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Assessing the European Commission's E-Evidence Proposals on Ten Human Rights Criteria

April 18, 2018

Earlier this week, CDT issued a list of 10 human rights criteria the the E-Evidence Directive and Regulation should meet. With the draft text of both now published, we have assessed each against the criteria. 

How to Strengthen the FTC Privacy & Security Consent Decrees

April 12, 2018

CDT recommends that the FTC begin to strengthen the terms of its privacy and security-related consent decrees. Our recommendations are based on three key principles: (1) more rigorous enforcement; (2) more public transparency, and (3) more significant penalties for violations.

Election Officials Need Timely Information about Data Breaches and Network Intrusions

March 15, 2018

In the United States, a lack of a comprehensive notification strategy for network intrusions and data breaches in election systems undermines national interests and security. The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) crucial role in coordinating the protection of election systems as a critical infrastructure should include a plan for broad notification about data breaches and network intrusions to both election system owners and state-level Election Directors responsible for certifying the election results. This is not currently the case.