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Cracking Down on Federal Aid for Reproductive Health Surveillance: The National Domestic Communications Assistance Center

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United Nations Human Rights Chief Warns of the Dangers of Breaking Encryption & Mass Surveillance

CDT Urges the U.S. Department of Education to Protect LGBTQI+ Students from Discriminatory Data & Tech Use in Proposed Title IX Rules. White document on a grey background.

CDT Urges U.S. Department of Education to Protect LGBTQI+ Students from Discriminatory Data & Tech Use in Proposed Title IX Rules

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CDT Experts Provide Testimony Before FTC’s Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Public Forum

CDT brief, entitled "Responsible Use of Data and Technology in Education: School Safety Technology Carries Big Risks for Vulnerable Students." White document on a grey background.

Responsible Use of Data and Technology in Education: School Safety Technology Carries Big Risks for Vulnerable Students

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Student Privacy a Concern During Implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

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HireVue “AI Explainability Statement” Mostly Fails to Explain What it Does

CDT Research report, entitled "Learning to Share: Lessons on Data-Sharing from Beyond Social Media," and authored by Gabriel Nicholas and Dhanaraj Thakur. A collection of yellow-colored logos from popular social media platforms are arranged to form a sort of "key," unlocking a barrier between researchers and potential data-informed insights (illustrated as a series of data visualizations, with an orange-to-purple gradient).

Learning to Share: Lessons on Data-Sharing from Beyond Social Media

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Social Media Companies Should Give Researchers Access to More Data. Other Industries Can Show Them How

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Cracking Down on Federal Aid for Reproductive Health Surveillance: Regional Computer Forensic Labs

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California To Enact Ground-Breaking Law To Protect Reproductive Health Data

CDT, EFF, and Demand Progress raise urgent concerns with the Secure Notarization Act in a letter to Congress. White document on a grey background.

CDT, EFF, Demand Progress Raise Urgent Concerns with Secure Notarization Act