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EPIC Urges GSA to Prevent Privacy Harms from New Fraud Prevention Tools on Login.gov
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Screening & Scoring
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Comments: Modified System of Records Notice for Login.gov
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Data Protection
- Government AI Use
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Screening & Scoring
- Surveillance Oversight
- APA Comments
Epoch Times: Democrats Reject GOP Request for More Information on US Postal Service Surveillance of Conservatives
- Government Databases
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
FCW: White House says an anticipated executive order on identity theft is coming, here’s what experts want in it
- Cybersecurity
- Data Security
- Government Databases
- News
Sen. Wyden Reveals State Department Gives Law Enforcement Unfettered Access to Sensitive Data from 145 Million Americans
- Government Databases
- Open Government
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (part 5 of 6)

Digital initiatives have widened the range of personal data collected by African states. In 2011, the Nairobi government employed a French company, Imprimerie Nationale, to create a biometric data system for their national identity card program. This digitization initiative was justified as a way to bolster tax recovery, streamline administrative processes, and strengthen national security priorities.
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government Databases
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy in Public
- Surveillance Oversight
- Analysis
CBP Compiles Massive Amounts of Travelers’ Data Through Border Seizures
- Government Databases
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- Updates
New EPIC Report Highlights DHS’s Extensive Collection and Circulation of Location Data
- Government Databases
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- Updates
DHS’s Data Reservoir: ICE and CBP’s Capture and Circulation of Location Information
- Government Databases
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
Chinese Surveillance Technology and Global Human Rights Webinar Recap
- Anonymity
- Consumer Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government Databases
- Intelligence Surveillance
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy in Public
- Surveillance Oversight

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