- + EPIC Commends the Prohibition on the Collection and Sale of Location Information in Invasive Real Time Bidding System in FTC’s Mobilewalla Settlement—On January 6, EPIC submitted a letter comment to the Federal Trade Commission in support of its proposed consent decree with Mobilewalla Inc. regard...
- + CFPB Finalizes Rule Removing Medical Debt from Credit Reports —The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule this week that largely prohibits the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports an...
- + Sixth Circuit Rejects FCC Authority Over ISPs—On January 2, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in In re: MCP No. 185 Open Internet Rule (FCC 24-52) or Ohio Telecom Associ...
- + DOJ Finalizes Mixed Bag Data Broker Regulation—On December 27, the Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized its rule on Provisions Regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Gov...
- + PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Welcomes Ari Ezra Waldman as New Board Chair—WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) announced that Ari Ezra Waldman has begun his term as Chair of its Board of ...
- + Judge Allows California Regulation of Addictive Feeds to Go Into Effect—Drawing heavily from EPIC’s amicus brief in the case, a federal judge has rejected significant parts of NetChoice’s challenge to California’s law ...
- + California Rolls Out New Privacy Resource—The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has released a new website with privacy resources for Californians. The website includes informati...
- + NSO Group Liable Under CFAA for Hacking WhatsApp Servers, NSO Attorneys Sanctioned for Discovery Misconduct—When courts reach the merits, spyware loses. After five years of procedural back and forth, the Northern District of California granted WhatsApp’s m...
- + Mass Hysteria Over Drones Flying in the Night Sky? It Didn’t Have to Be This Way—Recent nighttime drone sightings in New Jersey and other places have gained national attention because of the mystery that surrounds the drones—Who ...
- + FCC Signals Possible Update to Wiretap Regulations in Light of Massive Breach—On December 4, a U.S. security agency confirmed reports that foreign actors, sponsored by the People’s Republic of China, infiltrated at least...
- + Anti-Spyware Coalition Sends Letter to European Union to Prosecute Illegal Hacking of Journalists and Activists in Serbia—On December 19, EPIC joined 50 civil society organizations urging major European Union (“EU”) institutions to take action to stop the Serbian Author...
- + Law360: FCC Told No Way To Network-Level Scan Of Calls For AI—The coalition of advocacy groups — many of which have a bent toward privacy issues, including the National Consumer Law Center, the Electronic Privacy...
- + Money: Can Using a Monitoring App on Your Teen Driver Save You Money on Insurance?—Privacy concerns: Despite the potential savings, consider the privacy issues. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) recommends that consume...
- + EPIC Tells Court that Privacy Protections Don’t Violate the First Amendment—On December 13, EPIC submitted an amicus brief in NetChoice v. Bonta , an important case about the constitutionality of kids’ online privacy and ...
- + EPIC urges Dutch Data Protection Authority to Protect Students and Employees from the Harms of Emotion Recognition—On December 17 th , EPIC filed comments with the Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, regarding use of and prohibitions on ...
- + EPIC, Coalition Urge OMB to Reign in Agency Exploitation of the Data Broker Loophole in New Comments —EPIC, the Brennan Center for Justice, Demand Progress, and the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project were joined by several other organizations in...
- + EPIC, Coalition Urge EU Polish Presidency to Prioritize Action Against Spyware Misuse—EPIC, alongside 13 civil society organizations, has sent a joint letter to the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, urging them t...
- + Michigan Senate Passes Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act—The Michigan Senate voted during the final days of its session to pass SB 659 , the Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act. The bill now goes to the Hous...
- + PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Launches New Project to Reimagine Health Privacy and Equity in the Digital Age in with Support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation —WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is launching a new projec...
- + EPIC, Coalition Urge EU Council to Reconsider Proposals That Would Undermine Encryption —EPIC, along with 54 other civil society organizations, industry, and professional associations, wrote a letter to the European Union’s Justice and H...
- + EPIC Urges Northern District of California to Reject NetChoice’s Request to Enjoin California Law to Regulate Addictive Feeds for Minors—On December 10, 2024, EPIC submitted an amicus brief in NetChoice v. Bonta , an important case about whether the First Amendment prevents the gover...
- + Advocacy groups call on Colorado lawmakers to strengthen the state’s AI Act—EPIC and 12 other national and Colorado-based organizations published an open letter today calling on Colorado lawmakers to strengthen the Colorado ...
- + Las Vegas Review-Journal: Privacy advocates raise alarms over more license plate readers in Henderson—“The general consequences of (automatic license plate readers) are the undermining of our freedoms when we live in a society that is under ubiquitous ...
- + Somebody Spilled the Genes: 23andMe’s Downturn Highlights Insufficient Privacy and Data Security Safeguards for Consumer Genetic Data—23AndMe is facing an uncertain future. The direct-to-consumer genetic testing company has lost 98% of its value and recently laid off nearly 40% of ...
- + GAO Report Addresses DHS’ Unchecked Surveillance of Americans in Public Without Warrants—A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement agencies’ use of det...
- + EPIC Executive Director Testifies Before the House Financial Services Committee—EPIC Executive Director Alan Butler testified today before the House Financial Services Committee in a hearing entitled: “Innovation Revolution: How T...
- + EPIC Executive Director Testifies Before the House Financial Services Committee —EPIC Executive Director Alan Butler testified today before the House Financial Services Committee in a hearing entitled: “Innovation Revolution: How T...
- + EPIC Testifies in Support of Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act—EPIC Deputy Director Caitriona Fitzgerald testified before the Michigan Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection in support...
- + FTC Takes Action Against Data Brokers for Selling Sensitive Location Data—The Federal Trade Commission announced two proposed settlements today with data brokers that unlawfully sold sensitive location data: one with Gravy ...
- + Judge Upholds New Jersey Law Protecting Public Officials’ Privacy and Security—A Federal Judge last week rejected a constitutional challenge against Daniel’s Law , a New Jersey law that allows judges, law enforcement officers, a...
- + EPIC Welcomes CFPB’s Proposed Rules to Rein in Reckless Data Brokers, Protect Privacy & Security—WASHINGTON, DC – The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) welcomed today’s announcement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will ...
- + EPIC Statement on Recent Attacks Against the CFPB—EPIC released the following statement in response to recent attacks launched against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): “Water ...
- + EPIC Urges DOJ to Clarify and Strengthen Proposed Rule on Preventing Access to U.S. Personal Data—On November 27, EPIC submitted comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) on Provisions Regar...
- + Demystifying Generative AI Disclosures—Generative AI is frequently used to obscure, mischaracterize, and fabricate information online. EPIC has written two major reports cataloging the ha...
- + A Civil Society Call to the New European Leadership—enable rights, social protection and safety instead of surveillance, control and expansion of police powers. This would create the conditions for heal...
- + EPIC, Coalition Urge the White House Office of Management and Budget to Halt DHS’s Harmful AI Systems—EPIC joined a coalition of over 100 organizations led by Just Futures Law to push The Office of Management and Budget to use its authority to stop the...
- + Tech Policy Press: Meta’s Privacy Policies: Designed Badly, by Design?—Meta didn’t always display its privacy information this way. But over the years, the company (once eponymously known for its first product, Facebook) ...
- + Senators Call on DHS to Investigate TSA’s use of Facial Recognition—In a November 20 letter , a bipartisan group of twelve Senators called on Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari to investi...
- + Federal Agencies Largely Miss the Mark on Documenting AI Compliance Plans as Required by AI Executive Order—On September 23, 2024, only about half of the U.S. federal agencies complied with the March 2024 OMB Memo (“M-24-10”) ‘s requirement for agencies to ...
- + LA Times: Are you tracking your health with a device? Here’s what could happen with the data—Health information provided to hospitals, doctor’s offices and medical insurance companies is protected from disclosure under the Health Insurance Por...
- + MIT Technology Review: Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airport—From the beginning, there were concerns about the implications of VIP’s Clear card for privacy, civil liberty, and equity, as well as questions about ...
- + Context: Trump surveillance power worries immigration, civil rights groups—Many have used this to buy sophisticated surveillance systems – including social media monitoring systems, expanded surveillance camera systems,...
- + Financial Times: Genetic data is worth more than warm spit—“23andMe highlights very valid anxieties and fears people feel when they have given highly sensitive information to a company for a specific purpose,”...
- + CBP’s Privacy Impact Assessment on Commercial Telemetry Data Highlights Urgent Need for PIA Reform—On August 12, 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its long overdue Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) on Commercial Telemetry Data. CBP ...
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