We’re at a pivotal privacy moment in the United States—Congress is finally seriously considering passing a comprehensive privacy law. On the heels of several privacy scandals and the passage of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, there is widespread public demand for companies to improve their privacy and security practices and for policymakers to hold companies accountable for privacy intrusions.
As the momentum around federal privacy legislation builds, it’s clear that while the stakes are very high for individual privacy, the question of what substantive protections legislation should include is also complex. To highlight the various issues that are emerging in the privacy debate, New America’s Open Technology Institute is convening a series of public events to explore these questions. We’ll follow each event with a report capturing key aspects of these critical discussions.
This series of events and reports focuses on important aspects of the privacy debate—from the civil rights aspects of privacy to whether current online business models are conducive to strong privacy protections. We’ll continue to update this page as we host events and release reports.
Events & Reports
Centering Civil Rights in the Privacy Debate
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Paying for Our Privacy: What Online Business Models Should Be Off-Limits?
Event | Report
Enforcing a New Privacy Law
Event | Report
Privacy's Best Friend: How Encryption Protects Consumers, Companies, and Governments Worldwide
Event | Report
Automated Intrusion, Systemic Discrimination: How Untethered Algorithms Harm Privacy and Civil Rights
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