China’s ruling Communist Party has previously claimed that its facial recognition system is capable of scanning the faces of China’s 1.4 billion population in a matter of seconds. The chilling outcome is the effective criminalisation of dissent and the …
As time ticks down to the expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA 702), Congress is finally kicking into gear with legislative proposals. Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Government …
We, the undersigned civil rights, digital rights, and civil liberties organizations write to express our concerns with the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act (S. 1291) introduced by Senators Schatz, Cotton, Murphy, and Britt that will be marked up in the …
[ PDF version ] Recently, members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) issued a report on FISA 702, setting forth the outline of a FISA 702 reauthorization bill, while the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on …
In a new book out with Meatspace Press under a CC-BY-NC-SA license, Eaten By the Internet explores the paradoxically understated yet ubiquitous impact of the internet’s infrastructure on our society. Seventeen authors, including Ashwin Mathew, Joan Donovan …
Also authored by CDT Europe’s Rachele Ceraulo. Policymakers in Europe are hard at work on all things artificial intelligence, and we’re here to keep you updated. We’ll cover laws and policies that relate to AI, and their implications for Europe, …
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. CDT’s Tech Talk …
With contributions from Emma Llansó and Jared Katzman On October 20, the delegated acts on independent audits under Article 37 of the Digital Services Act were adopted by the European Commission. The delegated act aims to lay down the ‘rules of engagement’ …
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) recently released its report on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA 702), a surveillance authority that permits warrantless monitoring of non-US persons located abroad that …
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) submitted these comments in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) request for comments regarding efforts to protect youth mental health, safety, and privacy …
CDT Google Policy Fellow Cami Goray also contributed to this post. The online advertising ecosystem is at an inflection point: too broken and politically contentious to continue in its current form, yet too important to publishers, small businesses, …
This is the November 2023 issue of the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe‘s monthly 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 …
(BRUSSELS) — The European Parliament’s LIBE committee vote in favour of introducing important rights-protecting safeguards to the proposed law on child sexual abuse has been cautiously welcomed by the Centre for Democracy & Technology, Europe (CDT …
(BRUSSELS)–The European Parliament’s LIBE committee vote in favour of introducing important rights-protecting safeguards to the proposed law on child sexual abuse has been cautiously welcomed by the Centre for Democracy & Technology, Europe (CDT Europe …
Today, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and a set of over two dozen privacy and civil liberties organizations sent a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer to keep any extension of FISA Section 702 out of the Senate’s planned …
CDT joined with US PIRG in sending a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce in support of H.R. 906, the REPAIR Act, to require auto manufacturers to give car owners and their designated repair shops access to …
(WASHINGTON)–The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) today released new research examining how young people between the ages of 14 and 21 feel about unwanted messages online and how they keep themselves safe. CDT Research Fellow Michal Luria, the …
CDT Research report, entitled “More Tools, More Control: Lessons from Young Users on Handling Unwanted Messages Online.” Illustration of a chat bubble, secured in a room with active controls (a door, menu options, notifications and action options, and more …
(BRUSSELS) — The agreement on the final text for the Regulation on the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising should create a more transparent political advertising environment ahead of the June 2024 European Elections, according to the Centre …
On November 8, CDT VP of Policy Samir Jain spoke at the U.S. Senate’s Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum on privacy and liability. The major point: the best way to protect against AI-related privacy issues is to pass legislation that places the privacy …
