Letter from Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence Signaling Support of USA FREEDOM Act
Senator Patrick Leahy shared a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper expressing approval of Senator Leahy’s most recent version of the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685).
The letter states that the bill “bans bulk collection under a variety of authorities,” but “preserves essential Intelligence Community capabilities.” The letter also suggests that a new mandate that telecom companies retain their data would be unnecessary, stating that “based on communications providers’ existing practices” the bill would preserve “essential operational capabilities… while eliminating bulk collection.”
CDT-led Coalition Calls for Transparency for White House AI Framework
CDT and Americans for Responsible Innovation led a broad, bipartisan coalition of over two dozen civil society groups in calling on the White House to release its Framework for review of frontier AI models.
CDT Amicus Brief Calls on Fourth Circuit to Rein In Geofence Warrants
Earlier this year the Supreme Court ruled in Chatrie v United States that the Fourth Amendment protected all cell phone location information, which CDT lauded as a landmark decision, but sent the case back down to the Fourth Circuit to assess the propriety of the geofence warrant at issue.
CDT and Partners Post Floor Alert Opposing CA SB 1013 Automated License Plate Readers Bill
The best way to ensure that Automated License Plate Readers are not abused is to limit the retention of stored data and to keep loopholes to lawful process closed. CA SB 1013 is a step in the wrong direction, and we urge the California legislature to reject this approach.
British Public Oppose Secret Surveillance Powers and Want Strong Protections for Encrypted Communications
CDT released nationally representative polling data revealing that a the British public are broadly concerned about the security, privacy, and free speech consequences of allowing law enforcement to access encrypted communications.
