Human rights and encryption

AUTHOR
UNESCO
YEAR
2016
ANNOTATION

The report “provides an overview of encryption technologies and their impact on human rights. It analyzes in-depth the role of encryption in the media and communications landscape, and the impact on different services, entities and end users. It highlights good practices and examines the legal environment surrounding encryption as well as various case studies of encryption policies. Built on this exploration and analysis, the research provides recommendations on encryption policy that are useful for various stakeholders.”

OPEN ACCESS
On
LANGUAGE
English
RESOURCE TYPE
LINKED CONTENT AREA
MEDIA TYPE
SUGGESTED CITATION

Schulz, Wolfgang and van Hoboken, Joris. Human rights and encryption. Paris: UN, UNESCO, 2012.