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The Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe (CDT Europe) has released its May 2025 Tech Policy Brief, addressing significant technology and internet policy issues currently debated in Europe.

On May 5, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) expressed its support for a privacy bill in Maine, emphasizing data minimization as a key privacy protection.

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has announced its endorsement of a revised model state comprehensive privacy bill developed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Consumer Reports.

Today, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) submitted comments opposing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) initiative to collect social media identifiers from applicants seeking various immigration benefits.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform consumer technology, adding new capabilities to existing digital tools.

On April 30, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) provided comments to Representative Lori Trahan concerning the revision of the Privacy Act of 1974.

On April 7, CDT Europe and a group of civil society organizations expressed concerns in an open letter to European Commission Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner McGrath.

Data collection is a common practice with significant implications for privacy, prompting organizations in both industry and government to turn to differential privacy (DP) to protect individuals' personal information.

Ruchika Joshi, in her recent op-ed published on April 17, 2025, in Tech Policy Press, explores the current state and future implications of AI agents.

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), along with over 270 organizations, has expressed concerns over taxpayer privacy regarding a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of...

The latest updates to U.S. federal agencies' AI use case inventories reveal significant advancements and ongoing challenges.

Eric Null, Co-Director of the Privacy & Data Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), gave a testimony at a hearing of the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet, and Cybersecurity in Massachusetts.

In recent months, the polarizing debates surrounding gender identity and expression have taken center stage in U.S. political discourse.

Last week, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its intention to implement routine screening of applicants’ social media activity for signs of alleged antisemitism.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance held a hearing on April 8 to discuss issues related to warrantless government surveillance.

City and county governments across the United States are progressively integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their public service operations, encompassing areas like transportation, healthcare, and law enforcement.

The transition from traditional ID cards to digital IDs has begun, with fourteen U.S. states having adopted these digital credentials and others exploring their feasibility.

In September of the previous year, Governor Gavin Newsom of California initiated a working group composed of esteemed academics and policy experts to construct a report on AI frontier models.

A broad coalition consisting of CDT Europe and 236 organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts is urging the Swedish Parliament to reject a draft legislation concerning encryption.

Millions of Apple users in the United Kingdom will no longer have access to an end-to-end encryption service that protected their personal data.