On October 21-22, 2025, the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition was proud to host the third edition of the Global Encryption Day Annual Summit. This year’s summit, A Shield in Uncertain Times: The Role of Encryption, brought together a powerful mix of researchers, technical experts, former law enforcement and intelligence officials, and digital […]
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12 December 2025 The Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe1, Global Partners Digital2, the Internet Freedom Foundation3, the Internet Society4, and Mozilla5, constituting the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition, write to share our views on the newly agreed Council of the EU position on the EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR). We have […]
2 September 2025 The Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe,[i] Global Partners Digital,[ii] the Internet Freedom Foundation,[iii] the Internet Society,[iv] and Mozilla,[v] constituting the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition, write to express our concerns with the 1 July Danish Presidency’s Compromise Text[vi] on the EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR). We have carefully […]
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Global Encryption Day 2025
In uncertain times, encryption keeps us safe. Join us on 21 October 2025, to celebrate the 5th annual Global Encryption Day!
On June 18th, 2025, civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts, including Global Encryption Coalition members issued a joint letter to the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India. This joint letter expresses concerns over the India Income Tax Bill, 2025, which is currently under review by a Select Committee of the Lok Sabha […]
In the five years since its launch on May 14 2020, the Global Encryption Coalition (GEC) and its members have reshaped the worldwide debate around encryption. The Coalition started during uncertain times, as the world faced the first few months of a global pandemic. With just 37 civil society members at its founding, the Coalition […]
The Center for Democracy & Technology, Global Partners Digital, the Internet Freedom Foundation, the Internet Society, and Mozilla, constituting the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition,1 raise grave concerns with the impact that the Article 8 ter of the legislation “Sortir la France du piège du narcotrafic,” will have on the security and privacy […]
Global Encryption Coalition members have been closely monitoring the conversations happening in the European Union (EU) surrounding the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation. The Hungarian Presidency, responsible for leading negotiations on the file within the Council of the EU, has attempted numerous votes on the file during its sixth-month presidency. These votes have been unsuccessful, as […]
The Global Encryption Coalition Steering Committee was proud to host the second edition of The Encryption Summit: Encrypt Today to Safeguard Tomorrow on October 21st, 2024. The summit brought together encryption experts from academia, civil society, and business to discuss key developments in the global encryption policy debate. In five sessions, the Summit covered digital rights […]
By John Perrino – Internet Society Global Encryption Day (GED) continues to grow awareness of how encryption empowers and protects people online. The fourth annual GED was celebrated around the world on October 21 with 60+ coalition member events held over four weeks — from Japan to South Sudan and San Francisco. Social media posts […]