CDT joined dozens of other civil society organizations around the globe in writing to members of the European Parliament to express our profound concerns about the use of the terrorism hash database. The database was announced by several major internet platforms a few years ago and it, along with similar tools, poses serious threats to free expression. In response to the proposed EU Terrorism Regulation, a number of civil society and advocacy organizations have joined together to let EU lawmakers know about the harms associated with use of the database.
We’ve seamlessly integrated technology into every facet of our lives while tasking everyday users with navigating every pop-up, privacy policy, and setting. This is fundamentally unfair and unworkable. It’s time to decide to put in place some purpose limitations and prohibitions on secondary collection and use that exist outside of our broken “notice and consent” model.
Unchecked data processing and algorithmic decisionmaking can amplify discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, age, financial status, and other group membership. Congress must act to curb data-driven discrimination and protect civil rights.
Individuals rightly perceive that they lack control over how information about them is collected, shared, or used in today’s digital economy. Granting individuals affirmative rights with respect to their personal information is one mechanism to address these fears.
Data security is one of the foundational Fair Information Practices which undergird privacy laws across the country, including existing federal health and financial privacy rules. Federal legislation must require entities that collect and use personal information to adopt reasonable policies, practices, and procedures to protect personal data.
CDT joins Public Knowledge and others in asking the Commission to reconsider its decision to classify SMS as an information service. This Petition for Reconsideration is a necessary step in asking the FCC to correct its flawed decision and is also required for any future legal challenge to the classification order.
To respond to new demands to protect student data, the education system would benefit from deploying a strategy that has been successful in other sectors and industries: hiring a chief privacy officer (CPO) who is responsible for the organization’s privacy policies and practices.
CDT along with other organisations, creators, academics, universities, public libraries, startups, software developers, EU online platforms, and Internet Service Providers, reiterate our position that the manifest flaws in Articles 11 and 13 of the proposal for a Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market constitute insurmountable stumbling blocks to finding a balanced compromise on the future of Copyright in the European Union.
As the European Commission, Council and Parliament are preparing for a last trilogue meeting on a revised Copyright framework for Europe, we wish to make a last plea to EU institutions to make Article 3a mandatory rather than optional in the ongoing reform of the Copyright Directive.
The Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce solicited public comments on the criteria for identifying emerging technologies that are essential to U.S. national security. We hope this initial opportunity for public input helps BIS to better understand how the proposal will impact the numerous companies and institutions in the commercial and academic sectors developing emerging technologies, as well as the related technical communities with a vested interest in the impacts of emerging technologies on security and human rights.