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The Center for Democracy and Technology is a non-profit public interest organization working to keep the Internet open, innovative, and free. As a civil liberties group with expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT works to enhance free expression and privacy in communications technologies by finding practical and innovative solutions to public policy challenges while protecting civil liberties. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media. 

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Alissa Cooper will co-chair the Geolocation/Privacy working group session at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting
Alissa Cooper will co-chair the Geolocation/Privacy working group session at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.
March 24, 2010 - 5:40pm - 7:40pm

Anaheim, CA

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Deven McGraw will participate in an FTC Privacy Roundtable panel titled "Health Information."
Deven McGraw will participate in an FTC Privacy Roundtable panel titled "Health Information," to be held on March 27, 2010.
March 27, 2010 - 9:50am

Washington, DC
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Hot Topics

  • Graduated Response

    The use of a "graduated response" technique in punishing repeat copyright offenders has grown in recent years, but there are many ramifications to consider before employing such tactics.

  • Privacy by Design

    CDT was one of the first to promote the concept of Privacy by Design, encouraging product features and business practices that protect user privacy.

Recent Media Attention

Paging Dr. Google
in Time

Quick: When's the last time you had a tetanus shot? Who was the doctor taking care of you when you had it? And how many overstuffed folders would you have to rummage through to figure that out?

For nearly two years, Google has been offering free accounts at google.com/health that allow users to store, organize and, should they choose to do so, share their health data with a doctor, family member or caregiver. Google Health won't say how many people have signed up (and neither will Microsoft HealthVault, which has a similar product). But it's starting to pick up on the business side.

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Facebook To Pay $9.5 Million in Privacy Settlement
in Read Write Web

Facebook may be denying any wrongdoing, but a California judge is disagreeing with the social networks' disagreement to the tune of a $9.5 million dollar settlement today.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the settlement comes in response to a class-action lawsuit over Facebook's Beacon program that published what users were buying.

The decision allocates $6 million of the settlement to a "digital trust fund" that will go to organizations that study online privacy, says the Times article. The Times explains the bit of controversy hovering around this final decision:

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Jobs With Us

Full-time Deferred Lawyers (Posted March 8, 2010)
Communications Intern (Posted March 2, 2010)
2010-12 Ron Plesser Public Interest Fellowship in Privacy, Civil Liberties and Internet Policy (Posted December 28, 2009)
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