CDT Joins Letter to United Nations Cybercrime Ac Hoc Committee, Calling for Effective Civil Society Participation
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), along with 15 other human rights organizations, signed a letter addressed to the chair of the United Nations’ Cybercrime Ad Hoc Committee asking for more concessions to facilitate civil society participation in the deliberations. Together the signatories comprise the united, civil society voices that are active and registered participants in the proceedings, which kicked off in January of this year.
CDT has been following the development of this cybercrime treaty since its public inception, including having joined a prior letter in which 120+ other organizations urged the United Nations to include human rights standards in the treaty, and human rights advocates at all stages of its work.
CDT is a registered, multi-stakeholder observer participant in the sessions, which are being held remotely and online.
British Public Oppose Secret Surveillance Powers and Want Strong Protections for Encrypted Communications
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Responding to the EU-US Negotiations on Reciprocal Data Exchanges for Border Procedures
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Open Joint Letter on a Public Reassessment of the EU-US Adequacy Decision
On 29 June, the US Supreme Court ruled that US President Trump can remove the leaders of independent agencies and commissions, overturning nearly 90 years of precedent limiting executive power. This decision raises serious questions about one of the key safeguards underpinning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework adopted in 2023: independent supervision.
Return of Mass Scanning of Private Communications through Undemocratic Procedure
CDT Europe responds to the European Parliament's vote to revive the interim derogation from the ePrivacy Directive, commonly known as “Chat Control 1.0”, which provides the legal basis for the voluntary, indiscriminate scanning of private communications for known and new Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), and for the solicitation of children.
