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 32.05 – May 31, 2025
TOP UPDATES
- EPIC, SNAP recipients, and a coalition of organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging the USDA’s demand to states and state vendors for the personal data of tens of millions of participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. ➔
- A coalition led by EPIC and Fairplay launched a campaign against Google’s rollout of the Gemini AI companion to young children. The campaign includes a request for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google for violating children’s online privacy law, and a letter urging Google to halt the rollout. ➔
- EPIC joined over 140 other organizations in a letter opposing U.S. House Republicans’ inclusion of a budget provision that would ban state and local laws regulating artificial intelligence. ➔
- The Vermont Legislature passed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code. The Vermont AADC protects kids’ privacy, enhances kids’ autonomy, and ensures their online safety by prohibiting abusive data and design practices. The bill now awaits the Governor’s approval. ➔
Read the full May 2025 EPIC Alert here.
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