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EPIC, Coalition Call on Key Lawmakers to Not Allow Section 702 Reauthorization to Slip into NDAA

EPIC and a coalition of privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights groups urged key lawmakers including the Majority and Minority Leaders of both the House and Senate, to not allow any reauthorization of FISA Section 702 to be slipped into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in conference.
- FISA Section 702
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Sen. Wyden Reveals New Details about the Massive Hemisphere Surveillance Program

Yesterday, in a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Sen. Ron Wyden revealed stunning new details about the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Hemisphere program, now known as Data Analytical Services (DAS), a vast and highly-secretive surveillance authority run by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the DEA.
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Oppose Any Short-Term Reauthorization of Section 702

EPIC and a coalition of privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights groups urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to refrain from including any short-term reauthorization of FISA Section 702 in the continuing resolution or any other “must-pass” legislation.
- FISA Section 702
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Publishes Quick Guide to the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA)

Yesterday, EPIC published a Quick Guide to the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA), exploring key provisions of the sweeping, bicameral, bipartisan bill and why they matter. The Quick Guide includes important context for each of the key provisions, as well as commentary on how the GSRA would prohibit harmful surveillance practices and close statutory loopholes.
- FISA Section 702
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
OMB Publishes Draft Guidance Implementing Procedural Requirements for Agencies Developing, Using, and Procuring AI

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released draft guidance outlining federal agencies’ obligations and suggested actions around the responsible development, use, and procurement of AI technologies. The OMB guidance establishes new agency roles and resources for managing government AI systems; requires agencies to build internal processes, strategies, and capacity to increase their use and procurement of responsible AI; and sets out minimum AI risk management practices that most executive agencies are expected to follow.
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Data Protection
- Government AI Use
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Urges UK ICO To Address Law Enforcement Use of Private Data/Systems, Security Issues, AI, and “Soft Biometrics” in Draft Biometric Data Guidance

In comments filed October 20th, EPIC urged the UK ICO's Identity and Trust Team (Technology Policy) to make updates to its draft biometric data guidance. In particular, we recommend that the guidance be expanded to (i) address the pervasive ties between law enforcement and private companies' biometric data and systems; (ii) establish baseline security standards for biometric processing, including a template risk assessment; and (iii) detail the risks of scale and scope of harm present where AI is integrated into biometric systems.
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Login.gov Debuts In-Person Identity Verification at Post Offices Alongside New Facial Recognition System

Government sign-on service Login.gov is rolling out new features including an in-person identity verification option at Post Offices and facial recognition.
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Leading Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Urge TSA Not to Proceed with Unsafe Interim Rulemaking on Mobile Driver’s Licenses

EPIC, EFF, ACLU, and CDT filed comments opposing an interim rulemaking process that would let TSA accept mobile drivers licenses at airports before the technology is fully developed and privacy-protective standards are ready.
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- Updates
DHS OIG: CBP, ICE, and Secret Service Violated Privacy Policies, Failed to Develop Sufficient Policies Before Purchasing and Using Commercial Geolocation Data

A report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General (DHS OIG) revealed that CBP, ICE, and the Secret Service purchased and used commercial geolocation data in violation of their privacy policies, and that DHS components have failed to develop policies governing the purchase and use of location data.
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Open Government
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Privacy in Public
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Tell MLB Plans for Facial Recognition in Stadiums are a Swing and a Miss

EPIC and a coalition urged the MLB to abandon plans for using facial recognition in stadiums, citing privacy and bias problems with the technology.
- Consumer Privacy
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates

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