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The Record: Federal privacy legislation is the ‘foundation for any AI efforts,’ key lawmaker says 

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• News

EPIC Opposes STOP CSAM Act

EPIC sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today opposing the STOP CSAM Act, which has also been filed as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

• Cybersecurity

• Encryption

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Updates

EPIC Statement on Reintroduction of Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

On July 19, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which would prohibit intelligence agencies and law enforcement from purchasing Americans’ data without a warrant, thus closing a loophole in Fourth Amendment protections.

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Surveillance Oversight

• Statements

EPIC Statement on NDAA Senate Amendment 218 regarding privacy for Members of Congress and their families

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Statements

Anna Gomez Nominated to Federal Communications Commission

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Updates

Full of Holes: Federal Law Leaves Americans’ Personal Data Exposed

Existing sectoral federal laws leave most of Americans’ personal data exposed. We need comprehensive data protection legislation, robust enforcement, and ample resources to ensure privacy, equality, and security in our online world. 

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Analysis

CyberScoop: Here’s what to expect from lawmakers who will grill TikTok’s CEO on privacy, security and child safety

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Social Media Privacy

• News

IAPP: A view from DC: A recap of the TikTok hearing

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Social Media Privacy

TikTok is Not the Only Problem

TikTok is just one app in a vast commercial surveillance ecosystem that has been allowed to grow unencumbered over the past two decades due to the lack of a U.S. privacy law. Even if the U.S. bans TikTok, millions of apps would continue to collect the most intimate details about us and profit off of them. The endless web of data brokers who buy and sell data would continue to exist, and foreign adversaries such as China could still obtain Americans’ personal data by simply purchasing it from data brokers on the open market. This is a data privacy crisis with serious national security implications and it is past time for Congress to act.

• Consumer Privacy

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Social Media Privacy

• Analysis

NBC News: White House backs bipartisan bill that could be used to ban TikTok

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Social Media Privacy

• News