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We all use encryption every day [br]when we go online

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It's also used by many journalists to [br]protect the identity of their sources

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When lawmakers try to [br]villainize encryption

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it really does a disservice[br]to the public debate

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I think a lot of people think about [br]encryption in terms of privacy

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but it's often the most useful [br]when we talking about free speech

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The ability to speak freely to somebody[br]without another party interfering

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Encrypted communications were key to [br]the 2013 reporting of NSA surveillance

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The First Amendment or other rights [br]like it guaranteed in other countries

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are really a safety valve for democracy

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when everything else breaks down

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this is how the public can still hold their[br]governments accountable

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Increasingly, encryption is playing [br]a huge role

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in upholding those free expression rights

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Using tools like secure drop, anyone can submit a story[br]to a journalist and have their message encrypted.

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One of the major projects we work on

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is trying to teach and help journalists

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learn how to use encryption tools

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to better protect their sources

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There are many people inside [br]the US Congress

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and other governments [br]around the world

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who have no understanding about how[br]important encryption is

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not just to our privacy,[br]but to our security and our economy

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By banning encryption, we're forcing [br]tech companies to insert back doors

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We're putting all of ourselves at risk

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We need to make sure that [br]our governments understand

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that this is the case

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Encryption helps make the internet work. [br]Everyone needs to help keep it strong.

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Learn more at mal.la/encrypt