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INET DC at CSPRI – What Do Recent Government Surveillance Revelations Mean for Internet Governance and Global Interoperability?
Event: The recent revelations regarding the apparent scope of U.S. government efforts to gather large... 		Security & Surveillance 7/24/2013
CDT Supports Amash/Conyers Amendment That Would Prevent Bulk Collection of Phone Metadata
Press Release: Tomorrow, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bipartisan amendment that... 		Security & Surveillance 7/23/2013
CDT Brings Together Major Internet Companies & Advocates To Demand More Transparency Around Government Surveillance
Press Release: The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), on behalf of an unprecedented coalition of... 		Security & Surveillance 7/18/2013
Yoder Amendment Big Win For Privacy
Press Release: Washington - Today, the House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment from Congressman Kevin... 		Security & Surveillance 7/17/2013
Ad Networks Pledge Voluntary Practices Against Piracy
Blog Post: When it comes to fighting online copyright infringement and counterfeiting, things may have been... 		Digital Copyright 7/16/2013
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Webinar Slide Deck: Global Citzens and the U.S. Security Surveillance Dragnet
Report: On July 18, 2013, CDT held a Webinar, "Global Citzens and the U.S. Security Surveillance Dragnet,"... 		International 7/18/2013
Webinar Slide Deck: Global Citzens and the U.S. Security Surveillance Dragnet
Report: On July 18, 2013, CDT held a Webinar, "Global Citzens and the U.S. Security Surveillance Dragnet,"... 		Security & Surveillance 7/18/2013
Broad Coalition Opposes SEC Proposal for Access to Email
Letter: On July 12, 2013, a broad range of companies, trade associations, and policy groups from across the... 		Security & Surveillance 7/18/2013
Law Enforcement & National Security Access to Medical Records
Policy Post: Section 215 of the PATRIOT ActHIPAA Privacy RuleProtections for Records of Federally-Funded... 		Health Privacy 7/11/2013
Law Enforcement & National Security Access to Medical Records
Policy Post: Section 215 of the PATRIOT ActHIPAA Privacy RuleProtections for Records of Federally-Funded... 		Security & Surveillance 7/11/2013

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Ad Networks Pledge Voluntary Practices Against Piracy
by David Sohn | July 16, 2013
Filed under Digital Copyright, 3 Strikes / Graduated Response
When it comes to fighting online copyright infringement and counterfeiting, things may have been quiet on the legislative front since SOPA and PIPA went down in flames, but the trend towards voluntary enforcement frameworks continues. Yesterday, a group of major online advertising networks agreed to implement a complaint process modeled loosely on the DMCA’s “notice-and-takedown” regime. (Notice-and-takedown enables copyright holders to send “take down” notices to websites hosting content the...Continued »
Global Policy Weekly – July 16, 2013
by Emily Barabas | July 16, 2013
Filed under International, Global Internet Freedom
CDT's Global Policy Weekly highlights the latest Internet policy developments and proposals from around the world, compiled by CDT's Global Internet Freedom Project.FREE EXPRESSIONGambia’s National Assembly passed a bill that would ban “Internet activism” and online distribution of “false news” about the government. The proposed law, which amends the country’s Information and Communication Act, would include severe penalties, including up to 15 years in prison. Article 19 warned that the...Continued »
Jay-Z’s App Highlights Privacy Issues in Collecting Vast Amounts of Smartphone Data
by G.S. Hans | July 11, 2013
Filed under Consumer Privacy, More Issues in Consumer Privacy
Jay-Z’s new album, Magna Carta… Holy Grail, was released last week after much hype. But if you own a Samsung Galaxy phone, you had the option to get the album for free. Great deal, right? Samsung reportedly paid $5 million for the privilege of providing a million copies to its users, gratis. All a user had to do was be one of the first million users to install an app called Magna Carta, which Samsung had developed, and they’d receive a copy of the album 72 hours before its official release.Continued »
Former Judge Slams Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Procedures
by Lauren Henry | July 10, 2013
Filed under Security & Surveillance, FISA and NSA Warrantless Snooping
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) met yesterday for a workshop addressing the National Security Agency’s controversial approach to surveillance in programs supposedly authorized by Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act and Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The workshop consisted of three panels of experts, which focused on the legal, technological, and policy aspects of the programs.Many panelists worried that the current procedures of the Foreign...Continued »