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The Role of Digital Privacy in Ensuring Access to Abortion and Reproductive Health Care in Post-Dobbs America
The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022 unleashed a reproductive health crisis in the U.S. The country also faces a data privacy crisis. The two are intrinsically related, increasing the risks that people face to access reproductive health care.
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EPIC 2024 Champions of Freedom Awards
The 2024 EPIC Champions of Freedom Awards ceremony and dinner will be held on Wednesday, September 25, from 7 PM – 10 PM at District Winery in Washington, D.C.
25 Sep. 7:00 PM EDT
The State of Privacy: How State “Privacy” Laws Fail to Protect Privacy and What They Can Do Better
In this report, EPIC and U.S. PIRG Education Fund have come together to shed light on the alarming trend of poor state privacy laws, why these issues affect us all, and what we can do to change course.
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