Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: October 9, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of October 9th, 2020 Representatives Garcia and Wagner introduce EARN IT Act to the House The EARN IT Act has officially been introduced to the House of Representatives. The EARN IT Act previously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this year and has bipartisan support in both the House … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: October 9, 2020”

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  • Oct 5, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Representatives Garcia and Wagner introduce EARN IT Act to the House

The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT Act) is now on the House of Representatives floor. The bill (full text) was submitted by Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) and while it has not passed the Senate floor yet, the EARN IT Act has passed the Senate Judiciary … Continue reading “Representatives Garcia and Wagner introduce EARN IT Act to the House”

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  • Jun 30, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments,

Act now to protect encryption and make sure that there is no EARN IT Act passed

A new anti-encryption bill proposed by Senator Graham will face a key vote this week, and activists are working to make sure that the bill does not pass. The bill is the EARN IT Act – the latest clueless attack on encryption – and there’s a chance that it can be stopped before it ever … Continue reading “Act now to protect encryption and make sure that there is no EARN IT Act passed”

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  • Feb 3, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments,

The EARN IT Act is the latest clueless attack on encryption, do not fall for it

The latest attack on encryption is here, and it’s being championed under the cover of – surprise surprise – a necessary step to protect the children. Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Richard Blumenthal are proposing a new bill called the ‘‘Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2019,” abbreviated as the EARN … Continue reading “The EARN IT Act is the latest clueless attack on encryption, do not fall for it”

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