Enforcing a Federal Privacy Law
What options does Congress have for enforcing a new federal privacy law?
Data Privacy
DNS Over HTTPS: The Big Privacy Win Behind This Acronym Soup
Ross Schulman explains the technology behind "DNS over HTTPS," a privacy-protective way to connect to the internet.
The NIST Privacy Framework Inadequately Addresses Risks Associated with Data Collection
OTI files comments arguing that NIST's privacy framework inadequately addresses the risks associated with data collection.
Shining a Light on the Algorithms Behind Search Results and News Feeds
OTI's Spandana Singh introduces her new report on how platforms use AI to rank and curate content in search results and news feeds.
OTI Joins Coalition Opposing HUD-Proposed Changes that Would Undermine Fair Housing Act Enforcement
HUD's proposed rule change would give housing providers new defenses to escape liability for discrimination.
US, UK, and Australian Governments Push Facebook to Undermine Encryption
OTI responds to an international effort to pressure Facebook to back away from encryption.
The Data Portability Act: More User Control, More Competition
Data portability is a critical right that allows users to move the data that a company has collected about them to another service.
Privacy Rights are Civil Rights
To create effective privacy legislation, policymakers must ensure that companies’ data practices don’t violate individuals’ civil rights.
Introducing: Evaluating the Digital Standard
Introducing OTI's public methodology for implementing the Digital Standard.
A Deeper Look at Facebook’s Second Update of their Civil Rights Audit
Alvaro Marañon looks at the progress and further challenges laid out in Facebook's latest Civil Rights Audit report.