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Civil, human and free speech rights groups are voicing concern over proposed laws that would weaken encryption and put at-risk groups in danger.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is about to debate multiple bills that will lead to peoples’ private messages being scanned and reported to the government. We oppose these bills, and we have sent a letter urging the Committee to vote No. Take ActionProtect Our Privacy—Stop "EARN IT"On Thursday, May...

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The controversial EARN IT Act, first introduced in 2020, is returning to Congress after failing twice to land on the president’s desk.

The controversial legislation will be reintroduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).

Gigi Sohn is Joe Biden’s pick to fill a vacant seat on the FCC. Sohn once retweeted a post that referred to Donald Trump as a “raggedy white supremacist.” That is a pretty standard s...

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Senator Lindsey Graham says he will soon unveil legislation to form a bipartisan Digital Regulatory Commission to deal with abuses of power and free speech at Apple and the rest of Big Tech.

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Digital encryption is an easy political punching bag but most encrypted messages have no relation to criminal activity.