for proposed privacy legislation as well as legislation that has passed
Online privacy bills die in California Assembly committee, San Francisco Chronicle, May 9, 2020
Microsoft was the key
We talked about this a little with Myaisha this week!
EveryLibrary is hosting a petition against this proposed legislation.
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.
EveryLibrary Petition.
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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.