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EPIC Condemns CFPB’s Withdrawal of Proposed Rules to Rein in Data Brokers

May 14, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is withdrawing a proposal to crack down on the data brokers that profit from buying and selling our most sensitive personal information at industrial scale.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Statements
EPIC Condemns Withdrawal of CFPB Safeguards on Privacy, Fairness, Transparency, and Equity in Financial Markets

May 9, 2025

This morning, the Trump Administration continued its assault against consumers by withdrawing nearly 70 key guidance documents previously issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect the public.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Statements
EPIC Calls for a Stronger Privacy Act that Limits Disclosure Exceptions, Broadens Relief, and Creates Personnel Standards

May 8, 2025
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
Comments of EPIC to Congresswoman Lori Trahan on Efforts to Reform Privacy Act of 1974 and Protect Americans’ Data from Government Abuse

May 7, 2025

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) submits these comments in response to Congresswoman Lori Trahan’s March 18, 2025, request for information on modernizing the Privacy Act of 1974. EPIC strongly supports amending the Act to limit its disclosure exceptions, to establish standards for personnel that handle systems of records, and to address the risks posed by emerging technologies. EPIC further stresses that Congress must ensure that agencies are adequately funded and staffed to implement privacy protections for decades to come.
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Comments
Concern over Potential 23andMe Data Sale Highlights Weaknesses of State Privacy Laws

May 2, 2025

While the United States’ lack of a comprehensive federal privacy law allows privacy harms to continue threatening Americans daily, 23andMe’s recent bankruptcy shines a spotlight on the problem.
- Data Protection
- Health and Reproductive Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Analysis
Fifth Circuit: FCC Can’t Assess Monetary Damages Against AT&T Without Jury Trial

April 29, 2025
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
The Record: FTC publishes updates to children’s privacy rule, easing fears that Trump admin would nix it

April 25, 2025
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- News
MediaPost: Arkansas Passes Bill Prohibiting Targeted Ads To Teens Under 17

April 21, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- News
Updated COPPA Rule (Finally) Finalized Today

April 21, 2025

Today the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule was published in the Federal Register, finalizing the much-needed modernization to the COPPA Rule. After a nearly 6-year rulemaking process, the Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved the updated COPPA Rule in January 2025, but it did not become effective until today’s publication. Finalizing the COPPA Rule improves the Commission’s ability to protect kids online.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
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

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