Beryl Howell | Center for Democracy & Technology

Beryl Howell

Commissioner, US Sentencing Commission

Issues

-> Free Expression

-> Consumer Privacy

-> Health Privacy

-> Security & Surveillance

-> Digital Copyright

-> Internet Openness & Standards

-> International

-> Open Government

Recent Blog Posts

A Farewell to Austin

First of all, welcome to our new readers! We had a great time at SXSW introducing ourselves and CDT to a new audience that's as excited as we are about keeping the Internet the awesome place that it is. Take some time to look around and... Continued »

What too much locational data at SXSW can do...

Recently, Cyrus and I returned from a five-day trip to Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive. As we stated before, locational-data apps like GoWalla and Foursquare were literally the lifeblood of the entire conference with people using them to... Continued »

Broadband Plan Big on Built-In Privacy

The FCC makes a strong statement in its National Broadband Plan (NBP) that increasing consumer trust and truly achieving the potential of broadband requires a solid national privacy framework. The plan details the privacy concerns that must be... Continued »