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HHS Issues Final Rule in an Important Effort to Safeguard Reproductive Privacy
The Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule this week strengthening privacy protections for reproductive health information. The rule extends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule by prohibiting regulated entities from using or disclosing personal health information for the “mere act of seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating reproductive health care.” This is an important reproductive privacy safeguard for millions of Americans, particularly in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
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FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Sets Date for Vote to Restore Net Neutrality
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced this morning that the FCC would vote during its April Open Meeting to restore Net Neutrality.
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Communications Privacy
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EPIC Joins Public Knowledge,Benton Institute in Supporting FCC Authority to Combat Digital Discrimination and Establish Civil Rights Office
On April 1, Public Knowledge, joined by EPIC and the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, filed Reply Comments in support of the FCC's legal authority to prevent and eliminate digital discrimination.
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Communications Privacy
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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EPIC Applauds Proposed FTC Order With Blackbaud, Urges Stronger Protections for Donor Privacy
EPIC submitted comments in response to the FTC’s proposed order with Blackbaud, a donor management software company used by nonprofits, which failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures and failed to appropriately notify impacted consumers when a months-long breach occurred.
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Consumer Privacy
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EPIC Seeks CISA Report on Threat of SS7 Surveillance
Following up on a letter from Sen. Wyden to Pres. Biden, on March 12 EPIC submitted a FOIA request to DHS for an unclassified, unpublished 2022 CISA report on the threat of SS7 surveillance and securing America's communications networks.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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EPIC Applauds FTC’s Modernization of COPPA Rule, Recommends Improvements to Curb Behavioral Advertising and Protect Privacy for Children Online
In comments filed yesterday with the FTC, EPIC applauded the Commission’s efforts to modernize the COPPA Rule and introduced several recommendations to improve the efficacy of the proposed changes to the Rule.
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Children's Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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EPIC Emphasizes That FCC Pilot Program Protect Student Privacy, Not Just School Cybersecurity
The E-Rate program uses discounted pricing to facilitate schools and libraries providing free internet access to their students and patrons.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Protection
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Data Security
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Student Privacy
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EPIC Urges CISA to Incorporate Data Minimization Into Secure by Design Guide
EPIC also encouraged CISA to consider the broader impact of its white paper on improved cybersecurity outcomes by examining what widespread implementation of its recommendations might enable through litigation and other regulatory actions.
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EPIC-Led Coalition Urges FCC to Protect Consumers from SIM Swap Fraud by Holding Carriers Liable, Banning Forced Arbitration
EPIC, NCLC, and six other advocacy organizations submitted reply comments urging the FCC to state there is a presumption of carrier liability in SIM swap and port-out fraud contexts and to prohibit carriers from using binding pre-dispute arbitration clauses as a means of avoiding facing consumer victims in court for claims arising from these attacks.
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Communications Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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EPIC Urges FCC to Offer Wi-Fi Without Surveillance to Students
EPIC filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission, supporting the agency's proposal to expand its E-Rate program to include Wi-Fi hotspots, but urging the FCC not to require surveillance of users' online activities through those hotspots.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Student Privacy
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