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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.
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EPIC, Coalition Call on OMB to Make Privacy Impact Assessments Work
April 2, 2024
EPIC submitted comments on our own and joined a coalition of groups urging OMB to update guidance to make PIAs work to protect privacy.
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DHS OIG: CBP, ICE, and Secret Service Violated Privacy Policies, Failed to Develop Sufficient Policies Before Purchasing and Using Commercial Geolocation Data
September 29, 2023
A report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General (DHS OIG) revealed that CBP, ICE, and the Secret Service purchased and used commercial geolocation data in violation of their privacy policies, and that DHS components have failed to develop policies governing the purchase and use of location data.
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Data Protection
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GAO Report: Federal Agencies Lack Senior Leadership to Effectively Implement Privacy Programs
September 23, 2022
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Open Government
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EPIC Urges Administrative Conference to Recommend Sweeping Open Government Reforms
July 19, 2022
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Federal Advisory Committee Act
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EPIC Endorses “Shadow Report” on Maine Fusion Center
April 1, 2022
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Postal Service Surveillance Program Targeted in EPIC Lawsuit ‘Exceeded’ Legal Authority, Inspector General Finds
March 31, 2022
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Court Won’t Hear Merits of EPIC Suit Challenging Secret Postal Service Surveillance Program
March 25, 2022
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Open Government
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IRS To Require Facial Recognition to Verify Identity Online
January 31, 2022
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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EPIC Urges Court to Green-Light Challenge to Postal Service Covert Surveillance Program
January 6, 2022
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Freedom of Information Act
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Open Government
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