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Alissa Cooper is speaking on a panel at "The Big Picture: Comprehensive Online Data Collection"
Event:  Alissa Cooper is speaking on a panel at "The Big Picture: Comprehensive Online Data... 		Consumer Privacy 12/6/2012
WCIT Watch Day 3: The Slog Begins
Blog Post: Wednesday's WCIT wonderland saw lots of debate but little in the way of final decisions.A number of... 		International 12/5/2012
WCIT Watch Day 2: Everyone Loves Free Expression!
Blog Post: "Freedom of expression" was the phrase of the day on Day 2 of the World Conference on International... 		International 12/4/2012
No Warrant, No Problem: How The Government Can Still Get Your Digital Data
In the News: The U.S. government isn’t allowed to wiretap American citizens without a warrant from a judge. But... 		Security & Surveillance 12/4/2012
Euro Security Experts Deem 'Right to be Forgotten' Impossible
Blog Post: Just before Thanksgiving, the European Network and Security Agency (ENISA) — an agency of the... 		Consumer Privacy 12/4/2012
Find all our latest Policy Posts (Policy Posts are in-depth analyses on current tech policy issues from CDT experts) testimony, papers, and other reports here.
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Regulatory Agencies the New Front in Privacy Protection
Commentary: One of the most striking aspects of the Petraeus-Broadwell fiasco is how quickly the government’s... 		Greg Nojeim Security & Surveillance 11/19/2012
Amicus Brief of CDT & Legal Scholars in the Matter of Verizon v FCC
Brief: The Internet is a uniquely open communications platform with unprecedented power to promote First... 		Internet Openness & Standards 11/15/2012
Comments on The ITU World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012
Comment: This December, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will be amending its... 		International 11/2/2012
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Resources Page
Report:  The seventh annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan on... 		International 10/31/2012
Comments to OPM on Multi-State Plan Program (MSP) Draft
Comment: This document contains comments CDT submmited to the Office of Personnel Management in response to... 		Deven McGraw Health Privacy 10/22/2012

RECENT BLOG POSTS

WCIT Watch Day 3: The Slog Begins
by Emma Llansó | December 5, 2012
Filed under International,
Global Internet Freedom
Internet Governance
Wednesday's WCIT wonderland saw lots of debate but little in the way of final decisions.A number of topics were raised for the first time: security came up during the discussion of guaranteeing quality of service on telephony networks, and lines were quickly drawn between states who do not want to introduce security" into the treaty and those who feel it deserves center stage. Discussions of number misuse (potentially relevant to fraud prevention in the telephony context) quickly raised...Continued »
WCIT Watch Day 2: Everyone Loves Free Expression!
by Emma Llansó | December 4, 2012
Filed under International,
Global Internet Freedom
Internet Governance
"Freedom of expression" was the phrase of the day on Day 2 of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), as delegates debated Tunisia's proposal to include in the treaty an explicit reference to the right to freedom of opinion and expression, as guaranteed by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. With delegates from China, to Europe, to the US all opposing the measure, the language was ultimately not adopted into the treaty. But was Member States'...Continued »
Euro Security Experts Deem 'Right to be Forgotten' Impossible
by Justin Brookman | December 4, 2012
Filed under
Consumer Privacy
Free Expression
,
International Free Expression
More Issues in Consumer Privacy
Just before Thanksgiving, the European Network and Security Agency (ENISA) — an agency of the European Union tasked with improving network and information security — issued an extensive analysis of the controversial “Right to be Forgotten” contained in recently proposed European privacy legislation. CDT has been generally supportive of the proposed Regulation (a reboot to the current, inconsistent Directive was long overdue), but we’ve criticized some elements — such as the Right to be...Continued »
WCIT Watch, Day 1: WCIT Opened to Public; Foundational Fights to Come
by Emma Llansó | December 3, 2012
Filed under International,
Global Internet Freedom
Internet Governance
During the first day of the ITU’s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), being held in Dubai, leaders of government delegations decided to open the conference’s plenary sessions to the public.  We hope this move will increase opportunities for advocates and experts to observe and participate in key discussions over the next two weeks of this conference that could affect the Internet. The lack of transparency and openness in the WCIT process has been a central concern...Continued »