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  • EPIC and Public Knowledge Urge FCC to Protect More Sensitive 911 Caller Location Data, Such as IoT Data

    June 17, 2025

    • Communications Privacy

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    • Location Tracking

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  • EPIC Commends Oregon for Enacting Heightened Protections for Location, Minors’ Data 

    June 4, 2025

    Yesterday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed H.B. 2008, a bill that amends the Oregon Data Privacy Law to ban the sale of precise geolocation data and the data of minors under 16.  

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  • EPIC Testifies in Support of Oregon Bill Banning Sale of Location Data

    May 8, 2025

    EPIC Deputy Director Caitriona Fitzgerald testified before the Oregon Senate Committee on the Judiciary in support of HB2008, which would update the Oregon Data Privacy Law to ban the sale of precise geolocation data and the data of minors.

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  • Fifth Circuit: FCC Can’t Assess Monetary Damages Against AT&T Without Jury Trial

    April 29, 2025

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  • EPIC, Civil Society Lock Arms Against FCC’s Attack on Consumer Protections

    April 29, 2025

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  • EPIC, Wildflower Alliance Urge FCC to Better Protect Crisis Hotline Texters

    April 21, 2025

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  • EPIC Testifies in Support of Oregon Location Data Privacy Legislation

    March 21, 2025

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  • EPIC Commends California Attorney General’s Investigative Sweep into Location Data Industry

    March 11, 2025

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta has initiated investigations into the location data industry, targeting advertising networks, mobile app providers, and data brokers on their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Specifically, the investigation targets noncompliance with the CCPA provisions providing consumers with rights to opt out of the sale and sharing of their personal information, including sensitive geolocation data.

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  • PRESS RELEASE: Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Broker Expert Justin Sherman joins EPIC as Scholar in Residence

    February 27, 2025

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  • Virginia bill banning sale of location data passes Senate

    February 4, 2025

    The Virginia Senate passed a bill today that would prohibit the sale of precise geolocation data.

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