{"id":17170,"date":"2023-02-01T15:57:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/60-organizations-launch-campaign-urging-us-congress-to-protect-privacy-privacy-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T15:57:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:57:24","slug":"60-organizations-launch-campaign-urging-us-congress-to-protect-privacy-privacy-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/60-organizations-launch-campaign-urging-us-congress-to-protect-privacy-privacy-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy \u2013 Privacy Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Wednesday, 60 organizations involved in cryptocurrencies, open-source and free software, and human rights and privacy-preserving projects launched a new campaign calling on the 118th U.S. Congress to protect privacy. The groups, including Fight for the Future, Electric Coin Co., and the Tor Project, insist that Congress needs to deliver policies dedicated to standing up for privacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Campaign Urges Lawmakers to Take Bold Stance on Pro-Privacy Policies<\/h2>\n

A new campaign<\/a>, launched by 60 organizations, carries the slogan \u201cTell Congress to protect privacy.\u201d The groups are calling for the United States federal government\u2019s legislature to stand up for privacy both online and offline. Supporting entities include Fight for the Future, Blockchain Association, Proton, the Tor Project, Mobilecoin, Protocol Labs, Filecoin Foundation, Electric Coin Co., the Defi Education Fund and Tutanota. The campaign follows Fight for the Future\u2019s open letter<\/a> to Congress, in which they stated that privacy is a fundamental human right.<\/p>\n

\u201cProtecting the privacy of everyday people is key to ensuring safety, self-determination, freedom of the press, and other rights that compose the core of democracy,\u201d the letter details. \u201cWe applaud recent interest in robust federal data privacy legislation to reinforce such rights. The technologies and software tools we build to preserve user privacy by design are just as essential. Such tools help users to guard against a diverse swath of harms including discrimination, intimidation, and abuse from authoritarian regimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The campaign\u2019s website<\/a> allows individuals to reach out to Congress and express their support for privacy and the technologies that enhance it. \u201cContact Congress now to demand they defend our right to privacy,\u201d the website says. The site also displays a full list of organizations involved in the campaign. \u201cThe Tor Project\u2019s mission is to promote human rights through the creation and deployment of free and open-source anonymity and privacy technologies,\u201d said Isabela Fernandes, executive director of the Tor Project, in a statement. \u201cWe are co-signing this effort because we believe that everyone, especially elected representatives, must defend privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Brigner, head of U.S. policy and strategic advocacy at Electric Coin Co., said, \u201cElectric Coin Co. has fully joined this global call for incoming U.S. lawmakers to defend privacy.\u201d Electric Coin Co. is the company and developers behind the privacy-focused crypto project Zcash. \u201cWe urge lawmakers to take a strong stance in favor of pro-privacy policies, including end-to-end encryption, and reject any attempts to hinder the use or development of privacy-preserving tools. Only by defending the privacy of all individuals can we hope to build a truly democratic and free society.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What are your thoughts on the new campaign launched by 60 organizations calling on the 118th U.S. Congress to protect privacy? Share your opinion in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n

\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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