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EPIC, Coalition Urge FTC to Issue Rules Protecting Consumers Against Data Abuse and Discrimination

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Published: October 27, 2021 19:43

Today, EPIC and a coalition of 44 consumer advocacy, civil rights, and media democracy groups urged the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking to promote civil rights and protect against abusive data practices. “Companies use personal data to…

Senate Dials Back Plan to Force SSN Collection by Payment Services, As EPIC Urged

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Published: October 21, 2021 12:19

The Senate Finance Committee has significantly scaled back a proposal in the pending budget reconciliation bill to expand the mandatory reporting regime for private financial information in the United States, a move that EPIC and peer organizations called…

EPIC Urges Canadian Privacy Commissioner to Ban Facial Recognition

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Published: October 16, 2021 05:00

In comments on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, EPIC urged the Commissioner to ban police use of facial recognition. EPIC's comments respond to the Commissioner's recently published Draft Guidance on Facial Recognition for Police Agencies.…

EPIC and NCLC Encourage FCC to Impose Specific Requirements on VoIP Providers to Reduce Illegal Robocalls

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Published: October 15, 2021 16:32

Last night, EPIC and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) urged the FCC to demand more robust and explicit commitments from voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service providers to protect American consumers from unwanted robocalls. Callers launching…

EPIC Applauds FTC SpyFone Ban, Urges Similar Remedies in Future Privacy Cases

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Published: October 9, 2021 00:38

EPIC has filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to finalize a proposed Consent Order that would permanently ban SpyFone from the surveillance business and require the stalkerware company to delete the personal data that it…

California Enacts Genetic Information Privacy Act

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Published: October 8, 2021 16:42

This week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Genetic Information Privacy Act, which had been passed unanimously by the California Senate and Assembly in September. The Act requires direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to provide consumers…

European Parliament Calls for Ban on Facial Recognition, Social Scoring

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Published: October 7, 2021 13:52

The European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution calling for 1) a ban on law enforcement use of facial recognition and other biometric mass surveillance, 2) a ban on private facial recognition databases like Clearview AI, and 3) a ban on...

EPIC Joins Coalition Urging FCC Not to Permit Unfettered Ringless Voicemails

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Published: October 5, 2021 22:51

EPIC has joined a coalition of consumer groups led by the National Consumer Law Center to urge the FCC to reject a proposal that would make it legal for callers to drop voicemails directly into people's phones without their consent....

Senate Committee Hears Testimony of Facebook Whistleblower

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Published: October 5, 2021 16:10

The Senate’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security convened this morning to hear the testimony of a Facebook whistleblower about Facebook’s harm and the need for regulation. Frances Haugen, a former Facebook project…

EPIC Urges National AI Research Resource to Empower Developers to Design Fair and Accountable AI

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Published: October 1, 2021 21:55

In comments to the newly established National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force, EPIC called on the Task Force to prioritize privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties by creating resources for companies to develop purposeful,…

Facebook Pauses Development of “Instagram Kids”

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Published: September 27, 2021 15:55

Facebook announced today that it is pausing its work on a kids’ version of Instagram after facing widespread criticism. In March 2021, reports leaked that Facebook was planning to build a version of Instagram for kids under the age of...

Ninth Circuit Says Warrantless Search of Google Files Automatically Reported to Police Violated Fourth Amendment

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Published: September 21, 2021 21:40

The Ninth Circuit announced today police violated a defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights when they warrantlessly searched files that Google automatically reported using a proprietary algorithm designed to detect child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”).…

NJ Court Denies Dog Owners’ Privacy Rights (But Appears to Recognize Privacy Rights of Dogs)

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Published: September 21, 2021 21:28

The New Jersey Supreme Court today decided that dog owners in the state do not have a colorable claim to privacy in their names and addresses—but there may be a privacy interest in the names and breeds of their dogs....

Senators Call on FTC to Conduct Privacy Rulemaking

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Published: September 20, 2021 18:53

Nine Democratic Senators led by Senator Richard Blumenthal have called on the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a rulemaking process to "protect consumer privacy, promote civil rights, and set clear safeguards on the collection and use of personal data…

EPIC, Coalition Urge DHS to End Broad, Unwarranted Surveillance Programs

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Published: September 16, 2021 18:42

In a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, EPIC and a Coalition of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties organizations demanded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) end some of the agency’s more pervasive surveillance programs. The…