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Global Encryption Coalition Steering Committee Statement on EU-US Cooperation on Turning Public Opinion Against Encryption

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 […]

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Amendments to the Polish Electronic Communication Law (ECL)

The Polish Government is developing amendments to the Electronic Communication Law (ECL) in order to transpose the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) into Polish Law. As part of their amendments, the Polish Government is considering updating national surveillance law to extend obligations to OTTs. These obligations could include a requirement to provide Polish authorities with […]

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Encryption Threats in United Kingdom

Investigatory Powers Act November 2016 In late 2016, the United Kingdom passed the Investigatory Powers Act, 2016. Among many powers granted to law enforcement, the Act allows the Government to issue Technical Capability Notices (known as “TCNs”) which can be used to force to alter their service to enable law enforcement to intercept user content. […]