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EPIC Urges Ninth Circuit to Rule Kids Privacy Law Doesn’t Violate Constitution

June 18, 2025
- Children's Privacy
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- The First Amendment
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC, Consumer Reports File Comments Urging California Privacy Agency to Strengthen Its Delete Request and Opt-out Platform

June 18, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Applauds Vermont Governor Phil Scott for Signing Age-Appropriate Design Code into Law

June 12, 2025

This afternoon, Governor Phil Scott signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) into law. The Vermont AADC protects kids’ privacy, enhances kids’ autonomy, and ensures their online safety by prohibiting abusive data and design practices. The law will take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Commends Oregon for Enacting Heightened Protections for Location, Minors’ Data

June 4, 2025

Yesterday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed H.B. 2008, a bill that amends the Oregon Data Privacy Law to ban the sale of precise geolocation data and the data of minors under 16.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Applauds FTC for Regulating Harmful AI Practices, Pushes Agency to Identify Such Practices as Unfair

June 3, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
Trump Administration Backs Off Illegal Demand for SNAP Data

June 3, 2025

The reversal comes in response to a lawsuit filed by SNAP recipients, MAZON, and EPIC.
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Applauds Passage of Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code

May 29, 2025

Today, the Vermont Legislature passed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC). The Vermont AADC protects kids’ privacy, enhances kids’ autonomy, and ensures their online safety by prohibiting abusive data and design practices. The bill now awaits the Governor’s approval.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
Coalition Asks Court to Block USDA’s Collection of Personal SNAP Data

May 28, 2025

A coalition of students, SNAP recipients, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, and EPIC sought a temporary restraining order Tuesday to block the U.S. Department of Agriculture from unlawfully acquiring the personal data of millions of SNAP recipients.
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
USDA Sued for Illegally Demanding the Personal Information of Millions of SNAP Beneficiaries From States

May 22, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2025) — Students, SNAP recipients, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint in federal court today challenging a demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for states and third-party vendors to turn over the personal data of tens of millions of Americans who receive help buying food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Open Government
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Asks Third Circuit to Recognize that Not All Data Protection Laws are Unconstitutional

May 21, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Privacy Laws
- The First Amendment
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates

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