American Bill of Digital Rights
The umbrella initiative: a national constitutional framework and proposed federal legislative discussion draft, with an updated publication now being developed.
National initiative
The American Bill of Digital Rights
A national constitutional framework and federal legislative project examining how enduring protections should operate when government uses modern surveillance, data, automated decision, biometric, and high-consequence technologies.
National frameworkFederal contextUpdated publication in development
AMERICAN
BILL OF
DIGITAL RIGHTS
BILL OF
DIGITAL RIGHTS
Updated national publication
Coming Soon
The American initiative predates the South Carolina publication. The South Carolina work subsequently developed many concepts in greater implementation detail. The updated national package will revisit those developments in the federal constitutional and statutory context rather than simply copying the state proposal.
Updated National FrameworkFederal Legislative ProposalNational White PaperFAQ & Authorities
One initiative, two levels
How the National and State Work Relate
The two projects share a technology-neutral philosophy, but federal and state constitutional structures, statutory authorities, institutions, and implementation mechanisms are not interchangeable.
South Carolina Bill of Digital Rights
The first complete state implementation package: published constitutional framework, policy analysis, proposed statutory implementation, Judiciary materials, research, and FAQ.
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Questions the Federal Work Must Address
The updated national package will need to translate the shared principles into the distinct federal legal and institutional environment.
Constitutional Floor
How federal constitutional protections interact with digital information, modern surveillance, third-party systems, and evolving technical capabilities.
Government by Proxy
How public accountability operates when federal agencies obtain information or capabilities through commercial, contractor, shared, or federated systems.
Automated Government
Human review, verification, auditability, and due-process questions when automated systems materially affect people.
Procurement & Supply Chain
Accountability for vendors, cloud services, updates, remote access, subcontractors, and material operational dependencies.
Data Governance
Minimization, retention, disposition, correction, security, and lawful preservation in federal systems.
Oversight & Remedies
What implementation, oversight, enforcement, and remedy structures are appropriate at the federal level.
Liberty is timeless. Technology is temporary.
The updated national materials will be published here when complete.
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See the State Work While the National Update Develops
The South Carolina publication provides the most developed current expression of the project's framework and implementation work.