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Encryption
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Trend toward local police radio encryption grows, as does resistance
California now requires police departments to encrypt police radios entirely or adopt a hybrid system.
June 14, 2021
By
Mailyn Fidler
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Policy
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How will Biden’s Justice Department handle thorny issues implicating technology and media law?
Attorney General Merrick Garland will confront cases involving WeChat and TikTok, as well as debates over Section 230.
March 15, 2021
By
Mailyn Fidler
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Policy
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Signs of movement for encryption policy?
Journalists routinely use end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal to communicate confidentially with sources.
October 26, 2020
By
Grayson Clary
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Policy
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Encryption of police radio poses dilemma for local governments, journalists
The debate over police radio encryption shows how technology is relevant to First Amendment questions even at the local level.
October 5, 2020
By
Mailyn Fidler
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Policy
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Reporters Committee supports coalition’s effort to unseal Facebook Messenger encryption case documents
The Washington Post, ACLU, EFF & others should get court documents in a case between DOJ & Facebook, RCFP argues.
June 19, 2019
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Katie Beth Nichols
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Court Access
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A Report on Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions on Issues that Affect the News Media
This week, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, of which he is currently a member,…
January 9, 2017
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Special Analysis
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Reporters Committee calls on White House to support strong encryption for journalists
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) joined nearly 150 civil society groups, businesses, and trade groups in…
May 22, 2015
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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