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FTC Announces Suit Against Amazon for Manipulative Design Practices in Prime Enrollment and Cancellation

Today the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Amazon for using dark patterns to trick consumers in both the enrollment and cancelation processes for Amazon Prime.
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Updates
FTC Announces $25 Million Fine Against Amazon for Kids Privacy Violations

Today the Federal Trade Commission announced a major enforcement action against Amazon, moving to fine the tech and retail giant $25 million and requiring updated data deletion practices.
- Big Data
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
New EPIC Report Sheds Light on Generative A.I. Harms

EPIC has just released a new report detailing the wide variety of harms that new generative A.I. tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and DALL-E pose! While many of these tools have been lauded for their capability to produce new and believable text, images, audio, and videos, the rapid integration of generative AI technology into consumer-facing products has undermined years-long efforts to make AI development transparent and accountable.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Commercial AI Use
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Online Harassment
- Privacy & Racial Justice
- Updates
EPIC Urges FTC to Regulate Surveillance Tech Companies Using Police as Promoters

EPIC urged the agency to incorporate the full scope of the Endorsement Guides into its rule, and also urged the Commission to make explicit that companies are liable for violations of the Endorsement Guides made by police promoters.
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Fourth Amendment
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Census Bureau Director Defends Use of Differential Privacy
- Big Data
- Census Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC to Federal Trade Commission: It is Time to Protect Consumers from Commercial Surveillance
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
FTC Announces Proposed Rulemaking on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Security
- Updates
European Parliament Adopts DSA, DMA
- Access to Information
- Big Data
- Children's Privacy
- Competition and Privacy
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates
EPIC Urges Federal Reserve to Prioritize Privacy If Designing a Central Bank Digital Currency
- Anonymity
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
EPIC Recommends CFPB Strengthen Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Market Inquiry on Customer Acquisition and Data Practices
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates

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