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Name Issues Date
Congressional Hearing: "Combating Cyber Crime and Identity Theft in the Digital Age
Event: CDT Vice President Ari Schwatz will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing... 		Consumer Privacy 2/10/2010
Deven McGraw will speak at at the Healthcare Stimulus Exchange National Road Show 2010
Event: Deven McGraw will speak at at the Healthcare Stimulus Exchange National Road Show 2010 on Privacy... 		Health Privacy 2/10/2010
21st Century Statecraft: the Internet as Diplomat
In the News: January was a remarkable month for the Internet. It had to do with Google and human rights. Google... 		Free Expression 2/4/2010
Towards a kinder, gentler "three strikes" for file-sharers
Press Hit: "Three strikes" may be controversial when applied to Internet disconnections for... 		Digital Copyright 2/1/2010
Experts: US gov't needs to prepare for cyberwar
In the News: The U.S. government needs to figure out how it will respond to acts of cyberwar, as foreign... 		Security & Surveillance 1/28/2010

Policy Posts deliver in-depth analysis of current issues affecting the Internet. These documents are a leading resource for policy makers, the press, industry representatives, students, and others interested in legal and policy issues affecting the Internet.

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The Role of Privacy by Design in Protecting Consumer Privacy 1) What is Privacy by Design? 2) Privacy Enhancing Technologies or Privacy by Design? 3) Privacy by... Consumer Privacy 1/28/2010
CDT Files Two Sets of Comments to the FCC about the Importance of Privacy in the Context of the National Broadband Plan 1) CDT Files Two Sets of Comments to the FCC about the Importance of Privacy in the Context of the... Consumer Privacy 1/26/2010
CDT Offers Recommendations For FCC “Open Internet” Rules 1) CDT Offers Recommendations in FCC’s “Open Internet” Proceeding 2) Questioning... Internet Openness & Standards 1/25/2010
Online Behavioral Advertising: Industry’s Current Self-Regulatory Framework Is Necessary, But Still Insufficient On Its Own To Protect Consumers 1)    CDT Releases Online Behavioral Advertising Report 2)    Scope... Consumer Privacy 12/9/2009
Congress Rejects PATRIOT Act Re-Write, but Modest Improvements Still Possible Congress Rejects PATRIOT Act Re-Write, but Modest Improvements Still Possible 1)   ... Security & Surveillance 12/7/2009

Find all our latest testimony, papers, and other reports here.

Name Author Issues Date
Policy Issues for Federated Identity Management
Report: CDT's presentation on Federated Identity Management  and suggests ways of increasing trust... 		Heather West Consumer Privacy 1/28/2010
CDT Comments to FCC on Privacy Issues to Consider in Broadband Plan
Comment: National broadband access will support innumerable innovative online applications and provide great... 		Consumer Privacy 1/22/2010
Joint Comments to FCC on NBP Public Notice #29
Comment: There are a number of powerful online applications on the horizon that can provide great societal... 		Free Expression 1/22/2010
International Free Expression on the Internet Resources
Report: Table of ContentsI. The Basic Human Rights Framework II. Institutions III. Documents Interpreting... 		Free Expression 1/15/2010
International Free Expression on the Internet Resources
Report: Table of ContentsI. The Basic Human Rights Framework II. Institutions III. Documents Interpreting... 		Free Expression 1/15/2010

Featured Articles from the CDT Blog

America’s Top Consumer Protection Cop Needs Better Weapons in its Arsenal
by Jonathan Dunn | February 5, 2010
Filed under Consumer Privacy, Baseline Privacy Legislation
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz urged Congress to give the FTC the tools it needs to effectively protect consumers, particularly against financial fraud, in the 21st century economy at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing yesterday....Continued »
More Thoughts from State of the Net 2010
by Erica Newland | February 5, 2010
Filed under International, Global Internet Freedom
One of the most highly anticipated panels at last week’s State of the Net Conference was the Judith Krug Memorial Intellectual Freedom Panel, entitled “Global Free Expression: Will the Internet Reign or Get Reined In?”. Held less...Continued »
The Internet and 21st Century Statecraft
by Adam Rosenberg | February 4, 2010
Filed under International, Global Internet Freedom
CDT President Leslie Harris' ABC News column examines two remarkable events in the development of the Internet that took place in January: Google taking a principled stand against Chinese censorship and Secretary of State HIllary Clinton's...Continued »
CDT Health Privacy Project Director Deven McGraw Honored
by Brock N. Meeks | February 4, 2010
CDT's Health Privacy Project Director Deven McGraw today received the HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her efforts to address the complex privacy issues associated with the growing use of health IT. Organizers of the...Continued »