption is the gold standard of security in a world where daily life is increasingly online. We need to push back against government efforts to undermine E2EE.

On Global Encryption Day, we need you to join our efforts to protect end-to-end encryption and defeat any proposals that undermine it. We’ve already shown how attempts to create backdoors in end-to-end encryption are untenable. Now we need to stop the other shortcuts that governments are suggesting.

End-to-end encryption protects us all – that’s why we need to protect it. Join us.