CDT is advocating for your right to data privacy.


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CDT is advocating for your right to data privacy.

At a moment when the federal government is asserting a wide range of new powers, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) is standing up for Americans' right to privacy and free speech. We're demanding reforms for direct efforts to censor or surveil individual Americans, and pushing back on government actions that chill and threaten our constitutional rights.



In the wake of the horrific violence in Minneapolis earlier this year, CDT called out the
killings of two people observing ICE activities ([link removed])
as well as the agency's broader constitutional violations. As people across the country documented ICE abuses and spoke out against them on social media, and DHS retaliated by attempting to unmask users' identities, we've emphasized Americans' right to privacy and anonymity online. In an op-ed, CDT's Kate Ruane
encouraged the private sector to stand up to unconstitutional government actions ([link removed])
and safeguard their users' rights, including their anonymity. CDT and civil society partners also called on the Trump Administration to
respect the public’s right to record law enforcement ([link removed]), a crucial element of transparency necessary to a healthy democracy. We previously raised concerns about risks to civil rights and civil liberties posed by
ICE’s use of face recognition and other surveillance measures ([link removed])
in the field.

Meanwhile, CDT has continued highlighting the risks posed by the federal government's unprecedented efforts to consolidate and gain access to the data held by state public agencies. Last week, we released
widely-cited polling research ([link removed])
showing that 74 percent of Americans are concerned about the privacy and security of their data held by the government. Our research showed that these high levels of concern are consistent across demographic groups, including political affiliation, geography, age, and race and ethnicity. We led a
letter to Congress urging bipartisan oversight ([link removed])
of how public agencies are handling Americans' personal data.

We continue to engage with a number of federal agencies on this issue, opposing the Treasury Department's effort to consolidate information about the millions of Americans participating in
financial assistance programs ([link removed]), joining an amicus brief challenging the
IRS’s disclosure of confidential information ([link removed])
to immigration enforcement agencies, opposing the Department of Labor's effort to access
detailed unemployment insurance information ([link removed]), and continuing to speak out against efforts to consolidate highly
sensitive state-held voter registration data ([link removed]).

Supporting state governments on the ground, we published a
State Public Benefits Administrators’ Guide ([link removed])
to complying with existing privacy protections amidst an evolving immigration landscape, and a
guide for state legislators ([link removed])
seeking to protect the data collected and stored by their government agencies.

CDT is also working to counter government surveillance. When the Department of Defense designated Anthropic a supply chain risk after the company drew a red line against facilitating mass domestic surveillance, CDT played a leading role articulating the constitutional principles and free market values at stake. We filed an
amicus brief ([link removed])
with the ACLU, published
op-eds ([link removed]), and led a
high-profile coalition letter ([link removed])
that brought together national security leaders like the former CIA Director and former Secretaries of the Army and Navy with civil liberties leaders, free market groups, and human rights organizations.

On the Hill, CDT is pushing for
key reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) ([link removed])
Section 702, which is set to expire this month. We're raising
concerns over improper use of U.S. person queries ([link removed]), which enable agencies like the FBI and CIA to read American's private messages without a warrant, and calling to
close the dangerous “data broker loophole” ([link removed])
that allows law enforcement agencies to circumnavigate warrant requirements by simply buying sensitive data about Americans from data brokers. Throughout, we're uniting voices on the right and left to protect Americans' freedoms and individual rights.


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CDT Polling Report: Overwhelming Majority of Americans Worried About Personal Data Held by Public Agencies and Want Government Accountability ([link removed])


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CDT, the Leadership Conference, and Protect Democracy Release New Analysis of Federal Efforts to Expand Access to State Administrative Data ([link removed])


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How Federal Efforts to Access Voter Data Affect Our Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Democracy ([link removed])


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CDT Calls for SCOTUS to Reject Overbroad Geofence Warrant in New Amicus Brief ([link removed])


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CDT Submits Comments to DHS on Modifications to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) System ([link removed])




In a time of unprecedented constitutional challenges, CDT is fighting to ensure that your right to privacy is upheld, and that surveillance technology is not weaponized against individuals exercising their constitutionally protected rights. If you are not yet engaged and want to join the conversation, please
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