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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 Joins Amici Supporting FCC Protections Against Predatory Practices in Prison Telecom Industry

April 25, 2025
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Security
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- 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
Apple Pulls Encrypted Cloud Services and Rejects United Kingdom Request to Create Backdoors to Encrypted Servers

February 28, 2025

Encryption is at risk in the United Kingdom. On February 7, it was reported that the United Kingdom sent notices to Apple requesting blanket capability to view fully encrypted material across Apple’s customer base,
- Cybersecurity
- Encryption
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- Updates
FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Secure Government Wiretap System in Response to Salt Typhoon Breach

January 17, 2025

On January 16, 2025, FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel released a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) "Protecting the Nation’s Communications Systems from Cybersecurity Threats",
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Security
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- Updates
FCC Signals Possible Update to Wiretap Regulations in Light of Massive Breach

December 20, 2024
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Security
- Encryption
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- Updates
EPIC Amicus: Foreign Spyware is Not Exempt from Prosecution Under the CFAA

July 31, 2024

EPIC urged the Ninth Circuit to recognize that the Northern District of California has jurisdiction to hear a case brought by foreign journalists whose devices were hacked using Pegasus, a spyware application produced by Israeli company NSO Group.
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Amicus: People Retain a Privacy Interest in the Data on Lost Phones

June 3, 2024

EPIC and a coalition urged the 9th Circuit to find that when a person loses their cell phone, they do not lose a privacy interest in the digital contents of that phone.
- Fourth Amendment
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- Updates
Sen. Wyden Reveals Government Surveillance of Smartphone “Push” Notifications

December 6, 2023

Sen. Wyden published a letter revealing that the government can compel Apple and Google to turn over contents and metadata from push communications.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- Updates
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules to Protect Social Media Users’ Communications

June 29, 2023

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement cannot do an end run around the Wiretap Act when they want to force social media companies to provide users' communications for a period of time.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Wiretapping
- Updates

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