Our Work
Founded in 2014, the Center on Privacy & Technology is a leader at the intersection of privacy, surveillance, and civil rights.
Latest Work
“Shadow Report to the US AI Policy Roadmap”
The Center signed on to coalition report, along with 39 others, that aimed to combat the inaccurate way in which the Senate positioned their roadmap as a starting point for understanding AI concerns. The "Shadow Report to the US AI Policy Roadmap" points out that this process has eaten up a year of this legislative session to produce yet another roadmap that superficially namechecks issues, instead of actual progress towards enforceable law.
Fritz Fellow Simone Edwards Presents at Fritz Conference
The Center's 2023-2024 Fritz Fellow Simone Edwards presented, along with Massive Data Institute team, at the annual Fritz Conference. Simone presented on her work as part of the Fritz team during the 2023-2024 school year. She discussed her work digesting documents disclosed in response to the Center's FOIA requests, as well as the strategic corporate research she undertook to find out more about the companies and individuals behind the technologies those documents revealed police departments to be buying, specifically probabilistic genotyping programs.
Senior Associate Cynthia Khoo on The Signal with Adam Walsh
Senior Associate Cynthia Khoo appeared on a radio show, The Signal with Adam Walsh, CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. She spoke on the civil rights implications of artificial intelligence, including bias and abuse embedded in how AI-based tools are developed and deployed. Cynthia also emphasized factors that regulators should keep in mind when assessing the potential benefits and harms of AI, including: who is disproportionately harmed; false advertising of AI hiding human workers; and avoiding technosolutionism. Her interview was played on air for comment by the NL Information and Privacy Commissioner.
“5 Takeaways from the Privacy Center’s Community Teach-in on Algorithmic Housing Discrimination” blog
On December 15, 2023, the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law hosted a virtual teach-in on algorithmic housing discrimination in DC. Associate Emerald Tse summarized five key takeaways on our blog. Read the whole blog here.
Virtual Teach-In: Algorithmic Housing Discrimination in D.C.
Senior Associate Cynthia Khoo, Director of Research and Advocacy Stevie Glaberson, and Justice Fellow Emerald Tse coordinated a virtual teach-in on algorithmic housing discrimination in DC. The teach-in featured speakers with legal and research expertise in or firsthand experiences of algorithmic housing discrimination, including: Natasha Duarte (Upturn); Susie McClannahan (Equal Rights Center); Troy and Monique Murphy (individual members of the Fair Budget Coalition), and Wanqian Zhang (3L at Georgetown Law and Student Attorney at the Communications and Technology Law Clinic).
Cited Report: The New Yorker
The New Yorker published an in-depth piece on technology and policing that cites our report The Perpetual Line-Up and Laura Moy's 2021 law review article.
“Meet The Team: Q&A With Emerald” blog
In November 2023, Emerald Tse joined the Privacy Center team as a Justice Fellow. Read our Q&A with her on our blog.
“Meet The Team: Q&A With Brandon” blog
In October 2023, Brandon McClain joined the Privacy Center team as a Justice Fellow. Read our Q&A with him on our blog.
“I was a student in NWDLIAFS. Here’s what you missed.” blog
In August 2023, the Privacy Center hosted our first iteration of our three-day mini-course: No, We Don't Live In A F%#*ing Simulation, taught by our Executive Director Emily Tucker and philosopher David N. McNeill. Director of Research and Advocacy Stevie Glaberson attended the mini-course and wrote about it on our blog. Read the whole blog here.
“Digital Payment Apps are Convenient and Accessible — But They’re Not Protecting Our Privacy” blog
In January 2023, a class of plaintiffs represented by immigrant and racial justice organization Just Futures Law sued the Department of Homeland Security and several of the world’s largest money transfer businesses, including Western Union, for engaging in widespread financial surveillance aimed primarily at immigrants in the Southwest. Justice Fellow Meg Foster details the case and the privacy violations of digital payment apps on our blog. Read the whole bloghere.