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How advanced AI enhances personalization and its policy implications

By Business Daily | May 2, 2025

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

CDT advocates for updating privacy act to reflect technology advances

By Business Daily | Apr 30, 2025

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

Concern grows over withdrawn Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive

By Business Daily | Apr 29, 2025

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.

Explaining differential privacy: New methods for understanding data protection

By Business Daily | Apr 22, 2025

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.

Progress and pitfalls in the deployment of AI agents

By Business Daily | Apr 22, 2025

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.

Organizations call on Congress to protect taxpayer privacy amidst IRS-DHS agreement

By Business Daily | Apr 16, 2025

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...

Federal agencies release 2024 AI inventories, highlighting advancements and ongoing transparency issues

By Business Daily | Apr 15, 2025

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

Massachusetts privacy bills gain support from CDT at state hearing

By Business Daily | Apr 15, 2025

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.

Digital rights frameworks needed for protection of gender-diverse communities

By Business Daily | Apr 15, 2025

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

USCIS plans social media screening for antisemitism in immigration decisions

By Business Daily | Apr 15, 2025

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.

CDT urges House to address warrantless surveillance loopholes

By Business Daily | Apr 15, 2025

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

Cities and counties advance AI governance with new policies and guidelines

By Business Daily | Apr 15, 2025

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.

Coalition advocates for secure and accessible digital ID systems

By Business Daily | Apr 11, 2025

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.

Newsom working group emphasizes transparency in AI development report

By Business Daily | Apr 10, 2025

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.

Coalition urges Sweden to reject legislation undermining encryption security

By Business Daily | Apr 8, 2025

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.

Apple ends encrypted backups for UK users over government demands

By Business Daily | Apr 8, 2025

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.

Proposal strives to balance FISA power and Fourth Amendment rights

By Business Daily | Apr 7, 2025

Warrantless queries of Americans' communications through Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA 702) are said to go against the Fourth Amendment's principles, according to Gene Schaerr, General Counsel at the Project on...

Civil society groups express concerns over AI Liability Directive withdrawal

By Business Daily | Apr 7, 2025

On April 7, 2025, CDT Europe and other civil society organizations addressed an open letter to Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner McGrath.

CDT comments on federal privacy framework to safeguard individuals and promote consumer trust

By Business Daily | Apr 7, 2025

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has submitted comments to the House Energy & Commerce Committee's Privacy Working Group concerning the federal comprehensive privacy and security framework.

CFPB urged to advance rule against data broker practices

By Business Daily | Apr 2, 2025

The expanding data broker industry has raised concerns about individuals' safety, financial security, and access to vital goods and services.

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