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Omicron Broadens Challenges for School Security and Privacy Protection
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Responsible Technology Training Series for Education Practitioners
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As Concerns About Student Activity Monitoring Software Grow, a Recent Supreme Court Decision Reinforces the Importance of Protecting Students’ Privacy
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Short Training Module: Ransomware in Schools
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Short Training Module: Cyberinsurance and Cybersecurity
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Combatting Identify Fraud in Government Benefits Programs: Government Agencies Tackling Identity Fraud Should Look to Cybersecurity Methods, Avoid AI-Driven Approaches that Can Penalize Real Applicants
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Creates New Pathways to Protect Student Privacy and Build Equitable Access to Technology
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CDT Urges FCC to Protect Student Privacy and Bolster Equitable Online Access in Establishing Affordable Connectivity Fund
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Berkeley Labor Center’s Worker Technology Rights Framework Provides Crucial Guideposts for Action
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
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Protecting Disabled People’s Privacy is a Civil Rights Issue: Lydia X. Z. Brown’s Remarks Before the NTIA’s Listening Session on Civil Rights, Privacy, and Data
A joint report, by CDT and AAPD, entitled "Centering Disability in Technology Policy." Authors are Henry Claypool, Claire Carey, Alexander C. Hart, and Linnea Lassiter. Dark blue text on a white background.

CDT and AAPD Report – Centering Disability in Technology Policy: Issue Landscape and Potential Opportunities for Action