Our Work

Digital Library

Sort By

EPIC, Coalition Request Meeting with FBI Director on Transparency and Surveillance Reform

March 21, 2025

In a letter sent today, EPIC and a coalition of civil society organizations requested a meeting with FBI Director, Kash Patel.
- FISA Section 702
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Urge DNI Gabbard to Increase Public Trust and Oversight of Government Surveillance

March 4, 2025

In a letter sent today, EPIC and a coalition of civil society organizations called on the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, to take initial steps to improve public trust and oversight of government surveillance authorities.
- FISA Section 702
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Signs Coalition Letter Seeking to Preserve Independent Agencies

February 28, 2025
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Wiretapping
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Urge Congress Restore Privacy Oversight Board’s Independence from White House

February 3, 2025

On February 3, EPIC joined over 26 civil society organizations in demanding that Congress re-double its oversight activities to ensure that the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) retains its independence and continues its work free from White House interference.
- Government Databases
- Intelligence Surveillance
- PATRIOT Act
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Calls on Congress to Hold On Confirmations Pending White House Nominations to Fill Privacy Oversight Board

January 30, 2025

EPIC calls on the White House to immediately nominate a Chair and full bipartisan slate of Board Members, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate and consultation with Congressional leadership as required by the law. EPIC also calls on members of the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees to hold consideration of other Intelligence Community nominations until the PCLOB Member nominations have been submitted.
- Data Protection
- Intelligence Surveillance
- International Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
FBI’s Warrantless Section 702 Searches Violated Fourth Amendment, Court Finds

January 22, 2025

Last night, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York held that warrantless queries of Americans’ communications collected under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act violated the Fourth Amendment. This landmark decision is a critical victory against warrantless surveillance of Americans.
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
NSO Group Liable Under CFAA for Hacking WhatsApp Servers, NSO Attorneys Sanctioned for Discovery Misconduct

December 23, 2024
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Anti-Spyware Coalition Sends Letter to European Union to Prosecute Illegal Hacking of Journalists and Activists in Serbia

December 20, 2024

On December 19, EPIC joined 50 civil society organizations urging major European Union (“EU”) institutions to take action to stop the Serbian Authorities’ illegal use of spyware to target journalists, activists, and members of civil society.
- Data Protection
- Intelligence Surveillance
- International Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Urge OMB to Rein in Agency Exploitation of the Data Broker Loophole in New Comments

December 17, 2024

EPIC, the Brennan Center for Justice, Demand Progress, and the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project were joined by several other organizations in comments submitted to the Office of Management and Budget yesterday urging it to push back against federal agency’s use of commercially available information (CAI) to get around key constitutional and statutory privacy protections.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Fourth Amendment
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Open Government
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Urge EU Polish Presidency to Prioritize Action Against Spyware Misuse

December 13, 2024

EPIC, alongside 13 civil society organizations, has sent a joint letter to the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, urging them to prioritize decisive action against spyware misuse.
- Data Protection
- Intelligence Surveillance
- International Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates

Support Our Work

EPIC's work is funded by the support of individuals like you, who allow us to continue to protect privacy, open government, and democratic values in the information age.

Donate