Concerned About Abortion Surveillance and Law Enforcement? Time To Treat Encryption Seriously

If you're concerned about police and prosecutors in your state tracking abortions in a post-Dobbs world, developments in a case getting national attention should encourage you to learn whether end-to-end encryption is available in the communication tools you use.

A Nebraska mom, Jessica Burgess, and her then-teenage daughter, Celeste Burgess, have been charged with several crimes for coordinating and executing a plan in April to purchase medication to induce an abortion at home and illegally dispose of the stillborn fetus.

Media coverage suggested that this case is an example of...