CDT Comments on NTIA Multistakeholder Process to Develop Privacy Codes of Conduct
CDT filed comments with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding its forthcoming multistakeholder process to develop privacy codes of conduct. In its comments, CDT suggested criteria for selecting privacy issues and made issue-specific recommendations (including the retention of sensitive information and a variety of mobile issues). CDT also reemphasized the importance of an open, inclusive process and offered advice for effective convening.
Coalition Urges Senate Not to Let Companies Waive Financial Regulations for AI
CDT joined AI Now Institute, American Civil Liberties Union, and several organizations dedicated to tech policy, consumer protection, and civil rights in a letter to Senate leadership and the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee opposing the “AI Innovation Labs” language in Sec. 10509 of the CLARITY Act.
CDT and Partners Urge Passage of the California Location Privacy Act of 2025 (AB 322)
Location data is particularly sensitive, and when collected across time it can reveal a broad range of intrusive insights such as medical conditions, sexual orientation, political activities, and religious beliefs.
CDT and Allies Urge FCC Not to Violate Privacy of Cell Phone Buyers
CDT and EPIC led a coalition of 15 organizations in urging the FCC not to require phone companies to collect government IDs, physical addresses, and alternate phone numbers from every phone subscriber in the country.