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EPIC Joins Protect Democracy’s Call to Resist Federal Heist of Sensitive SNAP Data

May 14, 2025

As the letter warns, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand for beneficiary data is a brazen violation of the Privacy Act, the E-Government Act, and other legal safeguards that protect our personal data.
- Data Protection
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Government Records & Privacy
- Updates
EPIC Calls for a Stronger Privacy Act that Limits Disclosure Exceptions, Broadens Relief, and Creates Personnel Standards

May 8, 2025
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: Musk-Led DOGE Infiltrates FTC, Deepening Threat to Consumers, Kids, and Competition

April 4, 2025
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: Latest Executive Order Threatens to Shred Federal Privacy Protections, Hoard Personal Data for DOGE Use

March 21, 2025
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC and Americans for Financial Reform Oppose Attempt to Strip Away Payment App Protections

March 10, 2025

EPIC and Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) oppose the Trump Administration’s recent attacks on the CFPB and efforts by Congress to overturn finalized CFPB rules that protect users of payment apps. These attacks put Americans’ privacy and financial wellbeing at risk, as well as threatening to destabilize the financial industry.
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Government Records & Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
Court Declines (For Now) EPIC’s Call to Block DOGE Access to Personal Data at Treasury & OPM

February 24, 2025

A federal court in Virginia declined Friday to temporarily halt access by the “Department of Government Efficiency” to vast databases of personal data at the Treasury Department and Office of Personnel Management, denying a motion by EPIC and an anonymous government worker to enter a temporary restraining order.
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Open Government
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC, Democracy Forward, and Federal Worker Sue DOGE for Illegal Seizure of Personal Data From Treasury, Personnel Systems

February 10, 2025

EPIC, Democracy Forward, and a federal worker filed suit today against the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) over its illegal seizure of personnel records and payment system data—actions which constitute the largest data breach in American history
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Open Government
- Updates
EPIC Condemns Unprecedented Breaches of Personal Data at Federal Agencies

February 4, 2025
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Open Government
- Updates
EPIC Encourages FinCEN to Center Privacy and Data Security in Consumer Identification Methods

May 29, 2024

Yesterday EPIC submitted comments urging the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to require strong privacy and security protections in their Consumer Identification Program (CIP) Rule that governs how banks obtain full Social Security Numbers (SSN) from third-party verifiers when a consumer opens an account or applies for a credit card.
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Government Records & Privacy
- Updates
OMB Finalizes Long-Awaited Guidance on Federal AI Use

March 28, 2024

Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its final guidance on AI governance, innovation, and risk management within federal agencies.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Data Protection
- Government AI Use
- Government Records & Privacy
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates

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