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Published on May 8, 2024 - 21:55 GMT

CDT Joins Letter Calling for Meta to Maintain its CrowdTangle Tool Through the Upcoming Election Cycle

On May 7, CDT joined 50 other civil society organization in a letter to Meta executives urging them to maintain the full functionality of CrowdTangle beyond Inauguration Day through at least January 31, 2025, to ensure this vital tool can be used to ensure …

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Published on May 8, 2024 - 14:26 GMT

CDT Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Free Expression Rights of TikTok Users in Montana

On May 6, 2024, CDT joined an amicus brief with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Montana, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and Reason Foundation in Alario v. Knudsen in the Ninth Circuit. The brief explains …

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Published on May 7, 2024 - 17:26 GMT

CDT’s Kristin Woelfel Submits Written Testimony to Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

On May 1, CDT submitted written testimony to the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the intersection of civil rights and AI in education. Our testimony provides a summary of CDT’s legal analysis of student civil …

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Published on May 3, 2024 - 18:51 GMT

Department of Commerce “Know Your AI Customer Rule” Must Protect Privacy

Earlier this week, CDT filed comments on a “Know Your Customer” rule that the Department of Commerce (DOC) proposed to help the federal government track, prevent and prosecute malicious use of internet infrastructure in the United States. While we voice …

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Published on May 2, 2024 - 21:57 GMT

CDT Response to the Oversight Board’s Call for Public Comments on: “Explicit AI Images of Female Public Figures”

On April 30, CDT submitted a response to issues raised by the Oversight Board’s request for public comments regarding cases from the U.S. and India it described as “Explicit AI Images of Female Public Figures.” The cases touch upon key areas of rights- …

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Published on May 2, 2024 - 01:53 GMT

CDT Submits Comments to OMB on the Responsible Procurement of AI by the Government

CDT works to strengthen individual rights and freedoms by defining, promoting, and influencing technology policy and the architecture of the internet that impacts our daily lives. The content throughout this website that originates with CDT can be freely …

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Published on May 1, 2024 - 19:04 GMT

Foundation Models and Non-English Languages: Towards Better Benchmarking and Transparency

Foundation model developers have made impressive claims about how well their models work in languages other than English. Upon closer examination though, these claims often fall short of their promise, especially in “low resource” languages — that is, …

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Published on May 1, 2024 - 19:04 GMT

CDT’s Mallory Knodel Reads GEC-SC Letter, on the Secretary General’s Global Digital Compact at UN

The Center for Democracy and Technology joined the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition (GEC-SC), and other civil society organizations, in an important statement to the ongoing discussions at the United Nations (UN) concerning the …

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Published on April 30, 2024 - 21:51 GMT

EU AI Act Brief – Pt. 2, Privacy & Surveillance

EU AI Act Brief–Privacy and Surveillance. Blue and green 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 …

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Published on April 29, 2024 - 08:09 GMT

Report – The Federal Government’s Power of the Purse: Enacting Procurement Policies and Practices to Support Responsible AI Use

CDT report, entitled “The Federal Government’s Power of the Purse: Enacting Procurement Policies and Practices to Support Responsible AI Use.” Illustration of an open blue change purse with drawstrings, and two purple coins falling inside. Executive …

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Published on April 26, 2024 - 16:00 GMT

CDT CEO Alexandra Reeve Givens Joins Department of Homeland Security’s Inaugural AI Safety & Security Board

Alexandra Reeve Givens, Center for Democracy and Technology CEO, joined technology and civil rights leaders, academics, & policymakers as an inaugural board member of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inaugural Artificial Intelligence Safety …

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Published on April 24, 2024 - 02:08 GMT

CDT’s Matt Scherer Testifies Before Connecticut Senate’s General Law Committee on Senate Bill 2, An Act Concerning Artificial ...

On February 29, CDT testified in front of the Connecticut Senate’s General Law Committee on Senate Bill 2, An Act Concerning Artificial Intelligence. CDT thanked the committee for its and the sponsor’s work on the wide-ranging bill, while offering a number …

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Published on April 24, 2024 - 02:08 GMT

CDT Files Comments with DOJ in Response to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Bulk Sale of Data

On April 19, 2024, CDT filed comments with the Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to their advance notice of proposed rule making on the bulk sale of data about U.S. individuals by data brokers to countries of concern. CDT supports the DOJ’s goals in …

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Published on April 24, 2024 - 02:08 GMT

CDT Joins Coalition Letter in Support of Funding NIST’s AI Initiatives

Leading technology advocacy organizations urge Congress to support National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding request for responsible AI innovation. More than 80 organizations, companies, and universities joined a letter asking …

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Published on April 23, 2024 - 00:03 GMT

HHS Adopts Vital New Rule Protecting Patient Data about Lawful Reproductive Care

(WASHINGTON) — Today, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights issued a new rule to support reproductive health privacy under HIPAA. The rule protects patient privacy by prohibiting, in certain situations, the disclosure of …

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Published on April 20, 2024 - 01:42 GMT

CDT Europe’s AI Bulletin: April 2024

Also authored by CDT Europe’s AI Policy Fellow Jonathan Schmidt. 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 …

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Published on April 16, 2024 - 20:33 GMT

CDT VP of Policy Samir Jain Testimony Before U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee on “Legislative Solutions to Protect Kids ...

On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 CDT VP of Policy Samir Jain is testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee in a hearing titled “Legislative Solutions to Protect Kids Online and Ensure Americans’ Data Privacy Rights.” A …

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Published on April 15, 2024 - 20:33 GMT

CDT Joins Others in Publishing Q&A about the Security and Freedom Enhancing (SAFE) Act of 2024

The Center for Democracy and Technology joined the ACLU, Brennan Center for Justice, Demand Progress, Electronic Privacy Information Center, FreedomWorks, and Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability in crafting a Q&A that summarizes the …

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Published on April 12, 2024 - 20:34 GMT

U.S. House Vote Narrowly Allows Rampant Abuses of Warrantless Spying Authority to Continue

(WASHINGTON) — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a two-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA 702”), a controversial warrantless spying authority, and in an extremely narrow tie vote, rejected …

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Published on April 11, 2024 - 17:48 GMT

CDT Joins Brennan Center & Others in Letter Urging Congress to Protect Protesters by Supporting Critical Reforms to Section 702 of ...

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) joined the Brennan Center and other civil liberties, free speech, and New York organizations in a letter urging Congress to protect protesters in the United States by opposing any reauthorization of Section …

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