ACTIVISM, ADVOCACY & RESEARCH
At Cryptee, our commitment extends far beyond building privacy and security tools.
In a world where digital rights and cybersecurity shape our fundamental freedoms, we're actively working to protect these rights through research, policy advocacy, and grassroots activism. From contributing to privacy standards to challenging surveillance legislation, we're fighting to create a world where privacy and security aren't just features — they're fundamental digital rights.
Since its founding, Cryptee has been at the forefront of digital rights advocacy, leading and participating in numerous high-impact initiatives while conducting privacy and security research. Our research and advocacy work has garnered widespread coverage in major publications including VICE Motherboard, AppleInsider, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch, and hundreds of others over the years.
Our founder and CEO John Ozbay has twice represented and led Open Web Advocacy's initiative at the European Commission's Digital Markets Act hearings, directly challenging Apple's anti-competitive practices to protect the open web and Progressive Web Apps. 
Cryptee CEO John Ozbay at the European Commission's DMA hearing, 2024. Our coalition work and partnerships span major privacy and human rights organizations including EDRi, EFF, Wikimedia Foundation, Privacy International, Article 19, Free Software Foundation, The Tor Project, and Chaos Computer Club (CCC). We've joined forces with privacy-focused tech allies like Vivaldi, Brave, Mozilla, Proton, Nextcloud, Tuta, Element, F-Droid, Fastmail, Matrix.org, and Threema to combat surveillance legislation, protect encryption, and ensure fair digital market competition.
Our advocacy has directly influenced EU policy and investigations, demonstrating Cryptee's commitment to defending digital rights and privacy for all. Below are some highlights from our advocacy work and research efforts.
