Ilona Levine

Decrypt My Walk - protect our Internet

Fundraising for Internet Society
US$499
raised of US$500 target
by 7 supporters
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Event: Global Encryption Day 2022, on 21 October 2022
Defend Strong Encryption
Campaign by Internet Society (RCN 541650477)
Thank you to our team of incredible fundraisers who spent Global Encryption Day walking, running, knitting, baking, and much more! We raised money for Internet Society's work on encryption to ensure people can defend encryption for years to come.

Story

I am walking 139 miles in 24 days to protect the Internet. But not just walking. I am encrypting my walk! Want to solve the code? Follow along and I will give numbers when I get to the milestone mile, which you can then decode to find out the word I encrypted! 

Where I was born, the Internet was a luxury and my life changed when I got a computer and access to it. I now work for a company whose whole mission is to protect and defend the Internet for us to continue to enjoy it. Unfortunately, the Internet as we know it is under threat and some policymakers and law enforcement are putting all this at risk by creating ways to break into your encrypted data. Why? Because they think this is the best solution to catching criminals who use encryption too.The problem is you can't just allow certain people to break encryption. If law enforcement can break in to your stuff, so can criminals.The threat to encryption is massive, but on Global Encryption Day, together, can we defend it! I am raising money to support Internet Society mission for stronger Internet.

About the campaign

Thank you to our team of incredible fundraisers who spent Global Encryption Day walking, running, knitting, baking, and much more! We raised money for Internet Society's work on encryption to ensure people can defend encryption for years to come.

About the charity

We believe the Internet is a place of possibility and opportunity. It's where we collaborate for a better world. It's where we share our hopes and strengthen our bonds. It's where we work, learn, and make progress. We are a global nonprofit empowering people to keep the Internet a force for good.

Donation summary

Total raised
US$498.06
Online donations
US$498.06
Offline donations
US$0.00

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