The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) is a U.S.-based nonprofit public-interest organization that works to protect civil liberties in the digital age by promoting privacy, free expression, open internet principles, and accountable technology policy through advocacy, research, and public education
Digital civil liberties and privacy, surveillance reform, encryption and cybersecurity policy, free expression and content moderation, platform accountability and competition, algorithmic transparency and AI governance, net neutrality and open internet policy
Primarily funded by foundation grants, philanthropic donations, and individual contributions, with some project-specific support from technology and charitable foundations
Frequently collaborates with civil liberties and digital-rights organizations such as the ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, Mozilla, academic research centers, and like-minded advocacy groups
Non-profit (501(c)(3) public interest technology policy organization)
