Create your Benton.org account today. Registration is quick and easy. Creating an account gives you access to special features, click to learn more.
Center for Democracy and Technology
Senate Passes E-Government Act Reauthorization
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 17, 2008 - 9:05pmLast updated: September 17, 2008 - 9:05pm
For five years, the E-Government Act has promoted improvements in the federal government's use of information technology, including increased transparency for government information. The Senate is expected to pass the E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007 by unanimous consent later tonight.
Dempsey Nominated for Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 19, 2008 - 5:44pmLast updated: August 19, 2008 - 5:44pm
President Bush announced his intention to nominate Center for Democracy and Technology Vice President for Public Policy James X. Dempsey to serve a five year term on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
CDT Urges Stronger Guidelines for Behavioral Advertising
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 13, 2008 - 7:16amThe National Advertising Initiative (NAI) should consider major revisions to its proposed privacy guidelines for online behavioral networks, CDT said today. CDT viewed the original NAI guidelines-- developed in 2000--as a good first step; however, problems with the original version and the proposed update have left major gaps in the protection of consumer privacy online, even as data collection for online advertising proliferates.
Internet in Transition
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 6, 2008 - 9:39amCDT released "Internet in Transition: A Platform To Keep the Internet Open, Innovative and Free," a 1.0 version of the organization's policy recommendations on Internet and technology policy for the next administration and Congress.
CDT: Global Internet Freedom Should Be Top Human Rights and Foreign Policy Priority
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 20, 2008 - 8:52pmThe Congress and Administration should make global Internet freedom a top human rights and foreign policy priority, CDT said today in testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Right and the Law.
Today's Quote 04.11.08
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 11, 2008 - 9:06amLast updated: April 11, 2008 - 9:08am
"I assume we're going to be losing at least one search engine. We're going to have a lot of power consolidated in a lot fewer places."
-- Leslie Harris, Center for Democracy and Technology
