Leading consumer and digital rights organizations across the globe welcome the recent announcement by the U.S. government, indicating that it is withdrawing support from controversial data flows and source code rules in the Joint Statement Initiative on e-commerce. We call on other governments to take this opportunity to reassess their own digital trade policy and better protect their citizens.
TACD Public Forum 2023: For better or for worse? The EU-U.S. cooperation and its impact on consumers
On June 27, 2023, the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) hosted its public forum marking the first in-person event since 2019, […]
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 […]
TACD Commends U.S. Decision on World Trade Organization E-Commerce Talks
It is high time to rethink digital trade policies to fully preserve people’s fundamental rights Leading consumer and digital rights […]
Generative AI threatens consumer rights
Over the last months there has been an explosion of services driven by generative artificial intelligence. Consumer organizations in EU […]
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 […]