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EPIC Calls for a Stronger Privacy Act that Limits Disclosure Exceptions, Broadens Relief, and Creates Personnel Standards

May 8, 2025
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- U.S. 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
Updated COPPA Rule (Finally) Finalized Today

April 21, 2025

Today the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule was published in the Federal Register, finalizing the much-needed modernization to the COPPA Rule. After a nearly 6-year rulemaking process, the Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved the updated COPPA Rule in January 2025, but it did not become effective until today’s publication. Finalizing the COPPA Rule improves the Commission’s ability to protect kids online.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Joins NCLC to Urge the CFPB to Protect Consumer Financial Privacy

April 16, 2025

EPIC joined the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) in a comment responding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s request for information about consumer financial privacy.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Supports Massachusetts Bill to Prohibit Surveillance Pricing Based on Biometric Information

April 11, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC, NCL, CFA, and Others Urge CFPB to Rein in Harmful Data Broker Practices

April 2, 2025

In a comment filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today, EPIC, the National Consumers League (NCL), and Consumer Federation of America (CFA) urged the CFPB to finalize rules that would protect consumers from harm caused by data brokers.
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Security
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Joins If/When/How, Reproductive Justice Coalition in Purl v. HHS Amicus Brief

March 25, 2025
- Data Protection
- Health and Reproductive Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Backs Rep. Trahan’s Inquiry Into Privacy Act Reforms

March 19, 2025

Adopted by Congress in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, the Privacy Act is the principal law governing the collection and disclosure of personal information held by federal agencies.
- Data Protection
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC and Americans for Financial Reform Oppose Attempt to Strip Away Payment App Protections

March 10, 2025

EPIC and Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) oppose the Trump Administration’s recent attacks on the CFPB and efforts by Congress to overturn finalized CFPB rules that protect users of payment apps. These attacks put Americans’ privacy and financial wellbeing at risk, as well as threatening to destabilize the financial industry.
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Government Records & Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Signs Coalition Letter Seeking to Preserve Independent Agencies

February 28, 2025
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Wiretapping
- Updates

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