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TikTok is Not the Only Problem
TikTok is just one app in a vast commercial surveillance ecosystem that has been allowed to grow unencumbered over the past two decades due to the lack of a U.S. privacy law. Even if the U.S. bans TikTok, millions of apps would continue to collect the most intimate details about us and profit off of them. The endless web of data brokers who buy and sell data would continue to exist, and foreign adversaries such as China could still obtain Americans’ personal data by simply purchasing it from data brokers on the open market. This is a data privacy crisis with serious national security implications and it is past time for Congress to act.
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Consumer Privacy
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Privacy Laws
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Proposed U.S. Legislation
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Social Media Privacy
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Analysis
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Framing the Risk Management Framework: Actionable Instructions by NIST in their “Govern” Section
If you’ve had trouble following the different laws and frameworks proposed as ways to regulate A.I. systems, you’re not alone. From the White House’s Blueprint for an A.I. Bill of Rights and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) A.I. Risk Management Framework to the OECD’s Principles on Artificial Intelligence and state laws like New York’s Local Law 144, the last few years have seen numerous attempts to solidify a framework for regulating A.I. systems
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Analysis
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EPIC Launches Campaign to Reform or Sunset FISA Section 702
Ahead of the potential sunset of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) at the end of 2023, EPIC has launched a campaign to significantly reform the sweeping surveillance authority or let it sunset.
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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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Colorado AG’s Office Finalizes Colorado Privacy Act Rules
Last month the Colorado Attorney General’s Office finalized the Colorado Privacy Act Rules after a months-long, iterative rulemaking process.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Updates
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FISA Section 702: Reform or Sunset
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Intelligence Surveillance
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PATRIOT Act
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Surveillance Oversight
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Campaigns
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What the FCC’s Safe Connections Rule Must Get Right to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence
The FCC's Safe Connections Rule must prioritize maximizing survivor self-determination, maximizing program utilization, and protecting privacy through data minimization.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Analysis
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Celebrating Sunshine Week with Some EPIC Open Government Wins
On Freedom of Information Day, which coincides with Sunshine Week and James Madison's birthday, EPIC is highlighting some open government wins from the past year.
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Access to Information
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Freedom of Information Act
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Open Government
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Analysis
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