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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
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 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
EPIC, Coalition Urge EU Council to Reconsider Proposals That Would Undermine Encryption

December 12, 2024

EPIC, along with 54 other civil society organizations, industry, and professional associations, wrote a letter to the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council, warning them of the dangers of undermining encryption for further law enforcement access to data.
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Encryption
- International Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Urges DOJ to Clarify and Strengthen Proposed Rule on Preventing Access to U.S. Personal Data

November 27, 2024

On November 27, EPIC submitted comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) on Provisions Regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government Related Data to Countries of Concern.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- International Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
A Civil Society Call to the New European Leadership

November 27, 2024
- Data Protection
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Urges European Commission to address surveillance gaps in First Periodic Review of EU-US Data Privacy Framework

September 5, 2024

EPIC filed comments with the European Commission urging the Commission to address surveillance gaps in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and protect the privacy rights of EU residents.
- Data Protection
- FISA Section 702
- International Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC and 48 Civil Society Organizations Send Joint Statement to New EU Presidency to Withdraw CSA Regulation that Would Break Encryption.

July 2, 2024

EPIC and 48 civil society organizations sent a joint statement to the new president of the EU reiterating our concerns over the proposed
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Encryption
- International Privacy
- Updates
EPIC Awards the Tire Meu Rosto da Sua Mira Campaign as EPIC International Privacy Champions

May 29, 2024
- Data Protection
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy & Racial Justice
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Urges UK ICO to Prohibit “Consent or Pay” Business Models

April 22, 2024

On April 17, EPIC submitted comments to the UK ICO on its call for views relating to “Consent or Pay” business models. In its comments, EPIC urged the ICO to prohibit the use of the facially illegal business model due to the clear violation of the UK GDPR’s definition of consent.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- Updates

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