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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.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Encourages NTIA to Maintain Focus on Commercial Data Harms

EPIC submitted comments yesterday in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s Request for Comment on Privacy, Equity and Civil Rights, encouraging NTIA to maintain its focus on harmful commercial data practices that disproportionately impact marginalized and historically excluded communities. EPIC urged NTIA to back robust oversight mechanisms and data minimization standards rather than an outdated self-regulatory model that fails to prevent consumer harms. Specifically, EPIC recommended algorithmic transparency requirements and mandatory risk and impact assessments because the “onus to avoid harms cannot rest on consumers.”
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Updates
EPIC Urges OSTP to Prioritize Privacy-Protective Digital Currency Research

In comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), EPIC urged the agency to prioritize research and development of a token-based intermediated Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), fully anonymous digital cash, and anonymous credentials.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Updates
White House Unveils New National Cybersecurity Strategy, Supports Data Protection Legislation That Would Set ‘Clear Limits’ on Collection and Use

Today the White House unveiled its National Cybersecurity Strategy, including a five-part plan to work towards a more safe, reliable, and secure digital ecosystem.
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Updates
FTC Fines Online Therapy Company BetterHelp $7.8 Million for Sharing Health Data

Today the FTC announced an enforcement action against BetterHelp, fining the online counseling company $7.8 million and banning it from sharing consumer health data for advertising purposes.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Health Privacy
- Updates
EPIC Joins Public Knowledge in Urging FCC to Combat Digital Discrimination

Last week, EPIC joined Public Knowledge’s comments supporting the Federal Communications Commission addressing digital discrimination in access to communications services.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Urge HHS to Abandon Database Tracking HIV PrEP Users

Rights urged the agency to reverse plans that would require recipients of free HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to submit information to a database maintained by HHS.
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Health Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Cautions FCC About Limiting Breach Notices, Applauds Agency Attention to Data Security

EPIC filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the agency’s plan to enhance its breach notification requirements for telecommunications and interconnected VoIP providers.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- Updates
EPIC Urges FCC to Safeguard Precise 911 Location Data Before Mandating Collection

EPIC urged the FCC to clarify the privacy and security rules carriers must follow if and when the carriers are required to collect more precise location data for 911 call routing.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- Updates
Illinois Supreme Court Grants Big Win for Illinois Citizens’ Privacy

The Illinois Supreme Court issued its opinion in Cothron v. White Castle, a case involving Illinois's Biometric Information Privacy Act, a special privacy law that protects Illinois residents' control over their biometric information such as fingerprints, faceprints, iris scans, and other non-changeable biological information.
- Data Protection
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Workplace Privacy
- Updates

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