EPIC Alert

EPIC ALERT 29.09 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

• Top Updates
  1. EPIC’s Fitzgerald Warns of ‘Data Privacy Crisis’ at FTC Rulemaking Forum
  2. EPIC Holds 2022 Champions of Freedom Awards
  3. EPIC Hosts Scored and Screened in D.C. Panel
• Analysis From EPIC
  1. The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa: Personal Data Vulnerabilities in Africa
• News
  1. EPIC Submits Additional Feedback on NIST AI Risk Management Framework
  2. EPIC Urges DC Council to Pass Algorithmic Discrimination Bill
  3. EPIC Hosts Scored and Screened in D.C. Panel
  4. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Sidesteps Important Algorithmic Justice Issue
  5. EPIC Urges Interagency Body to Center Privacy, Human Rights in Federal Research on AI Image Analysis
  6. EPIC & NCLC to Ninth Circuit: Automated Campaign Calling Without Consent Violates TCPA
  7. EPIC, NCLC Urge FCC to Deter Phone Service Providers From Transmitting Scam Robocalls
  8. EPIC’s Fitzgerald Warns of ‘Data Privacy Crisis’ at FTC Rulemaking Forum
  9. GAO Report: Federal Agencies Lack Senior Leadership to Effectively Implement Privacy Programs
  10. Report: DOD Agencies Provided Access to “Petabytes” of Data, Including Internet Browsing and Email Data, via Data Broker Mass Monitoring Tool
  11. Representative Lieu Introduces Bill to Limit Law Enforcement Face Surveillance
  12. Indonesia Passes Privacy Bill
  13. GAO: Congress Should Enact Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
  14. EPIC, EFF, & NACDL Amicus Brief Urges NJ Court to Recognize Right to Discovery on Facial Recognition Used to Identify Defendant
  15. CBP Compiles Massive Amounts of Travelers’ Data Through Border Seizures
  16. Senators Markey & Wyden Call on ICE to End Invasive Surveillance Practices
• EPIC in the News