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EPIC Urges CBP to Pause its Expansion of Facial Recognition at the Border
October 28, 2024
This afternoon, EPIC submitted comments to Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) urging it to refrain from expanding the use of facial recognition technology as part of its Biometric Entry-Exit (BE-E) Program.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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EPIC, Coalition Offer Recommendations to Strengthen Surveillance Technology Export Regulations
October 18, 2024
EPIC joined several other organizations in comments on the U.S. Commerce Department’s proposed rule to strengthen surveillance technology export regulations.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Civil Rights Commission Releases Report on the Federal Government’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
September 21, 2024
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released the report The Civil Rights Implications of the Federal Use of Facial Recognition this week. The report detailed some of the risks of the federal government’s unfettered use of facial recognition technology.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Privacy in Public
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FCC Reduces Rates for Prison Phone Calls, Prohibits Charging Families for Surveillance
July 18, 2024
The FCC drastically lowered the cost of phone calls to jails and prisons, following EPIC's comments.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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EPIC Urges PCLOB to Take Deep Dive on Intelligence Community’s Use of AI in Counterterrorism.
July 2, 2024
On July 1, EPIC submitted comments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)’s request for written submission on the role of artificial intelligence in counterterrorism.
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Government AI Use
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Intelligence Surveillance
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EPIC Awards the Tire Meu Rosto da Sua Mira Campaign as EPIC International Privacy Champions
May 29, 2024
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Data Protection
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Privacy & Racial Justice
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Privacy in Public
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Privacy Laws
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EPIC Calls on the National Institute of Justice to Center Harm Prevention and Agency Oversight in Forthcoming Criminal Justice AI Report
May 28, 2024
Today, EPIC submitted comments to the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ), urging the agency to rein in the harmful biases, inaccuracies, and abuses at the core of criminal justice AI systems.
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AI in the Criminal Justice System
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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EPIC, Coalition Urge New York Lawmakers to Pass Biometric Recognition Bans
May 7, 2024
EPIC and a coalition urged New York lawmakers to pass a suite of bills banning facial recognition in
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC, Coalition to Senate: Pause TSA’s Facial Recognition Program Now
May 6, 2024
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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GAO Reports More Negatives Than Positives to Police Use of Facial Recognition, Highlights Need for Comprehensive Data Privacy Law
April 29, 2024
A report by the GAO based in part on interviews with EPIC staff found that biometric technologies including facial recognition have serious negative impacts.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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