EARN-IT 2022: The Threat to Encryption and Privacy
Channel: Electronic Frontiers Forums at DragonCon
Date: 2022-11-20

The "EARN-IT" Act was revived in 2022 with provisions that would undermine encryption and privacy protections, with government-mandated "backdoors" required to maintain the liability protections of Section 230. Why is this a threat to encryption and freedom of speech, and what can be done about it?

Panelists: Kurt Opsahl, Dwayne Goetzel