CDT works on a wide range of issues where technology shapes our fundamental rights and freedoms.

AI companies are fitfully beginning to offer users options for downloading and uploading their AI conversation data, creating the possibility of AI data portability: the ability to move data between ...

CDT and more than 20 other NGOs are demanding the release of an opinion by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) that, according to Sen. Wyden (D-OR), identifies surveillance problems ...

The following op-ed authored by Internet Archive’s Lila Bailey & CDT’s Tess Vartanian first appeared in Tech Policy Press on October 27, 2026. A excerpt of the text has been pasted below. Late last ...

This year, Colorado’s SB 26-189 was signed into law, establishing transparency requirements for developers and deployers of automated decision-making technologies (ADMTs) used in consequential ...

Mere months after 60 leading academics asked it to recuse itself from handling digital files owing to a poor track record of digital flights protection, the Irish presidency of the Council of the ...

This is the first blog post in CDT Europe’s “Securing Encryption in Europe” series. The series explores the state of encryption policy in Europe and identifies emerging developments which pose risks ...

According to recent polling, people in Sweden hold strong expectations of privacy in their online communications. While some members of the public support law enforcement access to encrypted messages ...

According to recent polling, people in Ireland have deep reservations about state access to private conversations. In Ireland, the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has signalled its ...

Across the nation, a severe shortage of affordable housing threatens communities. One key issue is a failure to build enough homes to meet demand, and burdensome permitting processes and regulatory ...