CDT Submits Comments for FTC Public Roundtable Discussions - CDT submitted comments to the FTC in advance of the agency's public roundtable discussions exploring the privacy challenges posed by 21st century technology and business practices that involve the collection and use of consumer data. CDT views these roundtable sessions as a historic opportunity for the FTC to develop and announce a comprehensive privacy protection policy for the next decade. The FTCʼs current notice, choice and security regime has brought progress toward corporate compliance on privacy, but seems to have met the limits of its utility. In its comments, CDT urged the FTC to finally move beyond this limited framework. November 09, 2009
Share this articleCDT Highlights Policy Issues Related to New Identity Management Systems - CDT released a whitepaper today highlighting policy issues related to responsible user-centric identification systems. The paper comes as the U.S. Government begins launching a series of pilot programs that will use third party user credentials to authenticate users to federal Web sites and discusses possible challenges to be considered as these activities are expanded in order to provide a better user experience. November 02, 2009
Share this articleDefense and Celebration of the Online Commonwealth - The Center for Democracy & Technology invites you to join in celebrating the upcoming One Web Day (Sept. 22) by reading and signing the document: A Call to Defense and Celebration of the Online Commonwealth. This document, developed in collaboration with our new CDT Fellows, articulates core values that have enabled the Internet to prosper and highlights our shared duty to keep it open, innovative and free. September 10, 2009
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