Joint Open Letter to Members of European Parliament on TCO Regulation
CDT, civil society and business groups urge Members of the European Parliament to significantly amend the proposed Terrorist Content Online Regulation.
Read More Read MoreCDT, civil society and business groups urge Members of the European Parliament to significantly amend the proposed Terrorist Content Online Regulation.
Read More Read MoreWe wrote a letter to the Senate to offer several ideas for where they might explore how current legal and regulatory tools are advancing financial data privacy and access.
Read More Read MoreHistorically, the education system has erred on the side of retaining data. There are many ways that data can can be useful in improving student outcomes, but indefinite data retention does not come without risk or cost. Education leaders and the companies they work with have to balance student data deletion and retention. This brief explores this issue and offers recommendations that protect student privacy while supporting effective data use that improves student outcomes.
Read More Read MoreOn March 12, 2019, CDT’s Director of Privacy & Data Michelle Richardson testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Committee held a hearing on GDPR & CCPA: Opt-ins, Consumer Control, and the Impact on Competition and Innovation, and Richardson highlighted the need for comprehensive federal privacy legislation.
Read More Read MoreThe Maryland Online Consumer Protection Act (SB 0613) is a good first step, echoing protections established by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), but stronger privacy protections are warranted. We offer several suggested improvements for the current proposal.
Read More Read MoreCDT respectfully submits these comments in response to the request for public comment from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Council (DPIAC) on its draft report Privacy Recommendations in Connection with the Use of Facial Recognition Technology.
Read More Read MoreOn behalf of the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), thank you for the opportunity to testify about the imminent need for a foundational federal consumer privacy law. This testimony will discuss the components of our draft and why they should be incorporated into a federal privacy law.
Read More Read MoreCDT filed an amicus brief in Woodhull v. US, the case that brings a constitutional challenge to the controversial Allowing States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA).
Read More Read MoreWe applaud the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) for holding a public forum on the current state of affairs of civil liberties and privacy in the fight against terrorism, which is of course central to PCLOB’s mission. In testimony before PCLOB, Chris Calabrese discusses the important role that PCLOB plays in this area, and encourages PCLOB to focus on four initiatives.
Read More Read MoreThe Center for Democracy & Technology supports the High-Level Expert Group (HLEG)’s efforts to develop guidelines for trustworthy AI and appreciates the opportunity to comment on this draft. While we agree that trustworthiness is a key objective for any system, the HLEG must also acknowledge the limitations of current methods for mitigating bias in machine learning models.
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