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CDT, ISOC Help Launch Global Encryption Advocacy Organization

Weakening encryption would jeopardize the health and security of billions around the world, some 30 advocacy groups said Wednesday, launching the Global Encryption Coalition. The Center for Democracy & Technology, Internet Society and Global Partners Digital will lead the steering…

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committee. Members include the American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation and New America’s Open Technology Institute. The coalition will “alert technologists to encryption threats around the world, and create mechanisms through which they can deliver expert analysis to mitigate those threats,” said CDT Chief Technology Officer Mallory Knodel.