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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
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- Updates
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.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
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.
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
Fifth Circuit: FCC Can’t Assess Monetary Damages Against AT&T Without Jury Trial

April 29, 2025
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC, Civil Society Lock Arms Against FCC’s Attack on Consumer Protections

April 29, 2025
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- Robocalls
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- Updates
EPIC, Wildflower Alliance Urge FCC to Better Protect Crisis Hotline Texters

April 21, 2025
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- Updates
EPIC Testifies in Support of Oregon Location Data Privacy Legislation

March 21, 2025
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
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.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Location Tracking
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Broker Expert Justin Sherman joins EPIC as Scholar in Residence

February 27, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Location Tracking
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Updates
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.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates

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