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Advising Policymakers

ITIF provides policy expertise to governments around the world, frequently testifying and filing public comments for official hearings, inquiries, and regulatory proceedings.

March 11, 2024

Comments Before the Federal Trade Commission Regarding the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule

Protecting children’s privacy online is an important goal, especially given the continued lack of comprehensive federal privacy regulation in the United States. With a few minor changes to proposed provisions, the FTC’s updates to the COPPA rule would improve protections for children while ensuring operators of online services do not face overly burdensome requirements.

March 8, 2024

Comments to the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition on Virtual Worlds and Generative AI

The market for AR/VR technologies, though nascent, presents a multifaceted competitive landscape spanning hardware, software, and distribution. And the generative AI market is experiencing early-stage growth with no significant entry barriers evident, particularly concerning data, computational resources, and talent.

March 5, 2024

Comments to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill

The Center for Data Innovation submitted comments to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on its Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill consultation.

March 1, 2024

Comments to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology Regarding the AI and Data Act

If the proposed the proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) is implemented as is, Canada may not be able to fully realize the economic benefits that AI will bring.

March 1, 2024

Comments to the ICO on Training Generative AI Models Using Web Scraped Data

The Center for Data Innovation submitted comments to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights, on its generative AI consultation.

February 26, 2024

Coalition Letter to the Biden Administration on Protecting the Free and Open Internet

As global leaders prepared to meet at the 13th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization, ITIF and a coalition of civil rights, civil liberties, open Internet advocates, and digital trade experts, urged top Biden administration officials to support a free and open global Internet, while allowing for critical public policy objectives to support privacy and equity.

February 23, 2024

Comments to Ofcom on Protecting People From Illegal Harms Online

The Center for Data Innovation submitted comments with Ofcom, the regulator of communications services in the UK, on its first major consultation on the Online Safety Act.

February 23, 2024

Comments to the Parliament of Canada Regarding Proposed Amendments to Canadian Competition Law

The Canadian government must ensure that policy, legislative and regulatory approaches support competition and innovation as much as possible. Unfortunately, Bills C-56 and C-59 promise to do exactly the opposite.

February 14, 2024

Joint Amicus Brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the Case of NetChoice v. Bonta

Starting from a young age, people use websites to express themselves, connect with others, and learn about a world beyond what they experience in their everyday lives. California’s AADC would completely upend this bustling marketplace of ideas.

February 7, 2024

Comments to the CFPB on the Larger Participant Rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed rule on subjecting large non-bank participants in the general-use digital consumer payment application industry to CFPB supervision will limit the ability of non-bank firms to continue offering innovative products and services.

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