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Digital Privacy Protection: No More Decryption Demands

This act aims to protect your online privacy. It prevents state and local authorities from imposing requirements that would force companies to create security vulnerabilities in products or decrypt your data. This ensures your messages and files sent over the internet are more secure from unauthorized access.
Key points
Prohibits state and local authorities from demanding companies create "backdoors" in software or hardware for surveillance.
Prohibits state and local authorities from demanding companies have the ability to decrypt user data.
Ensures products and services using encryption can be freely sold and used, without state and local prohibitions.
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Additional Information
Print number: 118_HR_5311
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Process start date: 2023-08-29