CDT believes there is a need to adopt a comprehensive privacy and security framework for protection of health data as information technology is increasingly used to support exchange of medical records and other health information. CDT believes that privacy and security protections will build public trust, which is crucial if the benefits of health information technology (health IT) are to be realized.
(1) CDT Calls for the Adoption…
Testimony of Ari Schwartz before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on "Protecting Personal Information: Is the Federal Government Doing Enough?"
Testimony of Deven McGraw before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the Discussion Draft of Health Information Technology and Privacy Legislation .
CDT released a paper this week offering a set of principles for addressing potential privacy considerations when deploying digital watermarking technology. As explained in greater detail below, digital watermarking technology embeds information, in machine-readable form, within the content of a digital media file (for example, a movie, song, or photograph).
(1) CDT Offers Privacy Principles for Digital Watermarking
(2) Basics of Digital Watermarking Technology…
For several years now, the issue of Internet neutrality has been the subject of prominent and strident debate in telecom and Internet policy circles. In general terms, the issue concerns whether operators of broadband networks should be free to favor some traffic over others, or instead should be required to handle traffic in an essentially neutral manner. Since late 2007, the debate has focused in particular on what techniques…
In an effort to track down unreported small business income, the U.S. Treasury is calling on Congress to create a sweeping new program that would require all credit card companies to report the income of all merchants to the Internal Revenue Service.
(1) Treasury Proposes Forcing Credit Card Companies to Act as IRS Agents
(2) Treasury Proposal Mirrors Problems with Other Data Collection and Data Retention Schemes
(3) Request…
Testimony of Leslie Harris before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law on Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law"
In reports issued in March 2007 and March 2008, the Department of Justice Inspector General (IG) found widespread errors and violations in the FBI’s use of National Security Letters to obtain bank, credit and communications records of U.S. citizens without judicial approval. CDT has called upon Congress to establish checks and balances for such government access to sensitive information.
1) Legislation Needed to Correct Widespread…
Written testimony of Sophia Cope before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. The Impact of Implementation: A Review of the REAL ID Act and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.