EPIC Alert
The EPIC Alert, a monthly publication of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington DC, covers issues related to privacy and civil liberties in the Information Age.
The EPIC Alert has been published since 1994, and currently has a readership of over 10,000. It is among the longest-running electronic newsletters on the Internet.
EPIC Alert 33.8 – September 2026
TOP UPDATES
- EPIC urged a federal court to swiftly rule on the Trump administration’s plan to create and distribute “State Citizenship Lists,” arguing that the government cannot use its own delays in producing the lists as a reason for the court to wait. EPIC is represented in its lawsuit by Protect Democracy and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). ➔
- Gov. Newsom signed AB 1709 into law, prohibiting social media platforms from offering addictive design features to users under 16; EPIC helped amend the bill to a design-based approach instead of a full ban on youth access by working with lawmakers and youth advocates. ➔
- EPIC and Restore the Fourth filed an amicus brief in the Fourth Circuit case Chatrie v. United States explaining why the Court should rule that the geofence search in the case was an unconstitutional general warrant because it lacked particularized probable cause. ➔
Read the full September 2026 EPIC Alert here.
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