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Join Namrata Maheshwari, our Senior Policy Counsel and Encryption Policy Lead, at Youth Innovation Lab's Digital Dialogue Asia Series sixth episode, "Examining internet shutdowns and their effects on information access." October 23 GMT +5:45 Nepali Standard Time Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5cba08f8…

Encryption can help protect human rights and even save lives! As we commemorate Encryption Day on October 21, join me and other experts to discuss #encryption and how it can enhance your safety in the digital world. Set your reminder: x.com/i/spaces/1vOxw… Access Now

Happy #EncryptionDay! Stay safe, stay private ✨

“As the Australian Parliament debates the cyber security legislative package + reforms the Privacy Act, they must use this opportunity to protect people’s privacy by safeguarding end-to-end encryption,” says Namrata Maheshwari our Encryption Policy Lead. #E2EE accessnow.org/encryption-faq/

India’s new cybersecurity rules are in force. The good: gov’t can’t access people’s messages. The bad: unchecked surveillance powers remain. Raman Chima, our cybersec lead, explains why DoT India must limit state powers in the Telecom Act + parliament must debate them.

Rules are silent on publication of orders of review committee. Grateful to Namrata Maheshwari for analysing the rules.

The new rules under India’s Telecom Act have far reaching consequences for internet shutdowns, cybersecurity and critical telecom infra. Recommend reading the various pieces by Aditi Agrawal on these different rules to capture the gist

New: The DoT notified and brought into effect interception rules on Dec 6. Most things remain the same but few key changes: 1. Review committee also has to destroy records every six months. Shorter article in today’s paper: Link to full version online: hindustantimes.com/india-news/int…

Our @RightsCon summit is fast approaching + it will be one to remember! Nikki Gladstone, Director of RightsCon, shares with the Tech Policy Press podcast what to expect at our first-ever summit in East Asia. Will we see you for #RightsCon25? Tune in: ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/4V2Q7v…

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2025 is a classic response to catching out the executive and regulator for their excesses: simply change the language of the law to extend coverage to what was already being done in practice, but was not covered under law.🧵

We condemn the UK’s demand for access to (E2EE) data of any Apple user in the world. This is a global threat to privacy + security, making the UK an outlier in a digitally-driven world.

The UK, France, Sweden, and EU have made fresh attacks on end-to-end encryption. Some of the attacks are more “crude” than those in recent years, experts say. wired.com/story/a-new-er…

French authorities must not endanger people’s security in France + around the world! The French National Assembly must reject any proposal that undermines encryption. Here's why France's proposed law is a human rights nightmare: laquadrature.net/en/warondrugsl…

For decades, experts have demonstrated the devastating impact of backdoors in E2EE services to privacy+security. For a democracy to even consider such proposals is disingenuous and anachronistic. Hope France sets the right example by rejecting the proposal.

Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. One piece of misinfo we need to address is the

Great for encryption & accountability: UK tribunal refused the gov's request to keep bare details about the case re its order to access Apple users' encrypted files private for national security. Also 🏆 that it will hear Privacy International and Liberty. More openness must follow!

At #RightsCon2025, Namrata Maheshwari unpacked methods for fighting digital repression and building people-first tech with @1s4.bsky.social from The Tor Project, Andy Yen from Proton, and Samuel Chu 朱牧民 from The Campaign for Hong Kong. Here’s what we heard 🔽

We're ready for Microsoft Recall and the automatic screenshots it takes of everything on your desktop. Signal Desktop on Windows now includes support for a new "Screen security" feature designed to block screenshots of your Signal chats. signal.org/blog/signal-do…

#HappeningNow #AIinConversation #Day2 Join us now for an insightful panel discussion on “From Consent to Control: Privacy in the AI Era” and listen to our expert speakers, Gus Hosein, Executive Director, Privacy International, and Namrata Maheshwari, Senior Policy Counsel, and

NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out. Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible. Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape