Privacy Legislation

in the news
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for proposed privacy legislation as well as legislation that has passed

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Online privacy bills die in California Assembly committee, San Francisco Chronicle, May 9, 2020

Microsoft was the key

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We talked about this a little with Myaisha this week!

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EveryLibrary is hosting a petition against this proposed legislation.

proposed LAED Act

Graham, Cotton, Blackburn Introduce Balanced Solution to Bolster National Security, End Use of Warrant-Proof Encryption that Shields Criminal Activity

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) today introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, a bill to bolster national security interests and better protect communities across the country by ending the use of “warrant-proof” encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal illicit behavior.

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EveryLibrary Petition.
Please share & consider signing.
EveryLibrary petition LINK

From the petition:

The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, LAED for short, seeks to end all forms of end-to-end encryption in communication technology. End-to-end encryption ensures that people from all walks of life can maintain privacy in their communications and technology use.

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