Encryption

We ensure people everywhere have the strongest tools to protect their online communication.

Solving Crime Without Breaking Encryption
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Encryption 26 June 2026

Solving Crime Without Breaking Encryption

Policymakers often face a dangerous dilemma: preserve privacy and security for everyone, or break encryption so law enforcement can...

Global Encryption Day 2026
Online Wednesday 21 October 2026 – Wednesday 21 October 2026

Global Encryption Day 2026

On Global Encryption Day, join efforts to defend end-to-end encryption, protect digital safety, and push back against government attempts...

Policy Brief: Solving Crime Without Breaking Encryption
Encryption 18 June 2026

Policy Brief: Solving Crime Without Breaking Encryption

Protecting strong encryption is not an obstacle to public safety, child protection, or crime prevention. It is a prerequisite...

RightsCon 2026
Lusaka, Zambia and Online Tuesday 05 May 2026 – Friday 08 May 2026

RightsCon 2026

We attend RightsCon to support, learn from, and amplify partners and communities, ensuring their voices, challenges, and solutions shape...

Take Action: Keep Canada Protected
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Community News and Opportunities 21 April 2026

Take Action: Keep Canada Protected

We’re calling on our community in Canada to contact their MP to urge them to listen to security experts...

Keep Canada Protected
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Internet Policy 9 April 2026

Keep Canada Protected

The government claims Bill C-22's lawful access powers will help stop crime, but ‘just trust us’ isn’t enough to...

Encryption Making Africa Safer: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for African Civil Society
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Encryption 29 December 2025

Encryption Making Africa Safer: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for African Civil Society

In September 2025, the Internet Society organized its first-ever Africa Cybersecurity (Encryption) Advocacy Workshop in Windhoek, Namibia, held alongside...

Briefing: Online Safety Act 2023
Encryption 15 December 2025

Briefing: Online Safety Act 2023

The Internet Society and the UK Chapter shared the online brief with various parties involved in a Parliamentary Hearing...

Our Voices Are Making a Difference in the Fight for Strong Encryption
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Encryption 14 October 2025

Our Voices Are Making a Difference in the Fight for Strong Encryption

In the global movement to protect encryption, our voices matter. When we raise our voices together, we inspire and...

Global Encryption Day 2025
Online Tuesday 21 October 2025 – Tuesday 21 October 2025

Global Encryption Day 2025

The parrot that knows too much was on the loose, but we encrypted it! Let’s make this year’s Global...

A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users  
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Encryption 25 July 2025

A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users  

The Internet Society jointly filed a request in a UK court on Wednesday to provide expert evidence on privacy...

Encryption Makes Us Powerful: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for European Civil Society 
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Encryption 25 July 2025

Encryption Makes Us Powerful: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for European Civil Society 

In early February of this year, the Internet Society hosted an Encryption Advocacy Workshop in Brussels for European civil society...