Center for Democracy and Technology

1. Mentioned In 15 Articles

2. BlackBerry’s Security Approach Leads to Theories of Secret Deals

   Explore Article The New York Times (Aug 8 2010)

   ... United States, but we don’t know what those deals are,” said Leslie Harris, chief executive of the Center for Democracy and Technology, which is based in Washington, and a board member of the Global Network Initiative, a coalition of ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Washington   India   Manhattan

3. Senate Judiciary Committee re-schedules cyber crime hearing

   Explore Article TheHill.com (Apr 9 2010) Compliance

   ...that primarily handles cyber crime efforts. Later, Ari Schwartz, an executive vice president at the Center for Democracy and Technology; Vincent Weather, a vice president at Symantec; and Orin S. Kerr, an associate law professor at Geo... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Patrick Leahy   Symantec   Center for Democracy and Technology

4. BlueCross ID theft warnings top 500,000 and growing

   Explore Article Chattanooga Times Free Press (Feb 10 2010) Healthcare , Compliance , Data Breach

   ...thorities in the states where the affected people live," said Deven McGraw, a privacy advocate with Center for Democracy and Technology. "It's costing them a huge amount of money. They could have avoided this if they would have spent j... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   BlueCross   BlueCross BlueShield   Chattanooga

5. HHS Breach Notification Rules Again Under Fire

   Explore Article eweek.com (Oct 28 2009) Healthcare , Compliance

   ...are IT story. Rate This Article: Poor (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) Best Rate E-mail Print PDF Version The Center for Democracy and Technology is the latest to find fault with the Department of Health and Human Services' data breach rules for... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Center for Democracy and Technology   HHS   Energy and Commerce Committee

6. House members seek stronger health care data breach notifications

   Explore Article Computerworld (Oct 5 2009) Corporate , Government , Healthcare , Compliance

   ...ressure. Groups such as Patient Privacy Rights, a watchdog group in Texas, and the Washington-based Center for Democracy and Technology said the provision completely undermined the intent of the bill and removed any incentive for breac... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Forrester Research   Health Insurance Portability   Texas

7. HHS guts health-care breach notification law, groups warn

   Explore Article cio.de (Sep 21 2009) Corporate , Government , Healthcare , Compliance

   ...tities protect their patient data with strong safeguards," said Harley Geigel, legal counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a Washington-based think tank. "Now an entity can avoid both encryption and notification bec... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Health Insurance Portability   Center for Democracy and Technology

8. HHS urged to rework data breach rule

   Explore Article Nextgov.com (Sep 18 2009) Government , Compliance , Data Breach

   ... and unreliable provision of an otherwise solid interim final rule on data breach notification. The Center for Democracy and Technology's Deven McGraw voiced her concern with reporters earlier this week ahead of a Friday meeting of th... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Center for Democracy and Technology   Health and Human Services Department   Federal Trade Commission

9. Government needs smarter IT to oversee bailout and financial overhaul - Nextgov

   Explore Article Nextgov.com (Sep 18 2009) Government , Compliance

   ...cess allows for the transformation of data into information." Ari Schwartz, a vice president at the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington civil liberties group that supports open access to government information, testified ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Center for Democracy and Technology   Washington   Obama

10. Technology Issues on Back Burner in US Congress

    Explore Article pcworld.com (Sep 16 2009) Corporate , Government , Compliance , ID Theft Prevention

    ...on, D.C., until late November, said Ari Schwartz, vice president and chief operating officer of the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), an advocacy group focused on a free and open Internet. "October and November could be very l... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Senate   Washington   Google

11. Personal data requirements raise eyebrows

    Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jul 10 2009) Consumer , Data Breach , ID Theft Prevention

    ...imply moving forward with HSPD-12,” Kudwa said. Jim Dempsey, vice president of public policy at the Center for Democracy and Technology, agreed that requesting and storing data on mother’s maiden name and financial history is risky and... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   American Civil Liberties Union   Jim Harper   Center for Democracy and Technology

12. How Facebook and Twitter Are Changing Data Privacy Rules

    Explore Article IDG News Service (Jun 12 2009) Corporate

    ...rmation in its logs or doesn't run a social network. Alissa Cooper, chief computer scientist at the Center for Democracy and Technology, says that's misreading the tea leaves. "The more we have incidents like these, the more it's going... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Congress   European Commission   Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

13. Security groups cautious about data security and file sharing bills

    Explore Article Nextgov.com (May 5 2009) Consumer , Government , Compliance , Data Breach , ID Theft Prevention

    ...n Harrington, acting director of the bureau. According to David Sohn, senior policy counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology, most states have already passed laws that require companies to notify consumers if their personal ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   House   Center for Democracy and Technology   Marc Rotenberg

14. Privacy experts urge panel to regulate Internet filtering method

    Explore Article Nextgov.com (Apr 23 2009) Government , Data Breach

    ...witnesses for perspectives on DPI use and what functions should necessitate user opt-in or opt-out. Center for Democracy and Technology President Leslie Harris said all uses of DPI raise red flags "because they all begin with intercept... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cliff Stearns   Mary Bono Mack   Bobby Rush

15. U.S. cybersecurity law to give feds unprecedented Internet control – HS Daily Wire

    Explore Article hsdailywire.com (Apr 3 2009) Government , Data Breach

    ...nd there's too little oversight, if there's any at all," said Gregory Nojeim, senior counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology. "It gives him the power to act in the interest of national security, a vague term that has been br... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Alexandria   Dan Goodin   Center for Democracy and Technology

16. Threat Watch | Cold Boot: Should New Attack on Encrypted Disks Change the Way Lawmakers Approach Disclosure Legislation 'Safe Harbors'?

    Explore Article CSO Online (Apr 3 2008) Consumer , Compliance , Data Breach

    ...rectly involved in the legislation raise that issue," says David Sohn, senior policy counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology, a public interest group focused on technology and civil liberties. Nor do any state legislatures s... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Center for Democracy and Technology   California   Princeton

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