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Seventh Circuit Asks Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Important Biometric Rights Question
December 22, 2021
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Privacy Laws
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Surveillance Oversight
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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EPIC Applauds CFPB’s Inquiry Into Payment Platforms, But Notes Further Investigation Necessary
December 21, 2021
EPIC has filed comments praising the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s inquiry into digital payment platforms but urging the Bureau to go further. The CFPB recently ordered major tech platforms that facilitate online payments—including Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Square, and PayPal—to provide information about their data practices and sought public input on the Bureau's orders.
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Brokers
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Data Security
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Congress Requires State Department to Blacklist Surveillance Firms Targeting U.S., Activists, Journalists
December 17, 2021
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Data Protection
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U.S. Privacy Laws
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Canadian, French Privacy Authorities Order Clearview to Stop Collection & Use of Photos
December 16, 2021
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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International Privacy
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Grindr Fined Over Six Million Euros for Privacy Violations
December 15, 2021
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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International Privacy
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Social Media Privacy
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EPIC to Ninth Circuit: Some Mass Dialing Still Illegal Post-Duguid
December 14, 2021
EPIC has filed an amicus brief in Borden v. eFinancial arguing that callers who use some mass dialers without consent violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) even after a recent Supreme Court decision cabined the law.
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Consumer Privacy
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Robocalls
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FTC Signals It May Conduct Privacy, AI, & Civil Rights Rulemaking
December 10, 2021
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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FCC Accelerates Caller ID Deadline for Some Small Voice Service Providers
December 10, 2021
The FCC has reduced the extension to implement Caller ID protections from two years to one for a category of small voice providers that are responsible for a disproportionate amount of illegal robocall traffic.
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Consumer Privacy
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Robocalls
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Updates
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EPIC Backs House Members’ Call for Location Data Rules
December 10, 2021
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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