This blog was posted on the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Brussels’ office website. We’re at a climate tipping point, yet international trade rules […]
Regulating at a glacial pace: barriers to progress written into our trade regimes
Transatlantic Collaboration on AI: 70+ consumer and digital groups sound the alarm
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to permeate our daily lives through virtual assistants and facial recognition tools, consumer and digital […]
The FTC must act against unfair and deceitful commercial surveillance
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering new privacy rules. The ICCL & Open Markets & TACD (a forum of […]
Google puts its users on a ‘fast track to surveillance’: EU and U.S. groups urge authorities to take action
Research led by BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation – a TACD member – found that tech giant Google unfairly steers […]
The Congress must protect consumers in Competition Act – Letter from 70+ consumer and digital groups in Europe and the U.S.
The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) writes today to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Chuck Schumer, Majority leader in […]
Advancing Responsible AI: Policy priorities from European and U.S. consumer and digital groups
Our lives are dominated by products and technologies which are interconnected and increasingly automated and adaptive. The shift towards the […]
Trade and Technology Council: renewed recommendations from 70+ European and U.S. consumer and digital groups
Ahead of the 5 December meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Washington, D.C., the Transatlantic Consumer […]
Statement by TACD on the announcement of a New EU-U.S. Personal Data Transfers Framework
Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order concerning a new agreement on EU-U.S. data flows. The Executive Order follows the […]
Manipulative Design Practices Online: What Policy Solutions for the EU and the U.S.
Manipulation has become an ever-present feature of the digital environment. Deceptive design patterns (note: often known as ‘dark patterns’, TACD […]
It’s not just a phase: consumers want less surveillance
On 24 May 2022, EPIC presented the EPIC International Privacy Champion Award to TACD’s Norwegian member group Forbrukerrådet (the Norwegian […]