EPIC Alert

The EPIC Alert, a monthly publication of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington DC, covers issues related to privacy and civil liberties in the Information Age.
The EPIC Alert has been published since 1994, and currently has a readership of over 10,000. It is among the longest-running electronic newsletters on the Internet.

EPIC ALERT 30.06 – June 30, 2023

  • Top Updates
    1. ODNI Releases Partially Declassified Report on Data Purchases in Response to EPIC FOIA
    2. NJ Court Says Defendant Entitled to Detailed Discovery on the Facial Recognition Search that Identified Him
    3. EPIC Urges First Circuit to Recognize Legality of State Voter Privacy Law
  • Save the Date: 2023 EPIC Champions of Freedom Awards
  • Analysis From EPIC
    1. It Will Take More than Reforming Section 702 to Rein in Warrantless Government Surveillance
    2. Don’t Take It at Face Value: Why TSA’s Implementation of Facial Recognition is More Dangerous Than You Think
    3. Data Minimization: A Pillar of Data Security, But More Than That Too
  • News
    1. EPIC Urges OSTP to Consider Full Range of Workplace Surveillance Harms
    2. EPIC Commends NTIA Inquiry Into AI Accountability Measures
    3. FTC Announces Complaint Against Amazon for Manipulative Design Practices in Amazon Prime Enrollment and Cancellation Tactics
    4. EPIC Joins NCLC Coalition Reply Comments on Robotexts and Online Consents
    5. EPIC, NCLC Urge FCC to Rein In Number Brokering to Better Combat Robocalls
    6. EPIC Urges FTC to Address Competition and Data Security in Cloud Computing Industry
    7. EPIC Urges SEC to Interpret Harm Broadly in Breach Notifications Rule
    8. EPIC Commends Proposed HIPAA Reproductive Health Safeguards, Calls on HHS to Further Strengthen Rule
    9. FCC Chair Rosenworcel Announces Privacy and Data Protection Task Force
    10. EPIC, Coalition Back FTC’s Move to Bar Meta From Monetizing Children’s Data
    11. FTC Announces $25 Million Fine Against Amazon for Kids Privacy Violations
    12. EPIC Urges First Circuit to Recognize Legality of State Voter Privacy Law
    13. New Jersey Supreme Court Rules to Protect Social Media Users’ Communications
    14. EPIC’s Jake Wiener Testifies Before DC Council on Electronic Monitoring
    15. EPIC, Coalition: New FBI Procedures under FISA Section 702 “Out of Touch” with Extent of Abuse and Gravity of Privacy Threat
    16. EPIC, Coalition of Civil Liberties Groups Urge Congress to Let FISA Section 702 Sunset Absent Significant Reform to the Government Surveillance Ecosystem
    17. ODNI Releases Partially Declassified Report on Data Purchases in Response to EPIC FOIA
    18. NJ Court Says Defendant Entitled to Detailed Discovery on the Facial Recognition Search that Identified Him
  • EPIC in the News