Why campaign for encryption? Governments worldwide are increasingly trying to ban or undermine encryption – a critical security tool that keeps people and countries worldwide safe both online and in real life.
The GEC’s Make the Switch campaign rallied journalists, LGBTQ+ advocates, activists, tech experts, civil society organizations and companies to promote and defend our use of strong encryption leading up to the first Global Encryption Day on October 21, 2021. This international day of action featured over 70 supporter-led events spanning all continents, the Who’s Listening online game played in over 80 countries, and a social-driven education campaign that reached over 50M people worldwide.
Part masterclass and part workshop, this session taught participants how the Global Encryption Coalition built a global movement for change and a proactive campaign leading to the first Global Encryption Day. We heard from various GEC members on how they used this platform to build local advocacy campaigns leading to significant regional and global impact in 2021.
The session culminated in an interactive workshop helping participants transform their own ideas into hard-hitting, regionally relevant advocacy campaigns to promote and defend encryption on the road to Global Encryption Day 2022.
