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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.
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Open Government
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Privacy in Public
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
New EPIC Report Delves into State AI Procurement

Across the country, state and local agencies are outsourcing important government decisions to private companies and their AI tools—all without meaningful public input or oversight.
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Freedom of Information Act
- Government AI Use
- Open Government
- Updates
The Daily Beast: Stop the Post Office From Spying on Us
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Open Government
- Social Media Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
Reason: Intelligence Services Evade 4th Amendment by Paying for Your Data
- FISA Section 702
- Freedom of Information Act
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Open Government
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
NetChoice v. Bonta
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Open Government
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Amicus Briefs
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.
- Access to Information
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Fourth Amendment
- Freedom of Information Act
- Government Databases
- Open Government
- Privacy & Racial Justice
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Comments of EPIC to OSTP on Criminal Justice Statistics Request for Information

EPIC's comments to OSTP in the form of a reading list of relevant work by EPIC and other organizations describing how law enforcement agencies regularly violate open records law, eschew transparency, and misuse data and statistics in ways that perpetuate harm
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Fourth Amendment
- Freedom of Information Act
- Government Databases
- Open Government
- Privacy & Racial Justice
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- APA Comments
The Markup: It Takes a Small Miracle to Learn Basic Facts About Government Algorithms
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Open Government
- Screening & Scoring
- News
CryptoMode: The Potential Dystopian Future: How CBDCs Could Destroy Privacy and Freedom
- Consumer Privacy
- Government Databases
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Open Government
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
The Wall Street Journal: U.S. State-Government Websites Use TikTok Trackers, Review Finds
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Open Government
- Social Media Privacy
- News

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