The Revised EARN IT Act is Still Awful
About a month ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) EARN IT Act, S. 3398, setting up a potential full Senate vote. With very few legislative…
EARN IT Remains a Thinly Veiled Assault on Encryption
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to mark up a bill that is a classic piece of Washington, D.C. misdirection. The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN…
Congress Must Shut the Backdoor on Section 702 Surveillance
The fight over NSA surveillance is about to heat up again. This week, the House will consider a measure that would require the NSA and other government agencies to follow…
With Viber’s Latest Update, Congress is Losing the Encryption Battle
WhatsApp, the popular online messaging service, recently changed the landscape of the encryption debate after announcing that their entire platform, between all devices, would offer end-to-end encryption. This announcement…
Anti-Encryption Bill is an Affront to Privacy, Technological Security
In recent months, the government has regularly been unable to underscore technological security and privacy in the digital sphere, as more and more tech companies turn to encrypting their data.
WhatsApp Extending Encryption to Billions, Protecting Privacy Worldwide
The debate regarding encryption and privacy in the digital age has become a hot-button issue in light of the recent legal struggles between Apple and the FBI. Many technology producers…
Civil Disobedience at Apple
Engineers at Apple are drawing a line in the sand. According to The Hill, multiple employees of the company have stated that they will outright refuse to comply with…
FreedomWorks’ Digital Bill of Rights
As more and more of our activities move online and the internet plays an integral role in our day to day lives, it must be remembered that the rights we…