CDT’s ‘Take Back Your Privacy’ Campaign Will Put Privacy Front and Center: Via Untitled Source.

CDT’s ‘Take Back Your Privacy’ Campaign Will Put Privacy Front and Center

WASHINGTON – The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) today launched its Take Back Your Privacy campaign designed around the twin goals of:  

• Securing passage of a comprehensive federal consumer privacy law that establishes clear rights for consumers and clear rules for companies that collect personal information.
• Increasing demand for and availability of user-friendly privacy tools to give Internet users more control of their data.

“It’s time for privacy law and online practices to catch up with the seismic shifts in technology,” CDT President and CEO Leslie Harris said. “We know that Americans want better privacy protections. Take Back Your Privacy will help them make sure that their voices are heard.”

The campaign Web site, www.takebackyourprivacy.org, will give Internet users a platform and the tools to create communities that will unite around these issues. The campaign will provide Internet users with unique tools allowing them to not only contact those in the government and industry who can change the system, but also to alert their friends about what needs to be done.  The Web site will become an interactive hub for the campaign, kept fresh with information about the latest developments in privacy controls and how Congress is reacting to the campaign's message.  Some of the organizing and educational tools include: 

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