EPIC Alert 22.24

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Volume 22.24                                          December 22, 2015
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                  Published by the
      Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
                  Washington, DC

     http://www.epic.org/alert/epic_alert_22.24.html

           "Defend Privacy. Support EPIC."
                http://epic.org/support


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Table of Contents
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[1] European Institutions Conclude Data Protection Reforms
[2] EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Review Cellphone Shutdown Case
[3] FAA Requires Drone Registration, Fails Again to Limit Surveillance
[4] EPIC Urges FTC to Protect Consumers re: Cross-Device Tracking
[5] President Signs 2016 Budget Bill Including Dubious Cyber Provisions
[6] News in Brief 
[7] EPIC in the News 
[8] EPIC Holiday Gift Guide
[9] Upcoming Conferences and Events



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[1] European Institutions Conclude Data Protection Reforms
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After more than four years of negotiations the EU Commission, 
Parliament and Council have reached a historic agreement on the 
General Data Protection Regulation, which the EU calls "the most 
extensive data protection law in the world". 

The reform consists of two legal instruments: a general regulation and 
an accompanying directive that covers data transfers between law 
enforcement agencies across Europe.

The General Data Protection Regulation establishes common privacy rules 
across Europe and creates strong enforcement power for national data 
protection authorities. This power will include high penalties, or up 
to 4% of a company's annual turnover, for noncompliance.

European NGOs generally favored adoption of the data protection 
regulation, stating that it "lacks ambition but saves the basics." 
Joe McNamee, Executive Director of European Digital Rights, said, 
"Faced with possibly the world's biggest ever lobbying onslaught,  
this agreement appears to have saved the essential elements of data 
protection in Europe. At several moments in the past four years, 
it appeared that the proposals were crumbling, so today's vote 
represents an impressive achievement by politicians from all major 
political families and by civil society."

Anna Fielder, Chair of Privacy International, added, "Now we have a 
legal instrument to hold the powerful to account. We are going to use 
this legal regime to help empower citizens and consumers. And we are 
going to test it against emerging business models, ambitious and 
delusional government programmes, and any system that takes control 
away from the individual."

EPIC and many consumer privacy organizations have urged the US to 
modernize domestic privacy law. EPIC recently testified before Congress 
on data protection modernization, and EPIC President Marc Rotenberg 
told USA Today, "[t]he US will need to update privacy laws to safeguard 
US consumers and maintain trade relations with Europe." 


EU:  Press Release on Data Protection Regulation (Dec. 15, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-eu-dp-pr.html 

EU Commission:  Release on Data Protection Regulation (Dec. 15, 2015)
    http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-6321_en.htm

EDRI:  "EU Data Protection Package  Lacking ambition but saving the 
basics" (Dec. 17, 2015)
    https://edri.org

Statewatch.org:  Text of DP Regulation (Dec. 15, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-dp-regulation-text.html 

USA Today:  "New EU privacy rule could cost U.S. firms billions"  
(Dec. 14, 2015)
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/web-to-watch/tech-gaming/2015/
    12/14/eu-european-union-privacy-directive-google-facebook/77314554/

EPIC:  Testimony before US House on Safe Harbor (Nov. 3, 2015)   
       https://epic.org/redirect/111015-epic-safe-harbor-testimony.html 


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[2] EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Review Cellphone Shutdown Case
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EPIC has filed a reply brief with the US Supreme Court in a long-
running battle to obtain the government's cellphone shutdown policy 
known as "Standard Operating Procedure 303." SOP-303 outlines "detailed 
procedures" to "coordinate requests for the disruption of cellular 
service" as well as a "series of questions" used to determine if a 
shutdown is necessary. 

EPIC first requested the secret policy from the Department of Homeland 
Security following a 2011 incident in which San Francisco BART 
officials suspended cell phone service during a peaceful protest 
against police brutality. The three-hour cellular disruption prevented 
everyone inside the transit stations from sending or receiving calls, 
including to 911, text messages, emergency notifications and other 
transmissions.

EPIC sued DHS in 2012 when the agency refused to release SOP-303. In 
November 2013, the District Court for the District of Columbia ordered 
DHS to release the policy, but a year later the US Court of Appeals for 
the DC Circuit overturned the lower court's ruling. The DC Circuit 
ruled that DHS properly withheld SOP-303 under Freedom of Information 
Act Exemption 7(F), which covers the release of records whose 
disclosure could risk the "life or physical safety" of "any 
individual." The court found that the term "any" has an "expansive 
meaning" and that the agency is therefore not required to provide any 
evidence that disclosure could harm "a particular individual who could 
be identified before the fact."

EPIC has requested that the US Supreme Court review the case, arguing 
that the DC Circuit's decision is "contrary to the intent of Congress, 
this Court's precedent, and this Court's specific guidance on statutory 
interpretation." As EPIC explained in the reply brief, the DC Circuit's 
decision is in conflict with a 2008 opinion from the US Court of 
Appeals for the Second Circuit, the federal appellate court in New York 
City. EPIC also pointed out important and competing safety concerns in 
this case, stating that the  Federal Communications Commission has 
"expressed strong concerns that interruptions of cell phone service 
pose a threat to public safety."

The Clerk of the Court has distributed EPIC's petition to the Justices, 
who will consider it at their January 8, 2016, conference. The Court 
will likely decide in early 2016 whether or not it will grant review in 
the case.


EPIC:  Reply Brief to US Supreme Court in SOP-303 Case (Dec. 11, 2015)
    https://epic.org/foia/dhs/internet-kill-switch/EPIC-Cert-Reply.pdf

EPIC:  Petition to Supreme Court re: SOP 303 (Aug. 11, 2015)
   https://epic.org/foia/dhs/internet-kill-switch/Cert-Petition.pdf

EPIC:  SOP 303 (redacted)
   https://epic.org//redirect/081415-sop-303-redacted.html

DC Circuit Court:  Opinion in EPIC v. DHS (Feb. 10, 2015)
   http://epic.org/redirect/022715-dc-opinion-killswitch.html

DC District Court:  Opinion in EPIC v. DHS (Nov. 11, 2013)
   https://epic.org/foia/dhs/internet-kill-switch/DCD-Order.pdf

EPIC:  EPIC v. DHS - SOP 303
   https://epic.org/foia/dhs/internet-kill-switch/

EPIC:  Protestor Privacy and Free Expression Rights
   https://epic.org/privacy/protest/


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[3] FAA Requires Drone Registration, Fails Again to Limit Surveillance
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The FAA has published a rule requiring registration for small drones as 
of December 21, 2015. Owners of drones weighing between 0.55 lbs. 
(250g) and 55 lbs. (25kg) inclusive of payload will be required to pay 
a small fee and provide their name, physical address and email address 
via an online portal. In return, each owner will receive a unique 
registration number that must be affixed to all drones before operation. 
Alternatively, drone operators can eschew marking the drone by 
providing the FAA with the drone's serial number. The agency announced 
that the registration database will be made publicly searchable, but 
only by registration number. 

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the FAA has issued a notice 
describing the system of records (or database) that will be created to 
collect and store drone operators' Personally Identifiable Information. 
The FAA is accepting comments on the drone registration database 
through January 14, 2016.

EPIC filed extensive comments on the proposed registration scheme, 
recommending that drones broadcast registration IDs while operating. 
EPIC also urged the FAA to require the drone registration database to 
include information about each drone's capability for surveillance, 
data collection and data storage. The FAA acknowledged EPIC's comments 
throughout the drone registration rule, but failed to adopt the 
recommendations. 

EPIC has sued the FAA for failing to establish privacy rules for 
commercial drones as mandated by Congress. The FAA Modernization Act 
ordered the FAA to develop a "comprehensive plan" to safely integrate 
drones into the national airspace. EPIC and over 100 organizations, 
experts and advocates petitioned the FAA to establish privacy 
protections in 2012. The FAA denied EPIC's petition in early 2015 when 
it concluded that privacy issues were outside the scope of the current 
small drone rulemaking. EPIC v. FAA is pending before the DC Circuit 
Court of Appeals.


FAA:  Drone Registration Rule (Dec. 13, 2015)
    http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/media/20151213_IFR.pdf

FAA: Notice of Privacy Act System of Records re: Drones (Dec. 13, 2015)
    https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/media/151213_SORN.pdf

FAA:  Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration
    http://www.faa.gov/uas/registration/

EPIC:  Drone Registration Comments (Nov. 12, 2015)
    https://epic.org/privacy/drones/EPIC-FAA-Drone-Reg-Comments.pdf

EPIC:  Drone Registration Task Force
    https://epic.org/privacy/drones/registration/

EPIC:  EPIC v. FAA
    https://epic.org/privacy/litigation/apa/faa/drones/

EPIC:  Domestic Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Drones
    https://epic.org/privacy/drones/


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[4] EPIC Urges FTC to Protect Consumers re: Cross-Device Tracking
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EPIC has filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission on a new 
online behavioral advertising practice referred to as "cross-device 
tracking," or targeted advertising that links an individual to all of 
the devices she uses throughout the day in order to show targeted ads 
across all devices. Targeted advertising also allows companies to 
gather a large amount of sensitive personal data about a given user. 

EPIC's comments called on the FTC to take affirmative steps to protect 
consumer privacy, urging the agency to issue regulations for cross-
device tracking privacy protections based on the 2012 Consumer Privacy 
Bill of Rights. EPIC also counseled against the business-centered 
"notice and choice" approach to protecting privacy, argued that the FTC 
must also use Section 5 enforcement authority to prevent deceptive 
cross-device tracking practices, particularly deception by omission, 
and urged the FTC to prohibit the cross-device tracking of minors.

EPIC has played a leading role in developing the FTC's privacy 
authority and consistently urges the agency to protect online consumer 
privacy. Several EPIC complaints are currently pending before the FTC 
concerning "always on" devices, Uber's privacy policy and Facebook's 
psychological study.
 

EPIC:  Comments to FTC on Cross-Device Tracking (Dec. 16, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-cross-tracking-comments.html
 
EPIC:  Online Tracking and Behavioral Profiling
    http://epic.org/privacy/consumer/online_tracking_and_behavioral.html
 
EPIC:  White House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights (Feb. 12, 2015)
    https://epic.org/privacy/white_house_consumer_privacy_.html
 
FTC:  Policy Statement on Deception (1983)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-ftc-1983-deception-statement.html 
 
EPIC: In re Google Buzz
    https://epic.org/privacy/ftc/googlebuzz/
 
EPIC: Comments to FTC on Advertising/ Privacy Disclosures (May 11, 2012)
    https://epic.org/privacy/ftc/EPIC-FTC-Ad-Disclosures-FINAL.pdf
 
EPIC:  FTC Complaint re: Samsung's "Always On" SmartTV (Feb. 24, 2015)
    https://epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/Samsung/EPIC-FTC-Samsung.pdf
 
EPIC:  In re: Uber Privacy Policy
    https://epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/uber/
 
EPIC:  In re: Facebook (Psychological Study)
    https://epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/facebook/psycho/

EPIC:  Internet of Things (IoT)
    https://epic.org/privacy/internet/iot/


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[5] President Signs 2016 Budget Bill Including Dubious Cyber Provisions
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President Obama has signed off on the congressional budget deal and an 
expansive appropriations bill that includes the Cybersecurity Act of 
2015.

The Cybersecurity Act was negotiated behind closed doors and represents 
a new version of the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing 
Act (CISA), which had been opposed by a broad coalition of 
organizations. The Cybersecurity Act's section on "Sharing or Receiving 
Cyber Threat Indicators," like previous iterations of the Act, states 
that "a non-Federal entity may, for a cybersecurity purpose and 
consistent with the protection of classified information, share with,  
or receive from, any other non-Federal entity or the Federal Government 
a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure," all without judicial 
oversight. 

The Act would also expand government secrecy by exempting shared 
information "from disclosure under any provision of State, tribal, or 
local freedom of information law, open government law,open meetings 
law, open records law, sunshine law, or similar law requiring 
disclosure of information or records."

EPIC previously won a five-year court battle to obtain NSPD-54, a 
foundational legal document for US cybersecurity policies that 
revealed the government's interest in enlisting the private sector to 
monitor Internet user activity.


EPIC:  Text of Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (Dec. 16, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-cybersecurity-act-text.html 

US Congress:  Text of Appropriations Act, 2016 (Dec. 16, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-appropriations-act-text.html 

US Senate:  CISA (Oct. 28, 2015)
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/754

ACLU et al.:  Letter to Congress re: CISA (Apr. 25, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-aclu-cisa-letter.html

The Daily Journal [CA]:  "Cybersecurity: The view from Washington,"  
by EPIC National Security Counsel Jeramie Scott (Jan. 28, 2015)
    https://epic.org/epic/jeramie-scott-cybersecurity-oped.pdf

EPIC:  Text of NSPD-54 (Jan. 9, 2008)
    https://epic.org/privacy/cybersecurity/EPIC-FOIA-NSPD54.pdf

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[6] News in Brief
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EPIC Named Among Top-Ranked US Think Tanks

EPIC has been ranked among the most influential thinks tanks in the 
United States. At #16, EPIC placed behind the Council on Foreign 
Relations and the Brookings Institution, but ahead of CSIS, the Aspen 
Institute, the Woodrow Wilson Center and the New America Foundation. 
Established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging privacy and 
human right issues, EPIC works with distinguished experts in law, 
public policy, and technology. Recent publications include "Privacy in 
the Modern Age: The Search for Solutions" and "Privacy Law and Society." 
See more at the EPIC Bookstore and in EPIC Commentaries.


The Best Schools:  Rankings of US Think Tanks (Dec. 2015)
    http://www.thebestschools.org/features/most-influential-think-tanks/

EPIC:  EPIC Advisory Board
    https://epic.org/epic/advisory_board.html

EPIC:  "Privacy in the Modern Age: The Search for Solutions" (2015)
    https://epic.org/privacy-book/

EPIC:  "Privacy Law and Society, 3rd Edition" (2015)
    https://epic.org/privacy-casebook

EPIC Bookstore
    https://epic.org/bookstore/

EPIC Commentaries
    https://epic.org/commentaries

    

Senate Postpones Action on Weak EU-US Privacy Measure

The US Senate Judiciary Committee has "held over" the Judicial Redress 
Act, industry-sponsored legislation regarding the transfer of personal 
data on EU citizens to the US. EU legal experts have stated that the 
measure does not provide meaningful protections for Europeans' data. 
Forty NGOS have recommended substantial changes to US and EU privacy 
laws to make possible the continuation of transborder data flows. EPIC 
also has recommended specific changes to the Judicial Redress Act. 
European data protection agencies are expected to begin enforcement 
actions against US companies after January 30, 2016. According to the 
GovTrack website, the Judicial Redress Act has a "1% chance of being 
enacted."


US Senate:  Notice of "Holdover" for Redress Act Hearing (Dec. 10, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-redress-holdover.html 

US Congress:  Text of Judicial Redress Act (Mar. 18, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-redress-act-text.html 

EPIC:  EU-US Data Transfer Agreement
    https://epic.org/privacy/intl/data-agreement/

The Public Voice:  Letter re: Safe Harbor and Privacy Law (Nov. 13, 2015)
    http://thepublicvoice.org/EU-US-NGO-letter-Safe-Harbor-11-15.pdf

EPIC:  "EPIC Recommends Changes to Judicial Redress Act" (Sep. 16, 2015)
    https://epic.org/2015/09/epic-recommends-changes-to-jud.html

GovTrack:  S. 1600: Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (Jun. 17, 2015)
    https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1600

 
      
DHS and State Department Pushing for Increased Social Media Monitoring

According to reports and statements from former Homeland Security 
officials, the DHS has initiated three "pilot programs" to analyze 
social media posts during the visa review process. Prior to 2014, a DHS 
policy prohibited immigration officials from   monitoring social media 
accounts of visa applicants. EPIC obtained documents in 2012 detailing 
DHS social media monitoring policies, including instructions to 
analysts to monitor criticism of the agency. EPIC also submitted a 
letter to congressional leaders, outlining how DHS officials 
misrepresented policies in a Homeland Security Committee hearing. EPIC 
wrote that the DHS' monitoring program should be suspended, as it 
exceeds the agency's statutory authority and chills First Amendment 
activity.


ABC News:  "Secret US Policy Blocks Agents From Looking at Social Media 
of Visa Applicants, Former Official Says" (Dec. 14, 2015)
    http://abcnews.go.com/US/secret-us-policy-blocks-agents-social-
    media-visa/story?id=35749325

EPIC:  EPIC v. DHS (Media Monitoring)
    http://epic.org/foia/epic-v-dhs-media-monitoring/

EPIC:  Letter to Congress re: Social Media Monitoring (Feb. 22, 2012)
    http://epic.org/redirect/022912-dhs-monitor-statement.html

House Subcommittee:  Hearing on Social Media Monitoring (Feb. 16, 2012)
    http://epic.org/redirect/022912-house-hearing-dhs-monitor.html
  

    
Obama Administration Gets Failing Grade on Surveillance Reform

EPIC has launched a scorecard for the 46 surveillance reform 
recommendations made two years ago by the President's Review Group on 
Intelligence and Communications Technologies. Although some of the 
recommendations have been fully implemented, the Obama Administration 
has failed to fulfill most. The recommendations set out to limit NSA 
surveillance, expand judicial oversight, create new transparency 
requirements, update federal privacy laws and create a new privacy 
agency. During the review process, EPIC met with the review group and 
submitted extensive comments to the panel, specifically urging the end 
of the bulk record collection program.


EPIC:  Presidential Review Scorecard
    https://epic.org/privacy/surveillance/prg-scorecard/

ODNI:  President's Review Group 
    http://www.dni.gov/index.php/intelligence-community/review-group

EPIC:  Letter to Review Group re: Bulk Record Collection (Aug. 29, 2013)
    https://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa/EPIC-IRP-Ltr-8-13.pdf
    
    

Congress Calls on Education Department to Protect Student Privacy

Congress has enacted the "Every Student Succeeds Act," a law that 
provides technology funding for schools but requires extensive student 
data collection. In recognizing the law's substantial student privacy 
risks, Congress stated that the Education Department "should review all 
regulations addressing issues of student privacy, including those under 
this Act, and ensure that students' personally identifiable information 
is protected." The Act also requires ongoing compliance with applicable 
state privacy law. EPIC previously sued the Education Department for 
weakening federal student privacy protections. EPIC supports 
establishment of a Student Privacy Bill of Rights.


US Congress:  "Every Student Succeeds Act" (Dec. 10, 2015)
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1177/text

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

EPIC:  EPIC v. The US Department of Education
    https://epic.org/apa/ferpa/

EPIC:  Student Privacy Bill of Rights
    https://epic.org/privacy/student/bill-of-rights.html
    
    
    
Report on 'Still Interested?' Letters Delayed Until 2016

The Federal FOIA Ombudsman has informed EPIC that an investigation into 
the open government practices of the Department of Homeland Security 
won't be finished until March 2016. In 2014, EPIC and other open 
government advocates urged the Office of Government Information 
Services to investigate "Still Interested?" letters, which Homeland 
Security had sent to FOIA requesters to prematurely terminate open 
government requests. EPIC objected to the practice and explained that 
"no provision in the FOIA allows for administrative closures."


OGIS:  The Federal FOIA Ombudsman
    https://ogis.archives.gov/

EPIC:  Letter to OGIS re: 'Still Interested' Letters (Dec. 10, 2015)
    https://epic.org/foia/ogis/OGIS-Ltr-20151210-Admin-Closures.pdf

OGIS:  Letter to EPIC re: Administrative Closures (Aug. 27, 2015)
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-ogis-letter-closures.html 

EPIC et al.:  Letter to OGIS re: Administrative Closures (Oct. 30, 2014)
    http://foia.rocks/OGIS_Letter_final.pdf

Cornell U. Law School:  Text of FOIA
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/552

EPIC:  FOIA.ROCKS
    FOIA.ROCKS

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[7] EPIC in the News
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"Privacy Group Wants New Cross-Device Tracking Regulations." MediaPost,
Dec. 21, 2015.
    http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/265240/privacy-group-
    wants-new-cross-device-tracking-regu.html

"Key to Opting Out of Personalized Ads, Hidden in Plain View."
The New York Times, Dec. 20, 2015.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/21/business/media/key-to-opting-
    out-of-personalized-ads-hidden-in-plain-view.html

"'Pay-By-Plate' to take its toll." Boston Herald, Dec. 16, 2015.
    http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2015/12/pay_by_
    plate_to_take_its_toll
    
"One-to-one technology creates new benefits and challenges." The
Piedmont Highlander [Piedmont, CA HS], Dec. 14, 2015.
    http://tphnews.com/2015/12/one-to-one-technology-creates-new-
    benefits-and-challenges
    
"New EU privacy rule could cost U.S. firms billions." USA Today,
Dec. 14, 2015.
   http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/web-to-watch/tech-gaming/
   2015/12/14/eu-european-union-privacy-directive-google-facebook/
   77314554/ 
   
"Public will be able to search drone database." The Hill, Dec. 
14, 2015.
    http://thehill.com/policy/technology/263115-public-will-be-able-
    to-search-drone-database
    
"Trump Can't Possibly Know How To Legally Shut Down The Internet. 
Bill Gates Can't Help." Forbes, Dec. 14, 2015.  
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/lisabrownlee/2015/12/14/trump-cant-
possibly-know-how-to-legally-shut-down-the-internet-bill-gates-
cant-help/print/
  
     
For More EPIC in the News:  http://epic.org/news/epic_in_news.html

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[8] EPIC Holiday Gift Guide
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FIDO U2F Security Key ($17.99)

Improve the security of your email accounts and password managers with 
this USB authentication key (it fits right on your keychain!).
    http://amzn.to/1J1m72I


"Warning You Are Under Elf Surveillance" Bottle Cap Covers ($2 for 15)

Why should kids have all the behavior-modifying benefits of elf 
supervision? Just pop these on your brewskis and you'll never drink 
alone.
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-etsy-elf-surveillance.html


"CITIZENFOUR" ($14.99)
"The Internet's Own Boy" ($7.99)

Fine documentaries about Edward Snowden and Aaron Swartz may be 2014 
releases, but they remain timely.
    http://amzn.to/1QAlTT6
    http://amzn.to/1J1m8DS


Excel Identity Theft Guard Stamp ($14.13)

No shredder at home? Don't worry; you can blot out personal information 
before throwing out your junk mail.
   http://amzn.to/1J1mf23


Bill of Rights 4th Amendment Sterling Silver Charm Bead ($28)

Hang "Search and Seizure" right on your Pandora necklace. Can be sold 
with matching "Right to Bear Arms" 2nd Amendment bead for your 
Libertarian lovely.
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-etsy-4th-amendment-bead.html 


Stealth Wear Anti-Thermal Imaging Cover Ups ($40-$2500)

Give the hot-blooded privacy maven in your life the gift of thermal 
invisibility. Stealth Wear offers a collection of outerwear that will 
shield your loved one from thermal imaging equipment. 
    http://privacygiftshop.com/collections/stealth-wear


Unfit Bits DIY Guide (free)

Spoof your fitness data and flee the frowns of your FitBit-fascist 
friends.
    http://privacygiftshop.com/products/unfit-bits-diy-guidee


"Snowden for President 2016" Bumper Sticker ($4.45)

"Feel the Snow."
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-etsy-snowden-for-president.html 
    
    
"Data and Goliath," by Bruce Schneier ($15.37)
"Reclaiming Conversation," by Sherry Turkle ($17.25)

Thought-provoking 2015 publications from two of EPIC's Advisory Board 
members.
    http://amzn.to/1QAmfJr
    http://amzn.to/1J1mgTJ


UnPocket RFID Privacy Wallet ($36.59)

This former KickStart project secures your cellphone, passport and 
bankcards from wireless identity theft. Handmade and waterproof (at 
least according to the publicity photo) too.
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-etsy-unpocket-rfid-sleeve.html


Navy Bordered Fleur De Lis Notes by Crane & Co. ($20 for set of 10)

Keep in touch with family and friends without email, Facebook, Twitter 
or WhatsApp. Everyone loves a handwritten note, and since it doesn't 
have to be shared with online ad companies, the NSA,or the entire 
Internet, it really is more personal.
    https://epic.org/redirect/122115-crane-stationery.html 

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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.privacylawandsociety.org/

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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