Subject: [hrpc] UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression endorses encryption and anonymity

From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 13:44:31 -0400

Hey HRPCers--

Just wanted to draw your attention to this report from David Kaye, the
UN's special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to
freedom of opinion and expression:

  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session29/Documents/A.HRC.29.32_AEV.doc

It looks like a pretty sound endorsement of encryption and anonymity
tools, and pretty strong pushback against backdoors and weakened
standards (i confess i've only skimmed it thus far, please point out if
i've missed something).

The Washington Post wrote it up here:

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/28/un-report-encryption-is-important-to-human-rights-and-backdoors-undermine-it/

All the best,

    --dkg