CDT Comments to FTC Re: Algorithmic Decision Tools, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics
CDT submitted these comments to the Federal Trade Commission as part of a series of hearings to explore how the competition and consumer protection landscape has shifted since the 1995 Pitofsky hearings.
The following comments address the consumer welfare implications associated with the use of algorithmic decision tools, artificial intelligence (AI), and predictive analytics ahead of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or Commission) upcoming hearings on competition and consumer protection in the 21st century.
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.
