EPIC Alert 22.23

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Volume 22.23                                          December 11, 2015
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                  Published by the
      Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
                  Washington, DC

     http://www.epic.org/alert/epic_alert_22.23.html

           "Defend Privacy. Support EPIC."
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Table of Contents
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[1] Freedom Act Goes Into Effect, NSA Bulk Data Collection Ends 
[2] At UNESCO, EPIC's Rotenberg Argues for Algorithmic Transparency
[3] EPIC Promotes Open Access to Law, Criticizes .gov Website Tracking
[4] Schrems Pursues Legal Actions Against Facebook
[5] EPIC Defends Video Privacy Statute before Federal Appellate Court
[6] News in Brief 
[7] EPIC in the News 
[8] EPIC Bookstore
[9] Upcoming Conferences and Events



TAKE ACTION:  Stop the FBI's "Don't Be A Puppet" Program!

READ about the FBI's "Don't Be a Puppet" In-School Video Game:
https://epic.org/redirect/121015-puppets.html 

SIGN the Petition Against the "Don't Be a Puppet" Program:  
https://epic.org/redirect/121015-puppet-petition.html

LEARN More about Children's Online Privacy:
https://epic.org/privacy/kids

SUPPORT EPIC:
https://epic.org/support/


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[1] Freedom Act Goes Into Effect, NSA Bulk Data Collection Ends
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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced November 30 
that the NSA's bulk collection of domestic telephone records under 
Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act had ended. The new USA Freedom Act 
terminates the NSA's "215 Program" and establishes transparency and 
accountability rules for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. 
Technical personnel will have access to the 215 data for an additional 
three months to "verify the records produced under the new targeted 
production by the USA FREEDOM Act." The NSA has stated the agency 
will destroy the Section 215 data once civil litigation over the 
program has ended.

The USA FREEDOM Act was passed in June 2015, but the US Surveillance 
Court ruled shortly thereafter that the NSA could continue collecting 
records during a 180-day transition period. The Surveillance Court's 
ruling ignored the Second Circuit Court of Appeals' previous decision, 
which held that the NSA bulk collection program was unlawful. The 
appeals court rejected the government's argument that it could collect 
all records under the Section 215  "relevance" standard, and held that 
"such an expansive concept of 'relevance' is unprecedented and 
unwarranted."

In 2012, EPIC testified before the US House Judiciary Committee on the 
need to reform the Surveillance Court. EPIC called for improved 
oversight and transparency mechanisms, noting that the current annual 
FISA reports provided "no information about costs, purposes, 
effectiveness, or even the number of non-incriminating communications 
of US persons that are collected by the government."

In 2013, EPIC filed a petition in the US Supreme Court, In re EPIC, 
arguing that the NSA program was unlawful. "It is simply not possible 
that every phone record in the possession of a telecommunications firm 
could be relevant to an authorized investigation," EPIC wrote.

In 2014, EPIC and a broad coalition of civil society and advocacy 
groups urged the President to end the NSA surveillance program. "The 
NSA's Bulk Metadata program is simply not effective," the letter 
stated. Reports from both the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board and the President's Review Group drew the same conclusions. 


ODNI:  "NSA Bulk Telephone Collection Ends" (Nov. 27, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/121015-odni-215-announce.html 

ODNI:  Statement re: NSA's Access to Bulk Phone Data (Jul. 27, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/073115-odni-215-statement.html

EPIC:  FISC Order to Resume Bulk Collection (Jun. 29, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/071515-fisc-bulk-order.html

US Congress:  USA Freedom Act of 2015 (Jun. 2, 2015)
    https://www.congress.gov/114/plaws/publ23/PLAW-114publ23.pdf

Second Circuit:  Decision Ruling Bulk Collection Unlawful (May 7, 2015)
    https://epic.org/amicus/fisa/215/aclu/Opinion-2nd-Cir.pdf

EPIC:  Statement before House on FISA Amendments (May 31, 2012)
    http://epic.org/redirect/061912-epic-fisa-amdt-statement.html  

EPIC et al.:  Letter to President to End 215 Program (Jun. 17, 2014)
    http://epic.org/privacy/Coalition-Ltr-to-End-NSA-Bulk-Collection.pdf

PCLOB:  Report on Sec. 215 (Jan. 23, 2014)
    http://epic.org/redirect/012814-pclob-metadata-report.html

President's Review Group:  Report on Bulk Collection (Dec. 12, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/122013-WH-NSA-report.html

EPIC:  In re EPIC - NSA Telephone Records Surveillance
    https://epic.org/privacy/nsa/in-re-epic/


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[2] At UNESCO, EPIC's Rotenberg Argues for Algorithmic Transparency
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Speaking at UNESCO's Paris headquarters December 4, EPIC President Marc 
Rotenberg argued for "algorithmic transparency," the principle that 
data processes that impact individuals must be made public.
 
Mr. Rotenberg addressed experts in freedom of expression, communication 
and information at a "Knowledge Caf" event organized by UNESCO's 
Communication and Information Sector. Mr. Rotenberg explained that 
algorithms - complex mathematical formulas used to process information 
and make automated decisions - have an increasing impact on people's 
lives in areas such as commerce, employment, education and housing. He 
warned his audience that as decisions become increasingly automated, 
processes would become increasingly opaque and less accountable, posing 
risks of secret profiling and illegal discrimination.
 
According to Mr. Rotenberg, "At the core of modern privacy law is a 
single goal: to make transparent the automated decisions that impact 
our lives." He explained that algorithmic transparency is at the 
intersection of law and technology, and "knowledge of the algorithm is 
a fundamental right, a human right."
 
Earlier in 2015, EPIC launched a program on Algorithmic Transparency, 
building on the work of several members of the EPIC Advisory Board. 
EPIC's push for algorithmic transparency has focused on secret 
government profiling systems, including the Automated Targeting System 
run by Customs and Border Protection. EPIC has also advocated for a 
Student Privacy Bill of Rights that would include algorithmic 
transparency. In 2014, comments to the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, EPIC warned about the privacy risks of big data and called for 
an end of opaque algorithmic profiling. In 2015 EPIC filed public 
records requests to six states to obtain the source code of DNA 
forensic analysis software, warning that "[s]ecrecy of the algorithms 
used to determine guilt or innocence undermines faith in the criminal 
justice system."
 
 
UNESCO:  Web Page on EPIC's Speech at Knowledge Cafe (Dec. 4, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/121015-unessco-rotenberg.html
 
UNESCO:  Freedom of Expression on Internet
    https://epic.org/redirect/121015-unesco-internet-freedom.html 
 
EPIC:  Algorithmic Transparency: End Secret Profiling
    https://epic.org/algorithmic-transparency/
 
EPIC:  Automated Targeting System
    https://epic.org/privacy/travel/ats/
 
EPIC:  EPIC v. CBP (Analytic Framework for Intelligence)
    https://epic.org/foia/dhs/cbp/afi/
 
EPIC: Student Privacy Bill of Rights
    https://epic.org/privacy/student/bill-of-rights.html

EPIC:  Comments to OSTP on Big Data and Privacy (Apr. 14, 2014)
    https://epic.org/privacy/big-data/EPIC-OSTP-Big-Data.pdf
 
EPIC:  Big Data and the Future of Privacy
    https://epic.org/privacy/big-data/
 
EPIC:  "EPIC Pursues Public Release of Secret DNA Forensic Source Code"
    https://epic.org/2015/10/epic-pursues-public-release-of-2.html
 

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[3] EPIC Promotes Open Access to Law, Criticizes .gov Website Tracking
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EPIC has submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget, 
recommending changes to Circular A-130, the government policy for 
managing federal information resources. 

Building on prior comments supporting increased access to public court 
records, EPIC urged federal agencies to make legislation, statutes, 
rules, regulations and other relevant court documents available to the 
public on agency websites. EPIC reminded OMB that "the public's 
constitutional and common law rights of access to the law are 
fundamental to a society governed by the rule of law." Adequate 
access, argued EPIC, "gives citizens tools to evaluate the court 
system, fosters greater confidence in government and the courts, 
and offers opportunities for scholars, journalists, and researchers to 
provide insight into the nature of government."
 
EPIC also recommended that the federal government refrain from tracking 
website visitors. EPIC criticized OMB's repeal of the agency's 
longstanding ban on cookies and tracking technologies on federal 
government websites, which now "has led to federal agencies using 
cookies and other web analytics to monitor website visitors." As EPIC 
explained, "Internet tracking poses serious risks to individual privacy
 - risks that increase exponentially when the federal government is 
doing the tracking."

EPIC has previously argued against government tracking of individuals 
seeking access to public information, and pushed for increased privacy 
protections on government platforms. An EPIC 2009 FOIA request revealed 
that government contractors providing social media services lacked 
privacy protections.


EPIC:  Comments to OMB on Circular A-130 (Dec. 4, 2015)
    https://epic.org/apa/comments/EPIC-A130-Comments.pdf

OMB:  Circular A-130
    https://a130.cio.gov/

EPIC: Letter to FL Courts re: Group 2 Privacy Recs. (Feb. 2006)
    https://epic.org/privacy/publicrecords/flgp222806.html

EPIC:  Letter to PA Courts on Privacy (Nov. 2005)
    https://epic.org/privacy/publicrecords/paecfcomments.html

EPIC:  Comments to OMB on Proposed Revision of Web Policy (Aug. 2009)
    https://epic.org/privacy/cookies/comnts-to-OMB-cookie.pdf

EPIC:  Privacy and Government Contracts with Social Media Companies
    https://epic.org/privacy/socialnet/gsa/


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[4] Schrems Pursues Legal Actions Against Facebook
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EU privacy advocate Max Schrems has filed a set of coordinated 
complaints following the European Court of Justice (CJEU)'s October 
2015 ruling against the Safe Harbor data transfer arrangement. 

Schrems filed complaints with data protection officials in Ireland, 
Germany and Belgium to block Facebook data transfers from Europe to the 
US. Schrems states that his first round of complaints is designed to 
"ensure that this very crucial judgment is also enforced in practice 
when it comes to the US companies that are involved in US mass 
surveillance." According to Schrems, office holders not enforcing the 
law as interpreted by the CJEU may even face criminal charges. 

The Article 29 Working Party, composed of privacy officials across 
Europe, issued a statement shortly after the Court's decision that the 
European Commission and the US had three months to create an 
alternative to Safe Harbor. Nevertheless, the European Commission has 
no authority to prevent national data protection officials from 
taking actions under the legal obligation as invoked by Schrems. 

EU and US NGOs have urged their governments to update domestic privacy 
laws and strengthen international commitments to enable the continued 
transfer of data between the EU and the US.

Schrems's other legal case is now before the Austrian Supreme Court. 
The court will decide if the case against Facebook's privacy violations 
can be brought as a class action.  "The 'class action' is not only legal
 but also the only reasonable way to deal with thousands of identical 
 privacy violations by Facebook," says Schrems.  


Europe v. Facebook:  Press Release on Complaints (Dec. 2, 2015)
    http://www.europe-v-facebook.org/prism2_en.pdf 

Europe v. Facebook:  Complaints to privacy officials (Dec. 1, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/121015-schrems-complaints.html

Irish Times:  "Schrems threatens data commissioner with action" 
(Dec. 2, 2015)
    http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/max-schrems-threatens-
    data-commissioner-with-action-1.2451883

Ars Technica:  "Legal moves to stop Facebook from sending data to US" 
(Dec. 2, 2015)
    http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/12/after-safe-harbour-
    ruling-legal-moves-to-force-facebook-to-stop-sending-data-to-us/
    
TechCrunch:  "Facebook 'Class Action' Privacy Lawsuit Moves To Austrian 
Supreme Court" (Nov. 23, 2015)
    http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/23/facebook-class-action-privacy-
    lawsuit-moves-to-austrian-supreme-court/

EPIC:  Article 29 Working Party
    https://epic.org/privacy/art29wp/

EPIC:  Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (Safe Harbor)
    https://epic.org/privacy/intl/schrems/default.html


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[5] EPIC Defends Video Privacy Statute before Federal Appellate Court
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EPIC appeared in federal appellate court December 8 in the case In re 
Nickelodeon, which addresses the scope of the Video Privacy Protection 
Act (VPPA). The Act prevents video providers from disclosing Personally 
Identifiable Information, or PII, about viewers of Internet videos. 
Brought on behalf of children who watched videos on Nick.com, the case 
alleges that Viacom disclosed viewing records to Google for adverting 
purposes. Viacom and Google claim that the disclosed cookies and IP 
addresses do not violate the VPPA because they are not personally 
identifiable. 

EPIC Senior Counsel Alan Butler represented EPIC before the court. 
Butler explained that "unique, persistent identifiers of the type in 
this case - IP addresses, unique device identifiers and browser 
fingerprints - are PII in the Internet context" regardless of the 
recipient's sophistication in tracing them back to a particular 
individual. These digital identifiers, added Butler, enable the same 
individualized profiling and tracking as postal addresses, phone 
numbers and Social Security numbers. Butler argued that Congress 
intended the VPPA to bar companies from tracking and profiling 
consumers' video activities, drafting an expansive definition of PII 
to accommodate all forms of identifying information. 

EPIC previously filed an amicus brief in the case, similarly defending 
the broad scope of Personally Identifiable Information in the VPPA.

The lower court in In re Nickelodeon held that digital identifiers such 
as IP addresses and cookies do not actually identify an individual. If 
overturned, In re Nickelodeon will be the first federal appellate case 
to recognize that the VPPA applies to Internet video providers.   

EPIC frequently files amicus briefs in important consumer protection 
cases. Earlier in 2015, EPIC filed a brief in Spokeo v. Robins, a US 
Supreme Court case poised to determine whether consumers can sue 
companies for violating their rights under federal privacy statutes 
such as the VPPA. 


3rd Circuit Court of Appeals:  Transcript, In re Nick. (Dec. 8, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/121015-in-re-nickelodeon-audio.html 

EPIC:  In Re Nickelodeon Consumer Privacy Litigation
    https://epic.org/amicus/vppa/nickelodeon/

EPIC:  Amicus Brief in In Re Nickelodeon (May 4, 2015)
    https://epic.org/amicus/vppa/nickelodeon/EPIC-Amicus.pdf

EPIC:  Video Privacy Protection Act
    https://epic.org/privacy/vppa/

EPIC:  Search Engine Privacy
    https://epic.org/privacy/search_engine/

EPIC:  Amicus Curiae Briefs
    https://epic.org/amicus/

EPIC:  Spokeo Inc. v. Robins
    https://epic.org/amicus/spokeo/

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[6] News in Brief
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Federal Court Lifts Gag Order on National Security Letter Recipient 

For the first time, a federal court has lifted a national security 
letter gag order, allowing an Internet service provider to publish the 
FBI's demands for records of user web browsing history, IP addresses, 
online purchases and location information. The FBI issues thousands of 
NSLs each year, forcing companies to disclose consumer records without 
probable cause. Recipients are prevented from acknowledging these 
warrantless searches. In 2014, EPIC filed an amicus brief in In re 
National Security Letter, arguing that NSL gag orders frustrate the 
public's right to know about government surveillance programs.


Yale Law:  Press Release on NSL Release (Nov. 30, 2015)
    http://isp.yale.edu/node/6037

EPIC:  National Security Letters
    https://epic.org/privacy/nsl/

EPIC:  Locational Privacy
    https://epic.org/privacy/location_privacy/

EPIC:  Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court Orders 1979-2014
    https://epic.org/privacy/wiretap/stats/fisa_stats.html

EPIC:  Amicus Brief in In re National Security Letter (Mar. 27, 2014)
    https://epic.org/redirect/121015-epic-brief-in-re-national.html 

EPIC:  In re National Security Letter
    https://epic.org/amicus/national-security/in-re-nsl/

    

Markey, Barton Pursue VTech Data Breach 

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative Joe Barton (R-TX) have sent 
a letter to electronics manufacturer VTech, asking the company's North 
American president, "How do you protect children's information?" A 
recent cyber-hack on VTech exposed the personal profiles of millions of 
children, including names, postal and email addresses, download 
histories, birthdates and genders. Senator Markey and Rep. Barton asked 
a number of questions about VTech's data and security practices, 
including VTech's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy 
Protection Act, security standards and data the company collects about 
children. EPIC has testified several times before Congress on 
protecting children's data and has supported the updates to the 
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. 


Sen. Markey and Rep. Barton:  Letter to VTech (Dec. 2, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/121015-markey-barton-vtech.html 

EPIC:  Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
    https://epic.org/privacy/kids/

EPIC:  Congressional Testimony re: COPPA (Sep. 1996)
    https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC_Testimony.html

EPIC:  Congressional Testimony re: COPPA (Apr. 29, 2010)
    https://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC_COPPA_Testimony_042910.pdf

EPIC:  Letter to FTC re: COPPA (Dec. 1995)
    https://epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/ftc_letter.html


    
        
White House Announces Federal Privacy Council 

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan has 
announced plans to establish a new Federal Privacy Council, which will 
develop and coordinate privacy strategies and best practices across the 
federal government. "Government has a critical role in enforcing and 
ensuring protections for the privacy of its citizens," Donovan stated, 
adding that OMB had made plans to update privacy guidance for federal 
agencies. Donovan further highlighted the Obama Administration's 
efforts to protect privacy and civil liberties, including the White 
House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and Big Data Review. In November 
2015, EPIC urged Congress to enact the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights 
and establish an independent privacy agency.


The White House:  Prepared Remarks on Privacy Council (Dec. 2, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/121015-wh-remarks-privacy-council.html 

EPIC:  White House: Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
    https://epic.org/privacy/white_house_consumer_privacy_.html

EPIC:  Big Data and the Future of Privacy
    https://epic.org/privacy/big-data/

EPIC:  Testimony on Transatlantic Consumer Privacy (Nov. 3, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/111015-epic-safe-harbor-testimony.html

    
    
Massachusetts Court Hears Arguments in Student Privacy Case 

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments December 8 in 
Commonwealth v. White, a case concerning both student privacy and cell 
phone privacy. EPIC filed an amicus brief in the case, arguing that law 
enforcement should obtain a warrant before seizing a student's cell 
phone. EPIC explained that "digital is different," and therefore the 
legal standard for school searches of contraband does not apply to cell 
phones. EPIC also explained the significance of Riley v. California, 
the 2014 US Supreme Court case on cell phone searches that unanimously 
upheld a warrant requirement. The EPIC State Policy Project is based in 
Cambridge, MA.


EPIC:  Commonwealth v. White
    https://epic.org/amicus/massachusetts/white/

EPIC:  Student Privacy
    https://epic.org/privacy/student/

EPIC:  Riley v. California
    https://epic.org/amicus/cell-phone/riley/

EPIC:  Amicus Brief in Commonwealth v. White (Nov. 23, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/121015-amicus-comm-white.html

EPIC:  State Policy Project
    https://epic.org/state-policy/

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[7] EPIC in the News
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"Startup Factual Knows Your Commute, and Much More..." The Wall Street
Journal, Dec. 10, 2015.
    http://www.wsj.com/articles/startup-factual-knows-your-commute-and-
    much-more-1449748801

"Google's Gleaning of Children's Info Eyed by Third Circuit." The Legal
Intelligencer, Dec. 8, 2015.
    http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com/id=1202744303902/Googles-
    Gleaning-of-Childrens-Info-Eyed-by-Third-Circuit#ixzz3tx4paK8v

"3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Google, Viacom Privacy Claims." Law360,
Dec. 8, 2015.
    http://www.law360.com/articles/734420/3rd-circ-urged-to-revive-
    google-viacom-privacy-claims

"Lenders may eye smartphone use before giving you a loan." 
ComputerWorld, Dec. 4, 2015
    http://www.computerworld.com/article/3012140/smartphones/lenders-
    may-eye-smartphone-use-when-deciding-on-loans.html

"Privacy advocates exploit European Safe Harbor ruling to revive 
rejected ideas," The Hill, Dec. 3, 2015.
    http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/261852-privacy-
    advocates-exploit-european-safe-harbor-ruling-to-revive
    
"Cases Google Cited In VPPA Appeal Don't Apply, Court Told." Law360,
Dec. 1, 2015.
    http://www.law360.com/articles/732992/cases-google-cited-in-vppa-
    appeal-don-t-apply-court-told

"Lawmakers Look to Auto Industry for Insights on 'Internet of Cars'."
Government Technology, Nov. 25, 2015.
    http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Lawmakers-Look-to-Auto-
    Industry-for-Insights-on-Internet-of-Cars.html
    
"Facebook's 'Most Used Words' app collected a ton of your data. 
But not more than anything else on Facebook." Los Angeles Times,
Nov. 25, 2015.
    http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-facebook-data-
    collection-apps-20151124-story.html
    
"Could Apple Cost Google $8 Billion?" AndroidHeadlines, Nov. 24, 2015.
    http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/11/could-apple-cost-google-8-
    billion.html
    
"LabMD breach case more fuel for on-going-harm debate." ZDNet, Nov.
24, 2015.
    http://www.zdnet.com/article/labmd-breach-case-more-fuel-for-on-
    going-harm-debate/
    
     
For More EPIC in the News:  http://epic.org/news/epic_in_news.html

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[8] EPIC Bookstore
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"Privacy Law and Society, 3rd Edition," by Anita Allen, JD, PhD and 
Marc Rotenberg, JD, LLM. West Academic (Dec.2015).

http://www.westacademic.com/Professors/ProductDetails.aspx?NSIID=48693

The Third Edition of "Privacy Law and Society" is the most comprehensive 
casebook on privacy law ever produced. It traces the development of 
modern privacy law, from the early tort cases to present day disputes 
over drone surveillance and facial recognition. The text examines the 
philosophical roots of privacy claims and the significant court cases 
and statues that have emerged. The text provides detailed commentary on 
leading cases and insight into emerging issues. The text includes new 
material on developments in the European Union, decisions grounded in 
fundamental rights jurisprudence, and exposes readers to current 
debates over cloud computing, online profiling, and the role of the 
Federal Trade Commission. Privacy Law and Society is the leading and 
most current text in the privacy field.

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"Privacy in the Modern Age: The Search for Solutions," edited by
Marc Rotenberg, Julia Horwitz and Jeramie Scott. The New Press 
(May 2015). Price: $25.95.

http://epic.org/buy-privacy-modern-age

The threats to privacy are well known: The National Security Agency 
tracks our phone calls; Google records where we go online and how we 
set our thermostats; Facebook changes our privacy settings when it 
wishes; Target gets hacked and loses control of our credit card 
information; our medical records are available for sale to strangers; 
our children are fingerprinted and their every test score saved for 
posterity; and small robots patrol our schoolyards while drones may 
soon fill our skies.

The contributors to this anthology don't simply describe these problems 
or warn about the loss of privacythey propose solutions. They look 
closely at business practices, public policy, and technology design 
and ask, "Should this continue? Is there a better approach?" They take 
seriously the dictum of Thomas Edison: "What one creates with his hand, 
he should control with his head." It's a new approach to the privacy 
debate, one that assumes privacy is worth protecting, that there are 
solutions to be found, and that the future is not yet known. This 
volume will be an essential reference for policy makers and 
researchers, journalists and scholars, and others looking for answers 
to one of the biggest challenges of our modern day. The premise is 
clear: There's a problem  let's find a solution.

Contributors include: Steven Aftergood, Ross Anderson, Christine L. 
Borgman (coauthored with Kent Wada and James F. Davis), Ryan Calo, 
Danielle Citron, Simon Davies, A. Michael Froomkin, Deborah Hurley, 
Kristina Irion, Jeff Jonas, Harry Lewis, Anna Lysyanskaya, Gary T. 
Marx, Aleecia M. McDonald, Dr. Pablo G. Molina, Peter G. Neumann, 
Helen Nissenbaum, Frank Pasquale, Dr. Deborah Peel, MD, Stephanie E. 
Perrin, Marc Rotenberg, Pamela Samuelson, Bruce Schneier, and 
Christopher Wolf.

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"Privacy & Human Rights 2006: An International Survey of Privacy Laws
and Developments" (EPIC 2007). Price: $75.

http://www.epic.org/phr06/

This annual report by EPIC and Privacy International provides an
overview of key privacy topics and reviews the state of privacy in over
75 countries around the world. The report outlines legal protections,
new challenges, and important issues and events relating to privacy.
Privacy & Human Rights 2006 is the most comprehensive report on privacy
and data protection ever published.

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"The Public Voice WSIS Sourcebook: Perspectives on the World Summit on
the Information Society" (EPIC 2004). Price: $40.

http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pvsourcebook

This resource promotes a dialogue on the issues, the outcomes, and the
process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This
reference guide provides the official UN documents, regional and
issue-oriented perspectives, and recommendations and proposals for
future action, as well as a useful list of resources and contacts for
individuals and organizations that wish to become more involved in the
WSIS process.

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"The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2004: United States Law, International Law,
and Recent Developments," Marc Rotenberg, editor (EPIC 2005). Price:
$40.

http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pls2004/

The Privacy Law Sourcebook, which has been called the "Physician's Desk
Reference" of the privacy world, is the leading resource for students,
attorneys, researchers, and journalists interested in pursuing privacy
law in the United States and around the world. It includes the full
texts of major privacy laws and directives such as the Fair Credit
Reporting Act, the Privacy Act, and the OECD Privacy Guidelines, as well
as an up-to-date section on recent developments. New materials include
the APEC Privacy Framework, the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act, and the
CAN-SPAM Act.

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"Filters and Freedom 2.0: Free Speech Perspectives on Internet Content
Controls" (EPIC 2001). Price: $20.

http://www.epic.org/bookstore/filters2.0

A collection of essays, studies, and critiques of Internet content
filtering. These papers are instrumental in explaining why filtering
threatens free expression.

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EPIC publications and other books on privacy, open government, free
expression, and constitutional values can be ordered at:

EPIC Bookstore:  http://www.epic.org/bookstore

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EPIC also publishes EPIC FOIA Notes, which provides brief summaries of
interesting documents obtained from government agencies under the
Freedom of Information Act.

Subscribe to EPIC FOIA Notes at:
http://mailman.epic.org/mailman/listinfo/foia_notes

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[9] Upcoming Conferences and Events
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January 26, 2016
"The Multiple Ways of (de/self-) Regulation: What is at Stake for 
Human Rights?"
"Safe Harbor 2.0: A Stillborn Project?"
Speaker: EPIC President Marc Rotenberg
Privacy Camp
Universit Saint-Louis
Brussels, Belgium
http://privacycamp.eu/programme/

January 27, 2016. 
EPIC 2016 International Champions of Freedom Awards 
Event. Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection Conference, Brussels.
http://www.cpdpconferences.org/
https://epic.org/2015/01/epic-gives-freedom-awards-to-p.html

June 6, 2016. 
EPIC 2016 Champions of Freedom Awards Event. 
Washington, DC.
 
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