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Bipartisan Digital Security Commission Is Only Way to Avoid PATRIOT-Style Legislative Panic

February 29, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced legislation to create a blue ribbon commission that would examine the...


Apple Defends Encryption Against Court Order

February 17, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today, Apple refused to comply with a federal judge’s order to unlock the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the San...


States Shouldn’t Ban Encryption

February 10, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today, Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX) introduced the ENCRYPT Act, which would ban states and localities from crippling encryption...


Global Leaders Must Support Strong Encryption

January 11, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, TechFreedom joined nearly 200 organizations, companies, and experts from more than 40 countries in urging world leaders to support strong encryption...


Americans Deserve to Know Domestic Impact of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

October 29, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today, TechFreedom joined a coalition of privacy and civil liberties organizations in urging Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to disclose information...


White House Support for Strong Encryption Could Discourage Digital Protectionism

October 7, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today, TechFreedom joined Niskanen Center and a coalition of free market groups in urging the White House to endorse the use of...