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Deeplinks Blog by Erica Portnoy, Thorin Klosowski | September 18, 2026

Secure Messaging and AI Remain In Conflict Despite the Promise of TEEs

Secure messaging platforms, like Signal, WhatsApp, and recently, encrypted RCS, operate on a straightforward assumption: the content at each end of a conversation is private to the participants in the conversation. End-to-end encryption helps provide the mathematical guarantees that the companies who operate these messaging platforms cannot access the...

Deeplinks Blog by Erica Portnoy | April 9, 2026

Yikes, Encryption’s Y2K Moment is Coming Years Early

Google moved up its estimated deadline for quantum preparedness in cryptography to 2029—only 33 months from now. That’s earlier than previous deadlines, and they proposed the new post-quantum migration deadline because of two new papers that comprise a big jump in the state of the technology. It’s ahead of schedule...
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Deeplinks Blog by Bill Budington | July 16, 2025

Radio Hobbyists, Rejoice! Good News for LoRa & Mesh

A set of radio devices and technologies are opening the doorway to new and revolutionary forms of communication. These have the potential to break down the over-reliance on traditional network hierarchies, and present collaborative alternatives where resistance to censorship, control and surveillance are baked into the network topography itself.
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Deeplinks Blog by Bill Budington, José Martinez | May 20, 2024

Georgia Prosecutors Stoke Fears over Use of Encrypted Messengers and Tor

In an indictment against Defend the Atlanta Forest activists in Georgia, state prosecutors are citing use of encrypted communications to fearmonger. Alleging the defendants—which include journalists and lawyers, in addition to activists—in the indictment were responsible for a number of crimes related to the Stop Cop City campaign,...

Document | July 18, 2023

The Benefits of Encryption

Encryption is the technology that keeps the data on our phones, tablets, and other gadgets safe from unauthorized access. End to End Encryption (e2ee) ensures the privacy and confidentiality of messages exchanged between users. Cryptographic techniques are used to scramble your data or your...

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Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue, Jason Kelley | December 9, 2020

EFF at 30: Saving Encryption, with Technologist Bruce Schneier

To celebrate 30 years of defending online freedom, EFF invited author, security technologist, and EFF board member Bruce Schneier to discuss the future of the "Crypto Wars"—the epic battle, raging since the 1990s, pitting privacy and security advocates against the U.S. government in a fight over encryption.

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