The Secure Data Act would eliminate government-mandated backdoors on encrypted devices and communications

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Congress is set to vote on a bill that would prevent any government agency from requiring device manufacturers and software developers to implement backdoors in the encryption models for their products. Dubbed the Secure Data Act, this bipartisan initiative is a surprisingly good step toward keeping our data secure from unauthorized government access.

This bill, proposed by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Ted Poe (R-TX), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Matt Gaetz (R-FL), comes after the Electronic Frontier Foundation sent a delegation of encryption experts to meet with Congress.

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