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Published on March 20, 2024 - 15:59 GMT

New EU Rules on Political Advertising Set to Have Limited Impact on Advertising Ecosystem

On February 27 2024, the European Parliament approved the final text of the Regulation on the Targeting and Transparency of Political Advertising, just a few months ahead of the European elections—the world’s largest trans-national democratic election—set …

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Published on March 19, 2024 - 00:21 GMT

CDT joins others in letter to US Secretary of Commerce about views on AI safety

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) joined Data & Society and 19 civil society, tech policy, workers’ rights, consumer protection, science advocacy, civil liberties, and racial justice organizations in a letter to US Secretary of Commerce …

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Published on March 15, 2024 - 19:12 GMT

Tech Talk: Talking Tech with Kate Ruane & K.J. Bagchi on Moody v. NetChoice & NetChoice v. Paxton

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 …

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Published on March 14, 2024 - 18:17 GMT

EU AI Act Brief – Pt. 1, Overview of the EU AI Act

EU AI Act Brief–Overview of the EU AI Act. Dark blue gradient background, white and yellow text. NEW AI ACT SERIES! Over the coming weeks CDT Europe will be publishing a series of blog posts and briefing papers on the EU AI Act and what it means for human …

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Published on March 14, 2024 - 02:25 GMT

CDT Files Comments with FTC in Response to COPPA Updates

On March 11, CDT filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission in response to their proposed updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. In the comments, we make several arguments: The COPPA Rule should include strong data …

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Published on March 13, 2024 - 18:32 GMT

Landmark EU AI Act Sets Benchmark for AI Regulation, but Fails to Meet the Bar on Human Rights Protection

(BRUSSELS) — Today, the European Parliament agreed to the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act in its Plenary session. The final Act is a landmark piece of legislation that many will look to as the tone-setter globally. Whilst human rights and privacy …

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Published on March 13, 2024 - 02:33 GMT

Comments to the United Nations on the Global Digital Compact

The Summit for the Future has many elements, and a disproportionate amount of the attention falls on the GDC and its call for States to actively engage in the process of internet governance, as I noted in my presentation to the recent United Nations …

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Published on March 12, 2024 - 18:41 GMT

CDT Defends Encryption Against Broadside Attack from Nevada AG

Late last night, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) joined other organizations in urging a Nevada district court to reject the effort of the Nevada attorney general to prevent people in Nevada from using an end-to-end encrypted messaging …

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Published on March 12, 2024 - 18:41 GMT

CDT Comments in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Proposed Rulemaking on Advanced Impaired ...

On March 5, 2024, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) recently filed comments in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention …

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Published on March 11, 2024 - 20:30 GMT

CDT Europe Reacts to EU Directive on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) – New Rules to Tackle Online GBV Create Free Expression Concerns

On February 6 2024, EU lawmakers reached a political agreement on the Directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence. The law sets minimum standards for the criminalisation of certain forms of gender-based violence (GBV), including online …

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Published on March 8, 2024 - 07:04 GMT

EU Council and EU Commission Must Urgently Address Issues by PEGA Committee

Last week, the European Parliament held a debate on the use of surveillance spyware in the EU in reaction to recent media revelations regarding the targeting of two more MEPs with PEGASUS spyware: Nathalie Loiseau, French MEP and chair of the defense …

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Published on March 8, 2024 - 00:02 GMT

CDT Joins Others in Letter Opposing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has joined the American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Fight for the Future calling on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to oppose H.R. 7521, the “Protecting Americans …

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Published on March 7, 2024 - 00:07 GMT

Ensuring NIST’s AI Safety Institute Consortium Lives Up to its Potential

Speaking alongside the UK’s AI Safety Summit last fall, Vice President Kamala Harris announced the creation of a United States AI Safety Institute (AISI), to help realize the vision of NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework and address the evolving risks …

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Published on March 7, 2024 - 00:07 GMT

Trustworthy AI Needs Trustworthy Measurements

Last month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) formally launched the U.S. AI Safety Institute (USAISI), tasked with developing guidelines for areas including AI risk assessment, capability evaluation, safety best practices, and …

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Published on March 5, 2024 - 23:46 GMT

CDT Comments to the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council Regarding Impact on Human Rights of Digital Identity Technology

The EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC) has been working to identify areas of cross-governmental cooperation on digital identity technology, including a mapping exercise comparing some parts of existing regulation and standards. CDT welcomes cross- …

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Published on February 28, 2024 - 22:27 GMT

CDT Joins Letter Endorsing the Invest in Child Safety Act

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) joined 11 other organizations in support of the Invest in Child Safety Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation sponsored by Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Anna Eshoo and Brian Fitzpatrick. This a …

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Published on February 28, 2024 - 05:40 GMT

CDT Joins Coalition Letter to the Biden Administration on Protecting the Free and Open Internet

In advance of global leaders meeting at the 13th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) joined ITIF and a coalition of civil rights, civil liberties, open Internet advocates, and digital …

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Published on February 28, 2024 - 05:40 GMT

CDT Europe Joins EPD and Civil Liberties Union for Europe in Outlining Still-Needed Improvements for EU Regulation on Transparency ...

The Centre for Democracy & Technology (CDT Europe) has joined the European Partnership for Democracy and the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) in a joint statement in light of the adoption of the EU Regulation on Transparency and Targeting …

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Published on February 27, 2024 - 22:41 GMT

Global Encryption Coalition Steering Committee Statement on the ECtHR Court Ruling on Encryption in Podchasov v. Russia

Logo of the Global Encryption Coalition (GEC). Black text on a white background, with multi-colored squares (dark orange, dark yellow, dark blue, and light blue / green) forming a + symbol. This is a statement of the members of the Steering Committee of …

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Published on February 26, 2024 - 21:31 GMT

CDT Joins UC Berkeley Labor Center and Others in Letter to CPPA Urging Strong Workers’ Rights and Transparency in Upcoming Rules ...

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) joined 34 labor, civil rights, and civil society organizations in comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) regarding its forthcoming rules on Automated Decisionmaking Technologies and Risk …

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