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EPIC’s Jake Wiener to Testify Again on Privacy Protections for Traffic Camera Systems in Maryland
EPIC's Jake Wiener to testify in Maryland Senate on privacy protections for automated traffic enforcement programs.
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Privacy in Public
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EPIC, ACLU, EFF Urge NHTSA to Prioritize Privacy When Developing New Drunk Driving Prevention Systems
EPIC, EFF, and the ACLU urged NHTSA to select the most privacy protective technologies available for new rules requiring cars to prevent drunk and impaired driving.
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Consumer Privacy
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Location Tracking
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Privacy in Public
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EPIC, Demand Progress, EFF Applaud Proposed FTC Order with Location Data Broker, Urge Stronger Protections for Location Data
EPIC, Demand Progress, and EFF submitted comments in response to the FTC’s proposed order and settlement with X-Mode Social, a location data broker that has previously sold data to government contractors. The groups applauded the FTC’s proposed order for highlighting the sensitive nature of location data and the discrete harm of selling to government contractors for national security purposes, but urged the Commission to apply stronger, more consistent protections for location data.
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EPIC Calls On DOJ and DHS to Create Robust Framework of Safeguards for Surveillance Tech
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Privacy in Public
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EPIC Urges UK ICO To Address Law Enforcement Use of Private Data/Systems, Security Issues, AI, and “Soft Biometrics” in Draft Biometric Data Guidance
In comments filed October 20th, EPIC urged the UK ICO's Identity and Trust Team (Technology Policy) to make updates to its draft biometric data guidance. In particular, we recommend that the guidance be expanded to (i) address the pervasive ties between law enforcement and private companies' biometric data and systems; (ii) establish baseline security standards for biometric processing, including a template risk assessment; and (iii) detail the risks of scale and scope of harm present where AI is integrated into biometric systems.
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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International 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
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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Location Tracking
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Open Government
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Privacy Impact Assessments
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EPIC Urges Appeals Court to Require Police to Obtain Search Warrants Before Conducting Months-Long Recordings of People’s Homes
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Fourth Amendment
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EPIC, Coalition Call for Hearing on NYPD POST Act Violations
EPIC and a coalition of civil rights, civil liberties, privacy, and community-based organizations have requestedthat the New York City Council hold a hearing on NYPD’s noncompliance with the POST Act.
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Privacy in Public
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EPIC Cautions OSTP on Data Transfers, Urges Differential Privacy
On March 30, EPIC submitted comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recommending several resources that might assist OSTP in fulfilling the aims of the "Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety" Executive Order.
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Access to Information
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AI in the Criminal Justice System
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Freedom of Information Act
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Open Government
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Privacy & Racial Justice
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EPIC, Coalition Call on DEA to End Illegal National License Plate Reader Program
EPIC joined a diverse coalition of civil society groups to urge the DEA to end the National License Plate Reader Program.
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Government Databases
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Privacy in Public
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