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FedScoop: Generative AI could raise questions for federal records laws
April 22, 2024
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EPIC, Coalition Call on OMB to Make Privacy Impact Assessments Work
April 2, 2024
EPIC submitted comments on our own and joined a coalition of groups urging OMB to update guidance to make PIAs work to protect privacy.
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Comments of EPIC to OMB on Privacy Impact Assessments
April 2, 2024
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Coalition Comment to OMB on Privacy Impact Assessments
April 2, 2024
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Here Comes the Sun(shine Week): Celebrating Some EPIC Open Government Wins
March 14, 2024
In celebration of Sunshine Week, EPIC is highlighting some open government successes from the past year.
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Access to Information
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AI Policy
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DHS Releases Data Mining Report After EPIC FOIA Request
January 2, 2024
DHS publicly released the 2021 Data Mining Report after EPIC submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in June 2023 seeking the “2020 DHS Data Mining Report and all subsequent DHS data mining reports.”
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Freedom of Information Act
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Office of Management and Budget Memorandum on Use of AI in Government
December 6, 2023
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AI in the Criminal Justice System
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AI Policy
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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
September 29, 2023
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.
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Open Government
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Privacy in Public
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New EPIC Report Delves into State AI Procurement
September 14, 2023
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.
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Freedom of Information Act
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Government AI Use
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Open Government
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The Daily Beast: Stop the Post Office From Spying on Us
July 22, 2023
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Open Government
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Social Media Privacy
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Surveillance Oversight
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