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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Creates New Pathways to Protect Student Privacy and Build Equitable Access to Technology
CDT submitted comments on the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Urges FCC to Protect Student Privacy and Bolster Equitable Online Access in Establishing Affordable Connectivity Fund
Caption: All four members of CDT’s Equity in Civic Tech team (from left to right: Hugh, Elizabeth, Hannah, Cody) met together for the first time in November 2021 for a team retreat.

Looking Forward to the New Year: Reflections from the Equity in Civic Technology Project
CDT submitted comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency on the Preliminary CPRA Rulemaking. White document on a dark grey background.

Comments to California Privacy Protection Agency on Preliminary CPRA Rulemaking
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CDT Calls for Congress to Clarify the Privacy Impacts of CIPA
CDT's latest research insights and recommendations, this time examining student activity monitoring software. White background with black text and blue artifacts.

Student Activity Monitoring Software: Research Insights and Recommendations
CDT's report, entitled "Online and Observed: Student Privacy Implications of School-Issued Devices and Student Activity Monitoring Software." White background with black text and blue artifacts. Three laptops, lined from left to right, have a variety of pop-ups and open windows on their screens, as well as purple-colored alerts to demonstrate the monitoring and flagging of student activity.

Report – Online and Observed: Student Privacy Implications of School-Issued Devices and Student Activity Monitoring Software
CDT letter, along with a coalition of education and civil rights advocates, urging Congress to protect student privacy. White document on a grey background.

CDT and Coalition of Education and Civil Rights Advocates Urge Congress to Protect Student Privacy
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Protecting Student Privacy and Ensuring Equitable Algorithmic Systems in Education
A screen shot of CDT's comments to the U.S. Department of Education, urging for the protection of students of color and students with disabilities – and their data. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Comments to US Dept. of Education Urging the Protection of Students of Color and Students with Disabilities, And Their Data
From CDT's Equity in Civic Tech team, the "Five Steps to Protect Student Privacy & Support Equity in the New School Year." 5 icons on a white background.

Steps to Protect Student Privacy & Support Equity in the New School Year
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CDT Joins Broad Coalition in Urging Biden Administration and Congress to Nominate Fifth FCC Commissioner