[Adminsysters] Call for signature: Op-ed on criminalization of encryption

[mara]

Hi Noémie,

We are having our monthly meeting this week, so we will get back to you 
on this.

Thank you for reaching out and bringing this to our attention!
Best,
Mara

On 6/5/23 19:22, Noémie Levain wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I’m contacting you on behalf of the organization La Quadrature du Net to 
> ask for your signature for an op-ed defending the right to encryption.
> 
> In many countries we see that end-to-end encryption is under attack from 
> legislative and judicial powers, from CSAR regulation in Europe to the 
> EARN IT project in the US. France is not an exception. Today, we publish 
> an article (available here 
> <https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/06/05/criminalization-of-encryption-the-8-december-case/>) 
> revealing an unprecedented police determination to criminalize digital 
> security practices.
> 
> This story takes place in the context of a recent anti-terrorist case in 
> France. We were outraged to discover that the police and intelligence 
> services used a significant number of privacy tools and practices as 
> incriminating evidence to show a so-called “clandestinity” of people 
> living in a “cult of secrecy”.
> 
> In addition to the use of encrypted messaging services (such as Signal), 
> many practices and tools are also incriminated. Amongst them: services 
> such as Protonmail to protect email-privacy, the use of Tor or Tails, 
> services to protect from GAFAM surveillance, possessing technical 
> documentation or organizing privacy training sessions (cryptoparties).
> 
> You can read all about this case here : 
> https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/06/05/criminalization-of-encryption-the-8-december-case/
> 
> We are outraged by such an attack on practices necessary to the exercise 
> of our fundamental rights. This is why we think it is crucial to 
> mobilize in defense of the right to encryption. We believe it is both 
> urgent and important to reiterate that encryption of communications is 
> an indispensable tool in our democratic societies for protecting privacy 
> from the eyes of state, private or criminal actors.
> 
> If you agree to sign this text, please send an email to 
> chiffrement at laquadrature.net *before Sunday June 11th*, specifying *the 
> full name and function* of a representative of your organization so that 
> we can take this signature into account.
> 
> Thank you in advance for your support,
> 
> Noémie, for La Quadrature du Net
> 
> 
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