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New Research: Online & Observed

We examine whether students who receive school-issued devices are subject to more monitoring than their peers who have their own devices. Plus, we examine LEA’s motivations in implementing monitoring and how they communicate about it with parents / students.

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CDT's report, entitled "Online and Observed: Student Privacy Implications of School-Issued Devices and Student Activity Monitoring Software." White background with black text and blue artifacts. Three laptops, lined from left to right, have a variety of pop-ups and open windows on their screens, as well as purple-colored alerts to demonstrate the monitoring and flagging of student activity.

Has the Return to In-Person Teaching Resolved School Technology Issues? Not Exactly.
This is a screenshot of a CDT issue brief, entitled "Recognizing the Threats: Congress Must Impose a Moratorium on Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Tech." White document on a dark grey background.

Recognizing the Threats: Congress Must Impose a Moratorium on Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Tech
Global Encryption Coalition GEC

GEC Efforts Slow Pace of the Belgian Data Retention Legislation

Student Activity Monitoring Software and the Risks to Privacy

EU Tech Policy Brief: September 2021 Recap

Tech Talk: Automated Content Analysis — Talking Tech W/ Jasmine McNealy & Dhanaraj Thakur

CDT CEO Alexandra Givens Speaks at 2021 US-EU Trade & Technology Council Stakeholder Roundtable

CDT Calls for Congress to Clarify the Privacy Impacts of CIPA
CDT Europe partners with the UN Human Rights B-Tech Project and Geneva Academy to Explore Human Rights-Based Approach to Tech Regulation and EU Digital Services Act. Red and dark blue background with white text.

CDT Europe partners with the UN Human Rights B-Tech Project and Geneva Academy to Explore Human Rights-Based Approach to Tech Regulation and EU Digital Services Act
CDT joined a coalition letter supporting FTC privacy funding in the Build Back Better Act. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Joins Coalition Letter Supporting FTC Privacy Funding in the Build Back Better Act

Joint Statement Calls Out Internet Fragmentation

Emerging Safety Technologies in Schools: Addressing Privacy and Equity Concerns to Ensure a Safe In-Person School