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CDT submitted comments to the White House's Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) that highlights how biometrics impact disabled people. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Comments to OSTP Highlight How Biometrics Impact Disabled People
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Dear January 6 Committee: Curb Your Appetite
CDT Joins 120+ other organizations in urging the United Nations to include human rights safeguards in proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Joins 120+ Others in Urging United Nations to Include Human Rights Safeguards in Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty
Graphic for CDT's podcast, entitled "CDT's Tech Talks." Hosted by Jamal Magby, and available on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Dark grey text and app logos, as well as light blue text, on a white background.

Tech Talk: The Patriot Act Turns 20 — Talking Tech W/ Laura Murphy and Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold
CDT report, entitled "Making Transparency Meaningful: A Framework for Policymakers." Large black text underlined with three wide gradients of soft purples, green / blues, and red – as if sunlight was reflecting through an open window.

Report – Making Transparency Meaningful: A Framework for Policymakers
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New CDT Report Documents How Law Enforcement & Intel Agencies Are Evading the Law and Buying Your Data from Brokers
CDT Research report, entitled "Legal Loopholes and Data for Dollars: How Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies Are Buying Your Data from Brokers." Orange and black text on a distressed, photo-copied paper background. Light blue scan marks run across the top of the image.

Report – Legal Loopholes and Data for Dollars: How Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies Are Buying Your Data from Brokers
Repository of publicly sourced documents cited in CDT's report, "Legal Loopholes and Data for Dollars." White document on a dark grey background, with black text and blue & purple / orange rectangles.

Repository of Publicly Sourced Documents Cited in CDT’s Report – Legal Loopholes and Data for Dollars
CDT joined a sign-on letter urging the U.S. House to expand TS/SCI designations to further effective oversight of intelligence activities. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Joins Letter Urging House to Expand TS/SCI Designations to Further Effective Oversight of Intelligence Activities
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CDT Joins NGOs Letter Urging EU Targeted Sanctions Against NSO Group
CDT joins EFF and other groups in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review warrantless video surveillance in the case, Tuggle v. United States. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Joins Groups in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Review Warrantless Video Surveillance in Tuggle v. United States
CDT's Sharon Bradford Franklin penned a post about surveillance reform on the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Patriot Act. The post is on Just Security, entitled "Rethinking Surveillance on the 20th Anniversary of the Patriot Act." White text on top of a photograph of the presidential signing of the Patriot Act.

Just Security: Rethinking Surveillance on the 20th Anniversary of the Patriot Act