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FTC Announces $25 Million Fine Against Amazon for Kids Privacy Violations

Today the Federal Trade Commission announced a major enforcement action against Amazon, moving to fine the tech and retail giant $25 million and requiring updated data deletion practices.
- Big Data
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
New EPIC Report Sheds Light on Generative A.I. Harms

EPIC has just released a new report detailing the wide variety of harms that new generative A.I. tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and DALL-E pose! While many of these tools have been lauded for their capability to produce new and believable text, images, audio, and videos, the rapid integration of generative AI technology into consumer-facing products has undermined years-long efforts to make AI development transparent and accountable.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Commercial AI Use
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Online Harassment
- Privacy & Racial Justice
- Updates
EPIC Urges FTC to Regulate Surveillance Tech Companies Using Police as Promoters
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Fourth Amendment
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Comments on FTC Advanced Notice of Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Use of Reviews and Endorsements
- Big Data
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Fourth Amendment
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- APA Comments
EPIC Statement Expressing Concerns on the Inclusion of the Judicial Security and Privacy Act in the NDAA
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Statements
EPIC CFPB Complaint: Rocket Money
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
Census Bureau Director Defends Use of Differential Privacy
- Big Data
- Census Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC to Federal Trade Commission: It is Time to Protect Consumers from Commercial Surveillance
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
Disrupting Data Abuse: Protecting Consumers from Commercial Surveillance in the Online Ecosystem
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Comments
EPIC Reply Comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Comments

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