Encryption Backdoors are a Dangerous Idea
Encryption backdoors are a dangerous Idea and national security and intelligence leaders around the world agree.
Government Surveillance
Vote No on H.R. 302 If Preventing Emerging Threats Act is Not Stripped from FAA Reauthorization Act
Bill provides overbroad authority to DOJ and DHS that threatens civil liberties and property rights.
Coalition Raises Serious Concerns Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Australian Draft Bill and Encryption Backdoors
A new draft surveillance bill released by the Australian government would threaten digital security and privacy by undermining encryption.
OTI and Coalition Urge Prompt Consideration of Nominees to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
The Senate Judiciary Committee must consider President Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ final two nominees to the PCLOB as expeditiously as possible.
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Joins Coalition Offering Recommendations to New York’s Task Force on Automated Decision Systems
The NYC task force can serve as a national model for other cities looking to establish practices for ethical use of artificial intelligence.
Email Privacy, At Last?
OTI Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Pass the Email Privacy Act
New Report Shows Limited Resources and Digital Illiteracy Are Law Enforcement’s Problem, Not Encryption
The biggest challenges to law enforcement obtaining, interpreting, and using digital evidence are digital illiteracy and lack of resources.
In Landmark Privacy Ruling, Supreme Court Requires a Warrant for Cell Phone Location Records
The U.S. Supreme Court took a critical step to protect Americans’ privacy with its 5-4 ruling in Carpenter v. U.S.
OTI Takes on RightsCon 2018
OTI attended RightsCon 2018, the seventh iteration of the world’s leading conference on human rights in the digital age.