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Senators Urge FTC to Investigate ID.me’s Facial Recognition Claims
- Data Protection
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government Records & Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Congress Begins Investigation into Face Verification Vendor ID.me
- Data Protection
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government Records & Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Fox 13: State Department launches new cybersecurity bureau
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Government Records & Privacy
- News
EPIC Joins Brennan Center Urging DHS Not to Mandate Social Media Disclosure
- Data Protection
- Government Records & Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- Updates
Sens. Wyden, Booker, Warren Urge Department of Labor to Help States Abandon ID.me
- Data Protection
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government Records & Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
WYPR: IRS has second thoughts about selfie requirement
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government Records & Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
NPR: Want information from the IRS? For some, the agency wants a selfie
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government AI Use
- Government Records & Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
Senate Dials Back Plan to Force SSN Collection by Payment Services, As EPIC Urged
- Data Protection
- Government Records & Privacy
- Updates
Government Records & Privacy

Government records are a trove of personal information that must be strictly protected to prevent abuses. Many government records are covered by the protections of the Privacy Act of 1974.
- Government Records & Privacy
NJ Court Denies Dog Owners’ Privacy Rights (But Appears to Recognize Privacy Rights of Dogs)
- Data Protection
- Government Records & Privacy

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