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Oppo. to Pet. for Recon. in re: Protecting the Nation’s Communications Systems from Cybersecurity Threats

March 28, 2025
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Security
- APA Comments
Comments of EPIC in re the Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Order & Settlement with Marriott and Starwood

December 1, 2024
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Minimization
- Data Security
- APA Comments
EPIC Letter to FCC Enforcement Bureau and Privacy and Data Protection Task Force (Oct. 2024)

October 22, 2024
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Health and Reproductive Privacy
- Location Tracking
- Robocalls
- APA Comments
Reply in Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things (PSHSB Request for Comment)

September 4, 2024
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Encryption
- Location Tracking
- APA Comments
Reply Comments in re: Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Act of 2018 (2FNPRM)

July 30, 2024

EPIC applauds the Commission’s desire to better support individuals experiencing a mental health crisis by making help easier to reach; however, we urge the Commission to prioritize getting 988 right for the people it is meant to help.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- APA Comments
Comments on FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) Inbound Tech Support Calls NPRM

June 21, 2024

EPIC and NCLC support the FTC requiring inbound tech support calls to comply with the TSR, but urges the Commission to clarify that this includes software and device components, and to consider non-monetary costs to consumers.
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Security
- Robocalls
- APA Comments
In re: Supporting Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence (FNPRM)

May 28, 2024

EPIC and Public Knowledge file these comments to support the FCC's efforts to better protect survivors of domestic violence by reducing the opportunities available to abusers to control, surveil, or revictimize survivors by misusing America’s communications systems.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- APA Comments
Reply Comment in Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things (FNPRM)

May 28, 2024

Although EPIC tentatively supports the FCC’s proposals to require disclosures related to high-risk countries in the Trust Mark label, we urge the Commission to also require disclosures about access to consumer data, including indirect methods of obtaining access to data about Americans.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- APA Comments
Reply Comment – Preventing Location Tracking via Diameter and SS7 (Request for Comment)

May 28, 2024

EPIC submits these comments to the FCC regarding the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau’s request for comment on communications service providers’ implementation of security countermeasures to prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities in the Signaling System 7 (SS7) and Diameter protocols.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- APA Comments
Coalition Comment – Supporting Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence (FNPRM)

May 28, 2024

The undersigned domestic violence survivor advocacy, privacy, government accountability, civil liberties, civil rights, racial justice, human rights, and other civil society groups submit this comment to urge the FCC to foreground the needs of survivors of domestic and sexual violence and to protect privacy when regulating connected cars and other internet-connected devices.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- APA Comments

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