[Adminsysters] Call for signature: Op-ed on criminalization of encryption
mara
mara at multiplace.org
Tue Jun 6 12:27:10 CEST 2023
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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