CDT Joins Civil Society Organizations to Call For FTC Rule on Discrimination
The Center for Democracy & Technology joined Upturn, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and 37 other civil society organizations in a letter calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to develop specific protections against discrimination as part of the FTC’s rulemaking on commercial surveillance and data security.
The FTC recently affirmed that its authority to enforce against unfair acts or practices can apply to algorithmic discrimination. The letter urges the FTC to issue specific rules that explicitly prohibit data-driven discrimination as a violation of the FTC Act and that require companies to implement measures to detect and address discrimination in their automated systems.
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.
As Brussels starts emptying for the summer, the risks of frontier AI models continue to capture the attention of policymakers as a key chapter of the AI Act becomes enforceable, and disclosure rules around the use of AI systems and AI-generated content are further clarified.
