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<p>Hello,<br>
<br>
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.</p>
<p class="part" data-startline="46" data-endline="46">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 <a
href="https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/06/05/criminalization-of-encryption-the-8-december-case/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>) revealing an
unprecedented police determination to criminalize digital security
practices.</p>
<p class="part" data-startline="48" data-endline="48">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”.</p>
<p class="part" data-startline="50" data-endline="50">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).</p>
<p class="part" data-startline="52" data-endline="52">You can read
all about this case here : <a
href="https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/06/05/criminalization-of-encryption-the-8-december-case/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/06/05/criminalization-of-encryption-the-8-december-case/</a></p>
<p class="part" data-startline="54" data-endline="54">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.</p>
<p class="part" data-startline="56" data-endline="56">If you agree
to sign this text, please send an email to <a
href="mailto:chiffrement@laquadrature.net" target="_blank"
rel="noopener" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">chiffrement@laquadrature.net</a>
<strong>before Sunday June 11th</strong>, specifying <strong>the
full name and function</strong> of a representative of your
organization so that we can take this signature into account.</p>
<p class="part" data-startline="58" data-endline="58">Thank you in
advance for your support,</p>
<p class="part" data-startline="58" data-endline="58">Noémie, for La
Quadrature du Net<br>
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