Federal Data Consolidation: Protecting Civil Liberties in the Digital Age

Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET

The American Enterprise Institute and the Center for Democracy & Technology are pleased to invite you to join an upcoming event examining the federal government’s current effort to gather sensitive information from states and its reported goal to consolidate these data into a centralized record of individuals residing in the US. A panel of experts will examine the implications of these actions for individuals’ civil liberties, privacy, and security and discuss how data systems can be used in ways that are lawful and that respect fundamental human rights.

PARTICIPANTS:

• Alexandra Reeve Givens, CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology
• Courtney Bowman, Global Director of Privacy & Civil Liberties, Palantir Technologies
• Shane Tews, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
• Daniel Werfel, Former US Commissioner, IRS
• Kim Wyman, Former Washington Secretary of State and President, Election Security & Innovation Consulting

Submit questions to [email protected] or on X with #AEITech.

If you are unable to attend in person, a video livestream will be available.

Walk-in registrations will not be accepted for this event. If you plan on attending the event in-person, you must register in advance.

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