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CFJ Joins Coalition Letter on Intellectual Property Principles
James Madison elaborated on this provision of the Constitution in Federalist Paper #43: With regard to intellectual property, as with all pr
Ashley Baker


CFJ Letter to Senate Judiciary: When regulating data privacy, don't make America more like Europe
Trying to reinvent the wheel through data privacy regulations would make the United States less great and more like Europe. It is best to pr
Ashley Baker


Panel: Approaches to Regulating Technology—From Privacy to A.I.
There is new energy and momentum to legislate on technology issues—particularly when it comes to privacy, competition, and artificial intelligence. Many states and even some cities have enacted or are considering net-neutrality and privacy regulations, while for its part, Congress is considering a range of possible actions on technology. But what problems should policymakers address, and how should they address them? Join AAF as it convenes two panels, the first on privacy an
Ashley Baker


American Artificial Intelligence Strategy Offers Promising Start
Recognizing that investment in AI is “critical to creating the industries of the future,” President Trump issued an executive order directin
Op-ed published in The Hill


Federalist Society POLICYbrief Episode: Justice Gorsuch, Carpenter, & the Fourth Amendment
What are the potential implications of Justice Gorsuch’s reasoning in his Carpenter dissent? What does his dissent mean for privacy advocate
Ashley Baker


The Anatomy of Cellphone Eavesdropping
The following summarizes some of the operations that can be performed by cell-site simulators, although specific techniques vary according t
Julian Gehman


Broadcasters are Keeping Rural Americans from High-Speed Broadband
At least 24 million Americans lack access to broadband internet service and all the benefits it brings, according to a report released last
Op-ed published in The Hill


2018 Year in Review
The Committee for Justice was very busy in 2018. In the last year, we advocated for a clear framework for accessing data abroad, worked to d
CFJ Staff


Privacy Policy and the Economics of Data Collection Rules
Legislative initiatives in the mid-1990s to heavily regulate the Internet in the name of privacy would have impeded its growth while also fa
Ashley Baker
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