CDT’s Tech Talk podcast dishes on tech and internet policy. In this episode we hear from Alex Mensing of Pueblo Sin Fronteras about the enhanced screenings his volunteer network is receiving at the U.S. Border. We also talk about data security and why it should be included in any federal privacy legislation.
Read MoreThis year RightsCon is taking place from June 11-14 in Tunis, and CDT will have a large presence at the conference. RightsCon, organized by our friends at Access Now, is a can’t-miss event for the digital rights community. This post details all of the official events we’re a part of. We hope to see you there!
Read MoreThis is the May 2019 recap issue of CDT’s monthly EU Tech Policy Brief. It highlights some of the most pressing technology and internet policy issues under debate in Europe, the U.S., and internationally, and gives CDT’s perspective on them.
Read MoreThe privacy versus innovation framing ignores the potential for legislation to actually accelerate privacy enhancing technologies (PETs), not only by explicitly encouraging them but also by nudging corporate investment toward new, more data protective models.
Read MoreThe vetoing of the SB 15 bill gives the legislature a chance to reconsider how using data and technology to implement overbroad surveillance measures in schools could undermine the goal of keeping all students safe. CDT has highlighted what is missing from the school safety conversation, so it is our hope that the legislators will take this chance to focus on proven school safety strategies that consider the interests of all students.
Read MoreAuthorities at the U.S. border are arguing that journalists who report on asylum seekers, and the lawyers and activists who advise them, are legitimate targets for investigation under 8 U.S. Code §1324 for the crime of illegally “encouraging” aliens to cross the border unlawfully. This alleged crime justifies the targeting of these individuals for surveillance, and may be tied to the search and detention of their electronic devices at ports of entry. That’s the message U.S. Customs and Border Protection delivered in a May 9th letter to the Center for Democracy & Technology, which responded to the coalition letter we sent the Department of Homeland Security about a pattern of enforcement activity that appears to target journalists, lawyers and activists associated with asylum seekers.
Read MoreCDT’s Tech Talk podcast dishes on tech and internet policy. In this episode we let you relive Tech Prom by bringing sharing Nuala O’Connor’s inspiring remarks. After Nuala, we talk about the GRAIL network, a bipartisan effort to infuse more academic research into AI policymaking.
Read MoreCDT has repeatedly told Congress that privacy proposals that do not address unfair and discriminatory data practices are inadequate and squandered opportunities. Unfortunately, privacy discussions too often ignore the lived experiences of marginalized groups, and many proposed solutions to address privacy problems do not tackle some of the hardest issues impacting these communities.
Read MoreThe Month of the Military Child is celebrated with “Purple Up Days,” during which people wear their best purple in support of these important members of the community. However, purple is not the only P that matters when it comes to supporting military-connected students. Data Portability and privacy are also incredibly important to this group of often transient students.
Read MoreThe European Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (HLEG) released its report, a good-faith effort to promote the alignment of developing technologies with more established norms of human rights and values. However, one major drawback of the guidelines is that they offer only high-level guidance.
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