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Meta Launches Kitchen Sink Constitutional Attack on FTC to Evade New Privacy Limits

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, launched a far-reaching legal attack on the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to enforce consumer protection laws in an attempt to evade proposed restrictions on the company’s collection and use of personal data.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
FTC Updates Safeguards Rule to Require Data Breach Reporting, Adopts EPIC Recommendations

The Federal Trade Commission approved an amendment to the Safeguards Rule that requires non-banking financial institutions to report certain data breaches and other security events to the Commission.
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Updates
In re Grindr, LLC

On October 4, 2023, EPIC filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the Commission to investigate Grindr’s privacy practices.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Legal Document
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Urges FTC to Investigate Grindr’s Personal Data Practices

In a complaint filed Wednesday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the popular LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr for its potentially unlawful retention and disclosure of users’ sensitive personal data.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Health Privacy
- Updates
EPIC Comment FTC Proposed Rule on Consumer Reviews and Endorsements

Comments of EPIC to the FTC explaining why a rule governing consumer endorsements needs to include public sector endorses like police agencies to prevent bad actor companies laundering misleading claims through trusted public entities.
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- APA Comments
EPIC Urges DOJ, FTC to Consider Data Protection and Consumer Privacy in Merger Guidelines

Mergers frequently involve the consolidation of data sets, which as EPIC explained “can entrench a firm’s dominant market position, raise barriers to entry for new and smaller firms, and exacerbate the effects of harmful consumer data practices.”
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Updates
EPIC Joins Call for FTC to Investigate YouTube’s Tracking and Targeting of Children

EPIC has joined a letter by Fairplay and the Center for Digital Democracy calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate new research indicating that YouTube and Google are tracking and targeting ads at viewers of "made for kids" videos—an apparent violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and Google's 2019 settlement with the FTC.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Updates
EPIC, CDD, Fairplay Urge FTC to Require Independent Audit of Face-Scanning Parental Consent Tool

In comments to the Federal Trade Commission, EPIC, the Center for Digital Democracy, and Fairplay urged the FTC to center privacy and data security risks as it evaluates Yoti Inc’s proposed face-scanning tool for obtaining verifiable parental consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
- Children's Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC, CDD, Fairplay Comments to the FTC on Proposed Parental Consent Method Submitted by Yoti Inc. under COPPA Rule
- Children's Privacy
- Data Protection
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- APA Comments
EPIC Commends FTC Rulemaking to Expand Health Breach Notification Rule, Urges Expansion

In comments to the Federal Trade Commission, EPIC applauded the proposed modifications to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR).
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Health Privacy
- Updates

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