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DHS Releases Data Mining Report After EPIC FOIA Request
DHS publicly released the 2021 Data Mining Report after EPIC submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in June 2023 seeking the “2020 DHS Data Mining Report and all subsequent DHS data mining reports.”
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Freedom of Information Act
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New EPIC Report Delves into State AI Procurement
Across the country, state and local agencies are outsourcing important government decisions to private companies and their AI tools—all without meaningful public input or oversight.
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Freedom of Information Act
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Government AI Use
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Open Government
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EPIC Cautions OSTP on Data Transfers, Urges Differential Privacy
On March 30, EPIC submitted comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recommending several resources that might assist OSTP in fulfilling the aims of the "Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety" Executive Order.
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Access to Information
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AI in the Criminal Justice System
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Privacy & Racial Justice
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Agrees with EPIC and EFF: Government Cannot Hide Lethal Injection Company’s Name from Public Based on FOIA Exemption 4
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Access to Information
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Freedom of Information Act
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Open Government
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EPIC Urges Administrative Conference to Recommend Sweeping Open Government Reforms
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Federal Advisory Committee Act
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Freedom of Information Act
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Open Government
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Privacy Impact Assessments
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Updates
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In EPIC Settlement, DOJ Breaks Down Number of Location Data Requests in Five Districts from 2016-2019
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Data Protection
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Freedom of Information Act
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Location Tracking
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Open Government
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Updates
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EPIC & EFF to D.C. Circuit: Agencies Cannot Withhold Contractor Names as “Commercial” Info Under the FOIA
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Freedom of Information Act
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Government AI Use
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Open Government
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC Urges Senators to Question Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Key Privacy & Open Government Issues
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Article III Standing
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Consumer Privacy
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Fourth Amendment
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Freedom of Information Act
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Open Government
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Privacy Laws
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EPIC Sues ICE for Records on Social Media and Location Surveillance
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Freedom of Information Act
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Open Government
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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Updates
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Attorney General Releases New FOIA Guidelines During Sunshine Week
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Freedom of Information Act
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Open Government
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Updates
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