Groups Urge White House to Move on Privacy, Civil Liberties Board - Today CDT and 28 other civil liberties and public interest groups sent a letter to the White House voicing concern about the absence of nominations by President Obama to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. "The Board is one of the few safeguards put into place to protect privacy and civil liberties following the major legal and policy changes put in place to help fight terrorism and strengthen law enforcement," the letter says. A federal cybersecurity review released in May noted the Board's importance and advised the President to "accelerate" nominations to the panel. The letter asks Obama to make nominations a priority and send them to the Senate this year, before the first session of the 111th Congress ends. November 11, 2009
Share this articleCDT Releases Report on Privacy Concerns Surrounding Government Cybersecurity System - The Center for Democracy & Technology today released a report outlining a series of privacy and legal questions that surround the government computer monitoring system known as "Einstein." The report calls on the Administration to release information about the legal authority for Einstein, the role of the nation's top spy agency, the National Security Agency, in its development and operation, and the impact of Einstein on privacy. July 28, 2009
Share this articleDawn of the Location-Enabled Web - CDT today released a Policy Post outlining issues related to the newly emerging location-enabled web. Location data should be under the control of the user; who collects it, what it gets used for, whether or not it gets shared and how long the data is stored are all decisions that should be in the hands of users, the Policy Post says. Location-enabled technologies should be designed with privacy in mind from the beginning, says the Policy Post. In addition, it says that ensuring that location information is transmitted and accessed in a privacy-protective way is essential to the future success of location-based applications and services. July 06, 2009
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