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When Courts Reach The Merits, Spyware Loses

May 8, 2025

On April 28, 8 jurors were empaneled to decide how much NSO Group, the notorious mercenary spyware company, would be fined for hacking WhatsApp servers in order to spy on millions of Americans. On May 6, jurors gave their decision: NSO Group’s flagrant violation of the law would cost them $444,719 in statutory damages and $167.25 million in punitive damages, striking a major blow to the infamous company.
- Fourth Amendment
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Analysis
Gizmodo: With Its Destruction of Government Data Silos, DOGE Is Building a ‘Surveillance Weapon’

May 7, 2025
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Workplace Privacy
- News
404 Media: ICE Just Paid Palantir Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’

April 16, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Government AI Use
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
The Intercept: The Unusual Nonprofit That Helps ICE Spy on Wire Transfers

April 14, 2025
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Location Tracking
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- News
Mother Jones: The Shocking Far-Right Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI

April 7, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government AI Use
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- News
EPIC, Coalition Request Meeting with FBI Director on Transparency and Surveillance Reform

March 21, 2025

In a letter sent today, EPIC and a coalition of civil society organizations requested a meeting with FBI Director, Kash Patel.
- FISA Section 702
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
404 Media: The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring

March 12, 2025
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Social Media Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- News
EPIC, Coalition Urge DNI Gabbard to Increase Public Trust and Oversight of Government Surveillance

March 4, 2025

In a letter sent today, EPIC and a coalition of civil society organizations called on the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, to take initial steps to improve public trust and oversight of government surveillance authorities.
- FISA Section 702
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Signs Coalition Letter Seeking to Preserve Independent Agencies

February 28, 2025
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Wiretapping
- Updates
The Intercept: ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online

February 11, 2025
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government Databases
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Surveillance Oversight
- The First Amendment
- News

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