No single piece of legislation can get us what we want. No single protest will save the day. No single encryption product can protect the entire web from prying eyes. This is, and has always been, a fight that we can only win if we’re ready for the long haul, and if we’re willing to work together.

We expect and deserve laws that protect our basic rights, but we can’t wait around exposed while politicians move slowly and feebly. We need to act right now to secure as much of the web as we can, and defend privacy and freedom of speech on our own terms.