EARN IT Act threatens end-to-end encryption

While we’re all distracted by stockpiling latex gloves and toilet paper, there’s a bill tiptoeing through the US Congress that could inflict the backdoor virus that law enforcement agencies have been trying to inflict on encryption for years. At least, that’s the interpretation of digital rights advocates who say that the proposed EARN IT Act could harm free speech and data security.

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