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, issued the following statement regarding the passage of the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Bill. On 19 September 2023, the UK Parliament passed the Online Safety Bill, a critically […]
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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, issued the following statement regarding recent adoptions of end-to-end encryption by default: Last week, Meta announced that it will be turning on end-to-end encryption by default for Messenger […]
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Global Encryption Day 2023
Mark your calendars for a new edition of Global Encryption Day! On 21 October 2023, we will join efforts worldwide to protect end-to-end encryption and defeat any proposals that try to undermine it. This year, we face serious threats, some old, some new, and we must fight back. You can: You can participate in advocating, […]
On 6 June, academic and civil society organizations from all over the globe make urgent plea to the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil: Protect fundamental rights by acknowledging encryption’s critical value in protecting privacy and freedom of expression, especially for vulnerable groups. The Federal Supreme Court of Brazil is set to resume the trial for […]
On 20 April, over 40 organizations and cybersecurity experts, including members of the Global Encryption Coalition, released a joint statement calling on the Turkish government not to undermine end-to-end encryption. Please see the joint statement below in English and Turkish. As Turkey faces threats to its security and economy, the reliance of Turkey’s residents, businesses, […]
The members of the Global Encryption Coalition’s Steering Committee — the Center for Democracy & Technology, Internet Society, Global Partners Digital, Mozilla Corp. and the Internet Freedom Foundation — issued the following statement on the EU-US collaboration against encryption on April 5, 2023: Among the troubling strategies of those who are threatening the right to […]
The Global Encryption Coalition (GEC) is proud to announce that Mozilla Corporation (Mozilla) and the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) are joining the Coalition’s Steering Committee, alongside the three founding members – the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), Global Partners Digital (GPD), and the Internet Society (ISOC). This expansion of the Coalition’s Steering Committee comes as […]
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Myntex
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. […]
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Global Encryption Day Statement
Strong encryption is a critical technology that helps keep people, their information, and communications private and secure. It underpins online trust, protects members of vulnerable communities, and safeguards the data of governments, businesses, and citizens from criminals and other malicious actors. However, some governments and organizations are pushing to weaken encryption, which would create a […]
Global Encryption Coalition, including anonymity network Tor and Open Rights Group, call on governments around the world to protect encryption Tor Executive Director says “encryption should be a right” as it allows people to “resist and fight for change” Intervention comes on Global Encryption Day as legislative attempts to undermine encryption progress around the world […]