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House Renews Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Powers
The House has voted to reauthorize the FISA Amendments Act (301-118). The Act authorizes programs of surveillance intended to target foreign agents, but allows collection of private communications of United States citizens without individualized suspicion. In May 2012, EPIC Executive...
New CRS Report Finds Few Protections For Drone Surveillance
"Drones in Domestic Surveillance Operations," a new report from the the Congressional Research Service, examines current law, the Fourth Amendment, and recently introduced legislation. The CRS finds that "the prospect of drone use inside the United States raises far-reaching issues...
EPIC Asks Congress to Adopt Privacy Safeguards for Drones
Today's House Homeland Security Oversight Subcommittee hearing, "Using Unmanned Aerial Systems Within the Homeland: Security Game Changer?” examined federal use of drones in the United States. University of Texas Professor Todd Humphreys testified about how he gained full flight control...
EPIC to Congress: "Strengthen FISA Oversight"
EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg will testify before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. The Act authorizes Government surveillance of international communications, including the private communications of U.S. citizens. EPIC will recommend increased transparency and...
EPIC to Testify on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing on May 31, 2012 regarding the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. For more information, see EPIC: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and EPIC: Foreign...
Senate Opens Investigation Into Google Search
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman and Ranking member of the Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, have sent a letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, expressing concern about Google's business practices and the company's impact on competition in Internet...
Senate Holds Hearing on Google’s Anticompetitive Practices
Today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?” examined Google’s use of its dominance in the search market to suppress competition. The company’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, testified on the first panel, while witnesses...
EPIC Warns Congress of Cybersecurity Risks to Consumers
EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg testified today before the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. EPIC highlighted several recent high-profile data breaches, including those involving the digital security certificates used to authenticate websites, that have compromised the private...
EPIC Urges Congress to Reject Data Retention Plan
In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg said that a proposal to retain identifying information on Internet users would put at risk "99.9% of Internet users." H.R. 1981, a bill to address concerns about children pornography,...
EPIC Testifies in Congress on Data Breach Legislation
EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg testified today before the House Commerce Committee on the SAFE Data Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Bono-Mack to require greater protection for sensitive consumer data and timely notification in case of breach. EPIC emphasised...
EPIC Testimony
Background | EPIC Testimony Background EPIC routinely testifies before lawmakers concerning emerging privacy issues. EPIC does not lobby. We are invited to testify by Congress and state legislatures based on our expertise and history of promoting strong, enforceable privacy...
Faster FOIA Act Moves Forward in Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Cornyn (R-TX), to improve the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processing. The Faster FOIA Act will create an advisory panel to examine agency backlogs...
EPIC: DHS Review of FOIA Requests is "Unlawful"
EPIC testified today before the House Oversight Committee hearing "Why Isn't The Department Of Homeland Security Meeting The President's Standard On FOIA?" The hearing examined the DHS's political review of open government requests. The DHS "Awareness" program singled out FOIA...
EPIC to Testify at House Oversight Hearing on FOIA
EPIC Senior Counsel John Verdi will testify before the House Oversight Committee on March 31, 2011 regarding Homeland Security’s political review of FOIA requests and the effects of the agency’s policies on requesters. The hearing arises as the AP reports...
EPIC Urges Congress to Suspend Body Scanner Program, Require Public Comment Period
In a hearing before the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, EPIC urged Congress to suspend the use of airport body scanners for primary screening. EPIC said the devices were not effective and were not minimally intrusive, as courts have...
EPIC to Testify at Congressional Hearing on TSA Body Scanner Program
The Subcommittee on National Security of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing on "TSA Oversight: Whole Body Imaging" On March 16, 2011. EPIC President Marc Rotenberg has been asked to testify. The hearing is...
EPIC to Urge Congress to Strengthen Privacy Laws for Facebook Users
In prepared testimony (PDF) for a Congressional hearing on "Online Privacy, Social Networking and Crime Vicitimization," EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg urged lawmakers to update federal law to protect the privacy of Facebook users. Mr. Rotenberg said that Facebook's constant...
EPIC Testifies in Congress on Cybersecurity and Privacy
EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg testified today before the House Committee on Science and Technology regarding Planning for the Future of Cyber Attack Attribution. In his prepared statement, Mr. Rotenberg discussed "the risks and limitations of a mandatory Internet ID...
EPIC Testifies in Congress on Smart Grid Privacy
EPIC Associate Director Lillie Coney testified before the House Committee on Science and Technology regarding Smart Grid Architecture and Standards: Assessing Coordination and Progress. In her prepared statement, Ms. Coney told Congress that the "basic architecture of the Smart Grid...
EPIC Urges Congress to Extend Children's Privacy Law to Teenagers and Social Network Services, Says Current Law Has Failed to Keep Up with New Business Practices
EPIC President Marc Rotenberg testified today before the Senate Commerce Committee. He said that "COPPA did not anticipate the immersive online experience that a social network service would provide or the extensive data collection of both the trivial and the...
