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Fact Sheet: Intermediaries and Encryption
Strengthening the Internet 2 June 2020

Fact Sheet: Intermediaries and Encryption

Pressuring intermediaries to weaken security is not the answer to prevent harmful content online

Fact Sheet: Government Hacking
Strengthening the Internet 29 May 2020

Fact Sheet: Government Hacking

Government hacking is one of the approaches national security and law enforcement agencies use to obtain access to otherwise...

Working From Home
Strengthening the Internet 15 April 2020

Working From Home

Originally published: 15 April 2020Updated: 9 September 2022 No matter where you are in the world, chances are you’ve...

Kids, the Internet & COVID-19: How to keep our children safe online
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Online Thursday 09 April 2020 – Thursday 09 April 2020

Kids, the Internet & COVID-19: How to keep our children safe online

9 April 2020

Fact Sheet: How Encryption Can Protect Journalists and the Free Press
Strengthening the Internet 26 March 2020

Fact Sheet: How Encryption Can Protect Journalists and the Free Press

Encryption is an essential tool for journalists. If journalists cannot communicate in confidence with colleagues and sources, they cannot...

Fact Sheet: Machine-in-the-Middle Attacks
Strengthening the Internet 24 March 2020

Fact Sheet: Machine-in-the-Middle Attacks

Originally published: 24 March 2020Updated: 8 September 2022 When using the Internet, we expect that our communications are confidential...

Fact Sheet: Ghost Proposals
Strengthening the Internet 24 March 2020

Fact Sheet: Ghost Proposals

What are “ghost” proposals and why should we care? At least one government has recently proposed that in order...

Fact Sheet: Client-Side Scanning
Strengthening the Internet 24 March 2020

Fact Sheet: Client-Side Scanning

Client-side scanning (CSS) broadly refers to systems that scan message contents—i.e., text, images, videos, files—for matches or similarities to...

Solutions for Traffic Backhaul in Community Networks
Growing the Internet 11 November 2019

Solutions for Traffic Backhaul in Community Networks

Backhaul is the first-mile or middle-mile infrastructure that brings the Internet to the community. Read about the options for...

Encryption: Essential for the LGBTQ+ Community
Strengthening the Internet 1 November 2019

Encryption: Essential for the LGBTQ+ Community

For some communities, like LGBTQ+ communities, encryption is especially crucial in keeping people safe both online and in real...

The Internet Society’s Concerns on the Recent Government Action in Kazakhstan Regarding Encrypted Internet Traffic 
Encryption 23 July 2019

The Internet Society’s Concerns on the Recent Government Action in Kazakhstan Regarding Encrypted Internet Traffic 

The Internet Society and Internet Society Kazakhstan Chapter are deeply concerned about the recent actions taken by the Kazakh...

Info Guide: 6 Ways “Lawful Access” Puts Everyone’s Security At Risk
Strengthening the Internet 15 May 2019

Info Guide: 6 Ways “Lawful Access” Puts Everyone’s Security At Risk

What is encryption? Encryption is the process to scramble or hide information so it can only be read by...