Dr. Travis Hall is the State Director for CDT, where he helps to champion, coordinate, and strategize CDT’s policy initiatives at the state level.
Prior to joining CDT, Dr. Hall served as the Associate Administrator for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Office of Policy Analysis and Development. In this role, he oversaw NTIA’s policy development on issues including Artificial Intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, national security, and telecommunications. Prior to this position, Dr. Hall served as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary and acting Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Analysis and Development at NTIA.
Before joining the Department of Commerce in 2015, Travis taught at American University and was a research fellow at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin, Germany. He received his PhD in Media, Culture, and Communications from New York University, and his MA in International Communications and BA in International Relations from American University.
CDT and Partners Post Floor Alert Opposing CA SB 1013 Automated License Plate Readers Bill
The best way to ensure that Automated License Plate Readers are not abused is to limit the retention of stored data and to keep loopholes to lawful process closed. CA SB 1013 is a step in the wrong direction, and we urge the California legislature to reject this approach.
The Center for Democracy and Technology has joined with civil society partners to oppose California’s SB 690, which would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) to retroactively remove private rights of action against companies using pen registries to track individuals.
The 2026 legislative session has shown a continued but shifted focus on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), with most bills — both introduced and passed — grappling with the rise and use of chatbots in a variety of contexts.
