ENCRYPT Act of 2018

Summary

Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2018 or the ENCRYPT Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a state from requiring a manufacturer, developer, seller, or provider of a technology product or service to: (1) alter the security functions of its product or service to allow a government agency to conduct a physical search or user surveillance, or (2) use its product or service to decrypt encrypted information. A technology product or service includes a commercial computer product, electronic device, or online service that is publicly available. Additionally, it bars a state from prohibiting the manufacture, sale or lease, or provision of a technology product or service because it uses encryption or similar security functions.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 June 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 June 2018

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 June 2018

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