EPIC 2024 Champions of Freedom Awards

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, EPIC celebrated its 30th Anniversary with our annual Champions of Freedom Awards dinner.

EPIC established the Champions of Freedom Awards to recognize individuals who have helped safeguard the right to privacy, open government, and democratic values with courage and integrity. 

The theme of this year’s event was “EPIC 30/50: Looking Back and Looking Forward.” EPIC has championed privacy, opposed mass surveillance, and fought to protect democratic values for decades. As we reflected on 30 years of EPIC’s work, and the 50th Anniversary of the Privacy Act of 1974, we considered what brought us all to this current moment and charted the course for the decades ahead.

EPIC celebrated public officials and leading experts who have led the charge against surveillance capitalism and data abuses. We honored three Champions of Freedom, one Privacy Champion, and one Lifetime Achievement Awardee (in memoriam):  

Senator Sara Love of Maryland, Representative Maggie O’Neil of Maine, and Representative Monique Priestley of Vermont

Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Ross Anderson

2024 EPIC Champion of Freedom Awards Photos