Tag: Encryption
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Governments want encryption backdoors: new report examines the legal and policy implications
Access Now released a new report that concludes that any policy mandating backdoors into encrypted products “would likely be effective for only a minimal time, would be substantially costly, and might harm security in general.”…
14 February 2018
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Strong encryption serves Australia’s national interests and creates more robust systems
Digital rights groups are urging the Australian government to protect and strengthen encryption in a detailed briefing submitted to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement inquiry. Access Now and Digital Rights Watch have highlighted the important role that encryption…
25 January 2018
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EU: European Parliament must vote to stop surveillance equipment going to rights-abusing governments
Brussels, BE — European Parliament’s (EP) vote tomorrow could stop the export of dangerous surveillance equipment to rights-abusing governments, according to a coalition of international NGOs. The vote, on European Union’s (EU) export control regime for dual-use items, which have…
16 January 2018
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The European Parliament is fighting to strengthen the rules for surveillance trade
On 23 November 2017 the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) voted to implement stronger rules for “dual-use” technology exports from the European Union to third countries under the “EU dual-use recast”. Now, the European Parliament’s plenary will have to…
8 December 2017
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European Parliament adopts strong position on surveillance export controls to protect human rights
Brussels, BE — Yesterday, the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) adopted a strong position on the EU dual-use recast. This develops on the European Commission proposal presented on 28 September 2016. Whereas the EU Commission proposal was deeply…
24 November 2017
