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EPIC Urges DOJ, FTC to Consider Data Protection and Consumer Privacy in Merger Guidelines

Mergers frequently involve the consolidation of data sets, which as EPIC explained “can entrench a firm’s dominant market position, raise barriers to entry for new and smaller firms, and exacerbate the effects of harmful consumer data practices.”
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- 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
FTC Investigation Into Amazon Prime Dark Patterns Intensifies
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- 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 Joins Call For Congress to Boost FTC Funding
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
Senate Confirms Alvaro Bedoya to FTC
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Updates
FTC Chair Lina Khan Addresses the Future of Privacy Regulation
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
President Biden Signs Executive Order Requiring More Scrutiny of Tech Mergers and Data Privacy
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Updates
Court Dismisses Facebook Antitrust Suits, But Says FTC Case Could Be Revived
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Updates
House Judiciary Considering Antitrust Reform Bills
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- Updates

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