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CDT Files Brief in Support of Apple
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has filed an amicus brief in support of Apple in its challenge to the FBI order to unlock the cell phone of an attacker in the San Bernardino shootings. CDT’s brief addresses the inappropriate application of the All Writs Act in an attempt by the government to compel Apple to create a new, less secure operating system for the phone. CDT has long opposed government-mandated backdoors in technology, and believes that strong encryption strengthens the security of our nation.
Letter to Wheeler on Broadband Privacy Rulemaking
March 16, 2016 Tom Wheeler Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Broadband Privacy Rulemaking Dear Chairman Wheeler: In the last two years, the civil rights community has begun analyzing the potential disproportionate impact of data collection and use practices on the constituencies we represent. In 2014, many of our organizations adopted the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data….