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Comments of EPIC to HHS on System of Records Notice for TANF Data

August 31, 2026
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Fighting Federal Data Abuses
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Open Government
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Comments
EPIC Urges First and Seventh Circuits to Protect Voter Privacy and Refuse DOJ’s Voter Roll Demand

August 27, 2026

EPIC filed four amicus briefs this week urging the First and Seventh Circuit to rebuff the Department of Justice’s unlawful demand for voter rolls.
- Data Security
- Fighting Federal Data Abuses
- Government Databases
- Open Government
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Voter Privacy
- Updates
EPIC Seeks Records on USDA’s Secretive Palantir Contracts Meant to Detect SNAP Fraud

July 15, 2026

EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Wednesday seeking records about the U.S. Department of Agriculture contracting with Palantir Technologies to identify and investigate alleged waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- Freedom of Information Act
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Open Government
- Updates
The Spirit of DOGE Is Alive and Well in the House’s So-Called Fraud Prevention Bills

June 9, 2026

This week, the House of Representatives votes on three bills that would permanently formalize the DOGE playbook, risking the privacy and liberty of every American for the sake of unproven fraud prevention methods.
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Fighting Federal Data Abuses
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Open Government
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- Analysis
Comments of EPIC to the USDA on System of Records Notice for 12 Databases

May 19, 2026
- Data Protection
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Fighting Federal Data Abuses
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Open Government
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Comments
EPIC v. State (Canary Mission and Betar Information Sharing)

April 6, 2026
- Freedom of Information Act
- Open Government
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- FOIA Cases
2024 Annual Report

December 23, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Open Government
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Publications
Federation of American Scientists: NSA Releases NSPD-54 On Cybersecurity Policy

December 23, 2025
- Cybersecurity
- Data Security
- Freedom of Information Act
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Open Government
- Presidential Directives
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
VitalLaw: Federal Data-Mining Law Lacks Teeth, Needs Overhaul

November 7, 2025
- Data Protection
- Open Government
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
The Conversation: Always Watching: How ICE’s Plan to Monitor Social Media 24/7 Threatens Privacy and Civic Participation

November 7, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Consumer Privacy
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Open Government
- Social Media Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- News

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