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Why Encryption Matters To Me.

What’s encryption’?

Encryption is the art of enc (coding and decoding) information. This

involyes scrambling or enciph so that only/the target user gets the
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In our daily life, we rely on encryption in many aspects in achieving privacy

in the digital Space. It is applied in almost all sectors, in the digital space from
that of banking, cloud computing (iCloud, google drive, amazon etc.),
communication-messaging (WhatsApp, Signal etc.)ponline shopping (Amazon,
Alibaba, Jumia), nor daily browsing and even that of online streaming

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without having to physically change their location. For example, in 2016, the
United Nations Human Rights Council, while dealing with the promotion,
protection and enjoyment of human rights onthe internet in its thirty-second
session, observed that the ‘same rights that people have offline must also be
protected online.’

Threats to encryption

Threats to encryption is an attack on privacy and a violation of human rights.
The threats come from all angles; the private sector, governments, businesses and
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Pros of encryption

. It enables a near bulletproof ier from accessing data by all unauthorized

intrusLons.
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the content.
. Fosters personal security by keeping your identitysafe and hinders people from
impersonating you and getting private data.

. It’s the cornerstone of national security, by protecting the secrets of countries

ended parties by the sender access

and organizations.

Encryption best practices

This entails,

a. Understanding the nee ong encryption by staying informed,
infor sharing information and finally taking actions through

joining han keeping it safe.

b. Use of strong encryption across all platforms.

C. Restricting third-party applications from the amount of data and access
they have.

d. Government policies to safeguard encryption.

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How to keep safe in the digital space.

a) Only using end-to-end encrypt essaging applications such as WhatsApp and
Sign etting encryption deta using devices and various online and
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b) Using strong and unique passwords and codes and always having additional
security features such as two-factor verification (2FA) and erase-data options
turned on to avoid prying eyes and black hat hackers accessing the data.

c) Updating security features and universal updates to»be up to date. Software and

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