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CDT & PEN American Center Intervene in Big Brother Watch vs. UK Case
CDT intervened jointly with PEN American Center on the case “Big Brother Watch and others v. the United Kingdom,” arguing that the US’ protections for individual rights in the area of secret surveillance are so weak that the UK violates its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights when it receives data the NSA obtains through large-scale surveillance programs.
Applying Communications Act Consumer Privacy Protections to Broadband Providers
With the reclassification of broadband internet access service (BIAS) as a telecommunications service, BIAS providers became subject to the privacy protections of Title II’s Section 222. The FCC will need to interpret how this definition applies to BIAS.