To have privacy and security in the digital world, encryption is an indispensable ingredient. Without it, we’re all at risk of exploitation—by authoritarian governments, over-reaching police, nosy corporations, and online criminals. But for some years now, federal law enforcement has… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Encrypting the Web’
In 2020, Congress Threatened Our Speech and Security With the “EARN IT” Act
One nice thing about democracy is that—at least in theory—we don’t need permission to speak freely and privately. We don’t have to prove that our speech meets the government’s criteria, online or offline. We don’t have to “earn” our rights… Read More ›
EFF at 30: Saving Encryption, with Technologist Bruce Schneier
To commemorate the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s 30th anniversary, we present EFF30 Fireside Chats. This limited series of livestreamed conversations looks back at some of the biggest issues in Internet history and their effects on the modern web. To celebrate 30… Read More ›
10 Years of HTTPS Everywhere
It’s been 10 years since the beta release of EFF’s HTTPS Everywhere web browser extension. It encrypts your communications with websites, making your browsing more secure. HTTPS has journeyed it’s way from an urgent recommendation to a main component of… Read More ›
Urgent: EARN IT Act Introduced in House of Representatives
The dangerous EARN IT Act passed the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, and now it’s been introduced in the House of Representatives. Take Action Tell Congress to Reject the Earn It Act We need your help to stop this anti-speech,… Read More ›
Cryptographer and Entrepreneur Jon Callas Joins EFF as Technology Projects Director
Some of the most important work we do at EFF is build technologies to protect users’ privacy and security, and give developers tools to make the entire Internet ecosystem more safe and secure. Every day, EFF’s talented and dedicated computer… Read More ›
The New EARN IT Bill Still Threatens Encryption and Free Speech
The day before a committee debate and vote on the EARN IT Act, the bill’s sponsors replaced their bill with an amended version. Here’s their new idea: instead of giving a 19-person federal commission, dominated by law enforcement, the power… Read More ›
Tell Your Senator: Vote No on the EARN IT Act
This month, Americans are out in the streets, demanding police accountability. But rather than consider reform proposals, a key Senate committee is focused on giving unprecedented powers to law enforcement—including the ability to break into our private messages by creating… Read More ›
Will Zoom Bring Encryption to the People Who Need It Most?
This morning, EFF and Mozilla called on Zoom to make their upcoming end-to-end encryption feature available to all 300 million of its users. We published an open letter urging Zoom’s CEO Eric Yuan not to exclude Zoom’s free customers from… Read More ›
Join EFF for a Reddit AMA on EARN IT
Over the last few months, the EARN IT Act, a bill that would have disastrous consequences for free speech and security online, has gained thousands of critics. Digital rights advocates and technologists have been joined by human rights groups, online… Read More ›