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EPIC Statement on Recent Attacks Against the CFPB

November 27, 2024

"Water is wet. Dog bites man. Corporate interests attack consumer protections. Despite the tired smears recycled by critics today, the truth is that the CFPB is one of the most effective champions for the public interest anywhere in government."
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Files Complaint Urging the FTC to Investigate OpenAI’s GPTs and Third-Party APIs

October 29, 2024
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC’s Davisson testifies before House Energy & Commerce Committee

September 19, 2024
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Applauds FTC Order Following Camera Hack and CAN-SPAM Violations

September 5, 2024

Last week, the FTC announced a proposed order against Verkada, a seller of IP-enabled security cameras on the heels of two data breaches and violations of the CAN-SPAM Act
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Robocalls
- Updates
EPIC Backs CPPA’s Efforts to Strengthen Data Broker Registry

August 20, 2024
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Urge California to Make Data Broker Deletion Mechanism Painless for Consumers

June 27, 2024
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
Senate AI Roadmap Fails to Recognize or Address AI Harms

May 15, 2024
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Government AI Use
- Social Media Privacy
- Web Scraping
- Updates
European Commission Publishes Interactive Summary of Platform Content Moderation Data

February 1, 2024

The European Commission has published an interactive dashboard that summarizes data on content moderation decisions from multiple online platform providers.
- Access to Information
- Data Protection
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- International Privacy
- Online Harassment
- Updates
EPIC Urges Ninth Circuit to Reverse Decision That Threatens the Future of Privacy

December 21, 2023

Yesterday, EPIC filed an amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit to reverse a district decision striking down the California Age-Appropriate Design Code, or AADC, based on a dangerously overbroad reading of the First Amendment. As EPIC has previously explained, the decision below is so sweeping that it poses an existential threat to all privacy laws.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Location Tracking
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- The First Amendment
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
Meta Launches Kitchen Sink Constitutional Attack on FTC to Evade New Privacy Limits

November 30, 2023

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, launched a far-reaching legal attack on the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to enforce consumer protection laws in an attempt to evade proposed restrictions on the company’s collection and use of personal data.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates

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