Recent USTPC Public Policy Products
Official ACM policy statements require adoption by the ACM Council or the ACM Executive Committee, and represent the views of ACM. The following materials are the product of, and should be attributed to, the ACM US Technology Policy Committee except where identified as having been jointly produced.
2025
- Statement on the importance of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, US Technology Policy Committee (October 7, 2025)
- Statement on the Inappropriate Use of AI Chatbots, US Technology Policy Committee (September 18, 2025)
- Comments on US AI Action Plan, US Technology Policy Committee (March 14, 2025)
2024
- US Policy Letter on Digital Identity, US Technology Policy Committee (December 18, 2024)
- Statement On Mass Cybersecurity Incidents Likely to Recur, US Technology Policy Committee (August 11, 2024)
- Comments on Proposed Digital Twins National R&D Strategy, US Technology Policy Committee (July 18, 2024)
- Statement in Support of Mandatory Comprehensive Digital Accessibility Regulations, US Technology Policy Committee (May 31, 2024)
- Comments to Office of Management and Budget on Privacy Impact Assessments, US Technology Policy Committee (April 1, 2024)
- Comments to DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency re: Secure Software Design, US Technology Policy Committee (February 20, 2024)
2023
- Response to OMB Request for Comments Regarding Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence, US Technology Policy Committee (December 5, 2023)
- Response to US Copyright Office Concerning Study of Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, US Technology Policy Committee (November 29, 2023)
- Comments to Departments of State and Commerce on G7 Hiroshima AI Process Principles, US Technology Policy Committee (October 24, 2023)
- Comments to Federal Election Commission on Petition for Clarification of Fraudulent Misrepresentation Statute, US Technology Policy Committee (October 15, 2023)
- Statement on Development and Use of Generative AI Content Detection Systems, US Technology Policy Committee (October 6, 2023)
- Comments to Department. of Justice on Accessibility Standards for Government Websites, US Technology Policy Committee (October 2, 2023)
- Letter to FDA re AI in Development of Drug and Biological Products, US Technology Policy Committee (August 7, 2023)
- Comments to White House OSTP on National AI Priorities, US Technology Policy Committee (July 7, 2023)
- Joint Principles for the Development, Deployment, and Use of Generative AI Technologies, ACM TPC, Europe/US Technology Policy Committees (June 27, 2023)
- Comments to White House OSTP on Automated Worker Surveillance and Management, US Technology Policy Committee (June 15, 2023)
- Comments on AI Accountability to the National Telecommunication and Information Administration, US Technology Policy Committee (June 12, 2023)
- Comments to US Election Assistance Commission re Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0, US Technology Policy Committee (June 7, 2023)
- Comments to National Science Foundation and NITRD re 2023 Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan, US Technology Policy Committee (March 14, 2023)
- Comments to National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Privacy, Justice, and Civil Rights, US Technology Policy Committee (March 6, 2023)
- Comments to National Institute of Standards & Technology on De-Identification of Government Data Sets Report, US Technology Policy Committee (January 17, 2023)
2022
- Statement on Principles for the Development and Deployment of Equitable, Private, and Secure Remote Proctoring Systems, US Technology Policy Committee (December 16, 2022)
- Joint Statement on Principles for Responsible Algorithmic Systems, ACM TPC, Europe/US Technology Policy Committees (October 26, 2022)
Statement in Spanish - Letter to US Dept. of Justice re: Codifying Regulations for ADA-Compliant Websites, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (May 18, 2022)
- Comments to NIST on Update of the National Artificial Intelligence R&D Strategic Plan, US Technology Policy Committee (March 4, 2022)
- Statement of Interest and Comments to US Copyright Office re: Technical Measures, US Technology Policy Committee (February 8, 2022)
2021
- Comments to National Institute of Standards and Technology on Draft Promoting Access to Voting Report, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (November 22, 2021)
- Comments to NSF/OSTP on National AI Research Resource Implementation, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (October 1, 2021)
- Comments on National Institute of Standards and Technology RFI re Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (August 19, 2021)
- Statement on Principles for Secure Remote Test Administration, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (August 12, 2021)
- Joint Comments with Computing Research Association on Enhancing Federal Scientific Integrity Policies to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (July 28, 2021)
- Comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Promoting Access to Voting, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (July 16, 2021)
- Joint “Long Comment” to US Copyright Office Supporting Expansion of DMCA Security Research Exemption, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (March 10, 2021)
2020
- Joint Letter to Utah State Rep. S. Harrison re: Insecurity of Online Voting, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (December 22, 2020)
- Joint Letter to Utah State Representatives re: Insecurity of Online Voting, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (December 22, 2020)
- Joint Detailed Request to US Copyright Office for Expansion of DMCA Security Research Exemption, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (December 14, 2020)
- Joint Comments to Dept. of Commerce Bureau of Industry Security on Foundational Technology Export Controls, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (October 29, 2020)
- Joint Request to US Copyright Office for Expansion of DMCA Security Research Exemption, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (September 8, 2020)
- Joint Request for Renewal of Digital Millennium Copyright Act Security Research Exemption, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (July 22, 2020)
- US Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Brief in Van Buren v US, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (July 8, 2020)
- Statement on Facial Recognition Technologies, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (June 30, 2020)
- Comments on Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (June 22, 2020)
- Statement on Security and Privacy Principles for Virtual Meetings, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (May 26, 2020)
- Joint Letter to Governors and Secretaries of State on the Insecurity of Online Voting, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (April 9, 2020)
2019
- Joint Letter to US, UK, and Australian Law Enforcement Leaders Supporting Strong End-to-End Encryption, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (December 10, 2019)
- Joint Amicus Brief in Shelby County, TN Voting Rights Litigation before US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (November 8, 2019)
- Comments to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Sept. 6 Preliminary Draft Privacy Framework, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (October 24, 2019)
- Joint Letter to Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Urging Implementation of End-to-End Encryption Plans, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (October 4, 2019)
- Letter to Senate Task Force on Privacy Chair Blackburn Calling for Maximum Public Input and Transparency in Panel's Work, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (July 22, 2019)
- Comments to Food and Drug Administration on AI-Augmented Software as a Medical Device Discussion Paper, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (June 3, 2019)
- Comments on Computing Community Consortium’s Draft of 20-Year Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence Research in the US, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (May 30, 2019)
- Comments on US Election Assistance Commission's Voluntary Voting System Guidelines, Version 2.0, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (May 29, 2019)
- Comments to National Institute of Standards and Technology on Developing a Privacy Framework, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (January 14, 2019)
- Joint Comments to Dept. of Commerce Bureau of Industry Security on Emerging Technology Export Controls, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (January 10, 2019)
2018
- Comments to U.S. Commerce Department and Bureau of the Census on Revision of the National Data Strategy (Phase 2), ACM US Technology Policy Committee (November 16, 2018)
- Comments to NTIA re: Developing the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (November 8, 2018)
- Comments to NSF re: Revision of the 2016 National Artificial Intelligence R&D Strategic Plan, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (October 26, 2018)
- Joint Letter to NSF Endorsing Comments of the Computing Community Consortium on Revision of the 2016 National Artificial Intelligence R&D Strategic Plan, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (October 26, 2018)
- Joint Report on Email and Internet Voting: The Overlooked Threat to Election Security (October 10, 2018)
- Joint Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leaders Urging Rapid Action to Fill Vacancies on Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board (August 29, 2018)
- Letter by ACM President Cherri Pancake to United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (August 22, 2018)
- Joint Petition to White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Requesting Mechanism for Public Input on Development of National Artificial Intelligence Policy (July 4, 2018)
- Letter to US Senate Calling for Consumer Privacy Protections to Safeguard Data, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (July 2, 2018)
- Letter to Leadership of House Appropriations Committee in Support of Examining Revival of Expert Congressional Technology Assessment Capacity, ACM US Public Policy Council (May 7, 2018)
- Letter to Leadership of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch in Support of Examining Revival of Expert Congressional Technology Assessment Capacity, ACM US Public Policy Council (April 26, 2018)
- Letter to Leadership of House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch in Support of Examining Revival of Expert Congressional Technology Assessment Capacity, ACM US Public Policy Council (April 25, 2018)
- Letter to U.S. House Committee on Appropriations RE Congressional Technology Assessment Capacity and Resources, ACM US Public Policy Council (April 25, 2018)
- Statement on Mandatory Engineered Law Enforcement Access to Information Infrastructure and Devices, ACM US Public Policy Council Council (April 12, 2018)
- Letter to U.S. Senators on Committee Consideration of Facebook Data Compromises, ACM US Public Policy Council (April 9, 2018)
- USACM Statement on the Importance of Preserving Personal Privacy, ACM US Public Policy Council (March 1, 2018)
- Comments to NTIA re: Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats, ACM US Public Policy Council (February 12, 2018)
2017
- Comments to the U.S. Copyright Office on Computing Security Research Exemptions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2017)
- Statement on Accessibility, Usability, and Digital Inclusiveness, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2017)
- Statement on Internet of Things Privacy and Security, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council, ACM Europe Council Policy Committee (2017)
- Statement on Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council, ACM Europe Council Policy Committee (2017)
- Statement on Computing and Network Security, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2017)
- Statement on Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2017)
- Comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce on Internet of Things Green Paper, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2017)
- ACM Expresses Concern About New U.S. Executive Order Suspending Visas (2017)
2016
- Comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce on the Internet of Things, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2016)
- Comments to the U.S. Department of Justice on Accessibility, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2016)
- Comments to the Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2016)
- Comments to the U.S. Government on Regulations for Research Involving Human Subjects, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2016)
- Comments to the U.S. Copyright Office on Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Section 1201 Policy Study, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2016)
2015
- Statement on 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2015)
- Comments to the White House on a Revised Policy for Managing Federal IT Systems, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2015)
- Comments to the U.S. Copyright Office on Computing Security Research Exemptions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2015)
- Comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology on U.S. Participation in International Cybersecurity Standardization, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2015)
- Comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Privacy Risk Management, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2015)
- Comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Accessible and Usable Voting Systems, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2015)
- Letters to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) suggesting future activities, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2015)
- Comments to the U.S. Access Board on Accessibility, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2015)
- Statement regarding the U.S. President’s State of the Union Address, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2015)
Historical Archives of Public Policy Statements
Archived policy statements are available for historical purposes. They do not necessarily represent current knowledge or reflect current technology. The archives are available here.
Statement on the Inappropriate Use of AI Chatbots
ACM has deep concerns regarding the ethics of chatbots and other interfaces that engage in interactions of a sensual, sexual, or suggestive nature with minors. As the premier global association of computing professionals, this action violates our organization’s Code of Ethics and our mission statement, which emphasizes “promoting the highest professional and ethical standards.” ACM urges the investigation and oversight of any such design or deployment until an independent analysis can be done, and an appropriate, informed, and transparent public consensus reached
ACM USTPC Expresses Concerns about Online Voting
ACM's US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC) is joining with organzations including the National Election Defense Coalition, R Street Institute, and Common Cause to release a report citing concerns on the security of internet and email voting. The report cites the increasing impact of cyberattacks on ballots in transit; malware on the voter’s computer/device; voter authentication; server attacks; and more. Recommendations include a return to paper ballots and other "low-tech" measures.
ACM US and Europe Tech Policy Committees Issue Statement on IoT Privacy and Security
The ACM US Technology Policy Committee and the ACM Europe Technology Policy Committee have released a Statement on Internet of Things Privacy and Security addressing existing and expected privacy and security concerns in the IoT ecosystem. The principles in the statement propose policy and technical approaches to tackle privacy and security challenges while ensuring that the technology continues to move forward.
ACM US and European Policy Committees List Seven Principles to Address Algorithmic Bias
Recognizing the ubiquity of algorithms in our daily lives, as well as their far-reaching impact, the ACM US Technology Policy Committee and the ACM Europe Technology Policy Committee have issued a statement and a list of seven principles designed to address potential harmful bias. The US ACM committee approved the principles earlier this year, and the European ACM committee approved them on May 25.
