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Tech Talk: The State of Surveillance in the US and Europe

July 13, 2018

CDT’s Tech Talk is a podcast where we dish on tech and Internet policy, while also explaining what these policies mean to our daily lives. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Thorsten Wetzling about the state of surveillance across Europe and compare these practices to those in the United States.

Illinois’ Supreme Court Should Affirm that Six Flags Violated the State’s Biometric Privacy Law

July 11, 2018

There is something unique about biometric information – literally, it’s one of a kind. Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) provides some of the strongest legal protections for biometric data in the United States, but is being challenged by Six Flags. CDT urges the Illinois Supreme Court to uphold the strong biometric privacy protections in the state’s law.

Cloud Act Implementation Issues

July 10, 2018

The CLOUD Act, which became law in March 2018, will pose a number of implementation challenges to the U.S. Department of Justice. Here are 11 key issues that the DOJ will have to face in connection with its implementation of the CLOUD Act.