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EPIC Joins NCLC to Urge the CFPB to Protect Consumer Financial Privacy

April 16, 2025

EPIC joined the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) in a comment responding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s request for information about consumer financial privacy.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC, NCL, CFA, and Others Urge CFPB to Rein in Harmful Data Broker Practices

April 2, 2025

In a comment filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today, EPIC, the National Consumers League (NCL), and Consumer Federation of America (CFA) urged the CFPB to finalize rules that would protect consumers from harm caused by data brokers.
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Security
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
Comments of EPIC, NCL, and CFA on the Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

April 2, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Security
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Comments
Don’t Believe Data Brokers Saying Data Deletion Is Snake Oil

March 31, 2025

A recent op-ed claiming authorized agent providers are selling "privacy snake oil" is misleading. and shift the focus away from harmful data brokers, EPIC Scholar in Residence Justin Sherman argues.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Analysis
EPIC Submits Testimony in Support of Updates to California Data Broker Registry

March 25, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
(California) Testimony in Support of SB 361, Data Broker Registry Update

March 25, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Testimony
The Washington Post: 23andMe’s DNA database is up for sale. Who might want it, and what for?

March 25, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Privacy Laws
- News
(Maryland) EPIC Testimony on SB 977

March 25, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Testimony
NPR: 23andMe is filing for bankruptcy. Here’s what it means for your genetic data

March 24, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- News
San Francisco Chronicle: Progressives seek health privacy protections in California, but Newsom could balk

March 12, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Health and Reproductive Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- News

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