Source: Independent Institute
by Jonathan Hofer
“On October 21, 2021, the Global Encryption Coalition organized the first ‘Encryption Day’ to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding privacy. Over 150 different organizations participated in the event, which consisted of workshops, petitions, and a coordinated push for media placements. Since 2021, October 21st has become an unofficial recurring ‘holiday’ and an opportunity to communicate how efforts to weaken encryption risk eroding civil liberties. Although Encryption Day may be new, the conflict over private communications is not. How far back does one have to look to find the beginnings of organized codebreaking practiced by the modern surveillance state? The ancient world was no stranger to making ciphers and codes …. In the annals of cryptology, the Mary Queen of Scots Cipher is perhaps the most historically significant of these ciphers.” (10/21/24)
https://blog.independent.org/2024/10/21/encryption-day-mary-queen-scots-cryptanalysis