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EPIC, Coalition Urge Opposition to RISAA, “Terrifying” Expansion of FISA Section 702
EPIC and a coalition of privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights groups wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Judiciary Chair Richard Durbin, and Senate Intel Chair Mark Warner, expressing our strong opposition to the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA), H.R.7888, which would dramatically expand the government’s warrantless surveillance powers.
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FISA Section 702
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Intelligence Surveillance
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EPIC Urges Commission on Civil Rights to Consider the Risks of Ubiquitous Facial Recognition Technology
In comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, EPIC described the issues with federal law enforcement use of facial recognition technology and explained how the use of facial recognition for identity verification will lead to ubiquitous use of the technology that law enforcement will use for expanded surveillance.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC, Coalition Urge Opposition to RISAA Absent Votes on Key Reforms
EPIC and a coalition of privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights groups wrote a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressing our strong opposition to the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA), H.R.7320, and urging them “to oppose its consideration on the House Floor unless members have the opportunity to vote on amendments that were critical components of this legislation’s negotiated introduction” – including amendments to close the backdoor search and data broker loopholes.
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FISA Section 702
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Intelligence Surveillance
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EPIC, Coalition Call on OMB to Make Privacy Impact Assessments Work
EPIC submitted comments on our own and joined a coalition of groups urging OMB to update guidance to make PIAs work to protect privacy.
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Government Databases
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Open Government
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Privacy Impact Assessments
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC’s Jake Wiener to Testify Again on Privacy Protections for Traffic Camera Systems in Maryland
EPIC's Jake Wiener to testify in Maryland Senate on privacy protections for automated traffic enforcement programs.
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC, ACLU, EFF Urge NHTSA to Prioritize Privacy When Developing New Drunk Driving Prevention Systems
EPIC, EFF, and the ACLU urged NHTSA to select the most privacy protective technologies available for new rules requiring cars to prevent drunk and impaired driving.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC’s Jake Wiener to Testify on Privacy Protections for Traffic Camera Systems in Maryland
EPIC counsel Jake Wiener will testify in Maryland in support of a bill enacting strong privacy protections for automated ticketing systems.
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC, Demand Progress, EFF Applaud Proposed FTC Order with Location Data Broker, Urge Stronger Protections for Location Data
EPIC, Demand Progress, and EFF submitted comments in response to the FTC’s proposed order and settlement with X-Mode Social, a location data broker that has previously sold data to government contractors. The groups applauded the FTC’s proposed order for highlighting the sensitive nature of location data and the discrete harm of selling to government contractors for national security purposes, but urged the Commission to apply stronger, more consistent protections for location data.
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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Data Broker Helped Anti-Abortion Group Target Planned Parenthood Visitors, Wyden Letter Reveals
A letter from Senator Wyden published today revealed that Near Intelligence, a location data broker, tracked individuals’ visits to nearly 600 Planned Parenthood locations to feed a massive anti-abortion ad campaign. Senator Wyden sent the letter Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission asking the agencies to investigate the company, which claims to have information on 1.6 billion people across 44 countries.
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Data Protection
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FISA Section 702
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Location Tracking
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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EPIC Statement on Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA)
This week, House leadership will put the newly-released Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA) on the floor.
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FISA Section 702
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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