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EPIC Commends the Prohibition on the Collection and Sale of Location Information in Invasive Real Time Bidding System in FTC’s Mobilewalla Settlement

January 13, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Updates
CFPB Finalizes Rule Removing Medical Debt from Credit Reports

January 10, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule this week that largely prohibits the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports and prohibits lenders from considering medical information when making lending decisions.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Updates
Sixth Circuit Rejects FCC Authority Over ISPs

January 8, 2025
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Robocalls
- Updates
DOJ Finalizes Mixed Bag Data Broker Regulation

January 8, 2025

On December 27, the Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized its rule on Provisions Regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government Related Data to Countries of Concern.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Welcomes Ari Ezra Waldman as New Board Chair

January 7, 2025
- Updates
Judge Allows California Regulation of Addictive Feeds to Go Into Effect

December 31, 2024
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- The First Amendment
- Updates
California Rolls Out New Privacy Resource

December 23, 2024

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has released a new website with privacy resources for Californians.
- Consumer Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
NSO Group Liable Under CFAA for Hacking WhatsApp Servers, NSO Attorneys Sanctioned for Discovery Misconduct

December 23, 2024
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
FCC Signals Possible Update to Wiretap Regulations in Light of Massive Breach

December 20, 2024
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Security
- Encryption
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- Updates
Anti-Spyware Coalition Sends Letter to European Union to Prosecute Illegal Hacking of Journalists and Activists in Serbia

December 20, 2024

On December 19, EPIC joined 50 civil society organizations urging major European Union (“EU”) institutions to take action to stop the Serbian Authorities’ illegal use of spyware to target journalists, activists, and members of civil society.
- Data Protection
- Intelligence Surveillance
- International Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates

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