Updates
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Senators Call on DHS to Investigate Federal Funding of ShotSpotter
In a May 14 letter, Senators Ed Markey, Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren, and Representative Ayanna Pressley, called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari to investigate DHS’s funding of ShotSpotter, including potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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AI in the Criminal Justice System
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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PRESS RELEASE: Report: Generative AI Potential Benefits are Overshadowed by Actual Harms
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Updates
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New EPIC Report Reveals Additional Generative A.I. Harms and Proposed Remedies
EPIC is releasing a new report identifying additional harm areas and examining proposals that have been put forth to remedy generative AI harms.
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Government AI Use
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Updates
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EPIC, Coalition Call on Government to Declassify Type of Company at Issue in New FISA Definition
On May 9, EPIC joined a coalition of over 20 civil society organizations in calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify the type of service provider at issue in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) proceeding that led Congress to expand the universe of companies subject to compelled cooperation under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
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FISA Section 702
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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Vermont Passes Landmark Data Privacy Bill
The Vermont Legislature has passed the Vermont Data Privacy Act, which EPIC supported and which represents a significant step forward for state privacy law.
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Updates
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Colorado is first state to pass broad AI legislation
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Government AI Use
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Updates
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ODNI Releases Framework for Commercially Available Information
On May 8, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its framework for commercially available information. The new framework sets out guidelines for intelligence agencies’ purchase and use of commercial data, but does not restrict the types of data—such as location or web browsing information—agencies may purchase.
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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Governor Moore Signs Maryland Online Data Privacy Act
Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act today. The passage of this bill marks a significant shift in state privacy law landscape toward laws that meaningfully limit personal data collection and abuse.
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Updates
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White House Releases v.2 of National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan
The White House released Version 2 of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Security
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Updates
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EPIC, Coalition Urge New York Lawmakers to Pass Biometric Recognition Bans
EPIC and a coalition urged New York lawmakers to pass a suite of bills banning facial recognition in
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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