EPIC Alert 24.11

1. EPIC Launches Campaign to End FCC Data Retention Mandate

EPIC has launched the "My Calls, My Data" campaign, urging the public to support a proposal to end the FCC's data retention mandate. The public can submit comments on the EPIC Petition to end the mass surveillance program through Friday, June 16th.

The 1986 regulation requires telephone companies to keep the telephone numbers dialed, date, time, and call length of all U.S. telephone customers for 18 months. EPIC, supported by supported by a broad coalition of civil liberties organizations, technical experts, and legal scholars, filed a petition in 2015 calling for repeal of the rule. The petition states that the FCC's mandate "violates the fundamental right to privacy, exposes consumers to data breaches, stifles innovation, and reduces competition. It is outdated and ineffective. It should end."

As the petition explains:

• The mass retention of telecommunications records implicates privacy and freedom of association of millions of Americans who are suspected of no wrongdoing.
• The retention of sensitive phone records increases the likelihood of large-scale data breaches like the OPM data breach in 2015.
• Modern non-measured, bundled phone billing makes the rule unnecessary.
• The US data retention requirement for telephone records is at odds with international law and fundamental rights.

"The FCC has said it opposes unnecessary and outdated regulation," said EPIC President Marc Rotenberg. "There is hardly a better regulation to end than the FCC's data retention mandate. It is ineffective, burdensome, and costly."

The FCC is now seeking comments. Comments may be filed online and are due by June 16, 2017.

2. EPIC Urges Senate to Ask Comey About FBI Response to Russia Attack

In advance of the hearing with former FBI Director James Comey, EPIC sent a statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee. EPIC urged the Committee to ask Comey three questions:

• Did the FBI follow the procedures set forth in FBI Cyber Division's "Victim Notification in Computer Intrusion Matters" Policy Guide to notify the DNC and the RNC once it became aware of the Russian cyberattack on US political organizations?
• Did the FBI do all it should have done to alert the DNC and the RNC once it learned about cyber attacks to their systems?
• Should the United States be concerned that we could be subject to future cyber attacks that would destabilize our democratic institutions?

In Freedom of Information Act lawsuit EPIC v. FBI, EPIC has obtained the FBI notification procedures that would have applied to the Russian cyberattacks during the 2016 Presidential election. The documents obtained by EPIC establish that the FBI Cyber Division is to "notify and disseminate meaningful information to victims and the CND [Computer Network Defense] community." In the event of an intrusion investigation, the Cyber Division will, under certain circumstances, notify the "individual, organization, or corporation that is the owner or operator of the computer at the point of compromise or intrusion," according to the documents. The analysis to determine whether or not to notify the victim; as well as FBI procedures for approval or deferral of notification, the timing of notification, the method of notification, and more; were all redacted by the agency.

The obvious question at this point is whether the FBI followed the required procedures for Victim Notification once the Bureau became aware of this attack. The Intelligence Community assessed that both major US political parties were attacked. On May 26, the FBI refused to provide EPIC with FBI communications with political organizations and federal agencies concerning the Russian interference. EPIC intends to challenge the FBI's withholdings.

3. European Privacy Officials Push for Answers on Status of U.S. Privacy

The Article 29 Working Party, an expert group of European privacy officials, is pressing the European Commission to closely evaluate the EU-US Privacy Shield, a framework permitting the flow of European consumers' personal data to the United States.

In a letter to the Commission, the Working Party outlined its expectations for this summer's annual review of the arrangement. The group asked for "precise evidence" that bulk surveillance is "limited and proportionate." The Article 29 Working Party also seeks information about vacancies in key privacy oversight positions, including the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and the Privacy Shield Ombudsperson, and any legal protections for "automated decision making."

In April, the European Parliament also passed a resolution asking the Commission "take all the necessary measures" to ensure that the Shield respects EU privacy rights. The Parliament expressed alarm over the rollback of U.S. privacy safeguards necessary for the agreement, highlighting new procedures that allow the NSA to disseminate raw data across the U.S. government and the repeal of an FCC privacy rule.

In 2015, EPIC and a coalition of privacy organizations urged the U.S. and the EU to strengthen privacy protections following a landmark decision that found insufficient legal protections for the transfer of consumer data to the U.S. At a hearing before the High Court of Ireland, EPIC Senior Counsel Alan Butler made submissions in DPC v. Facebook, highlighting weaknesses in U.S. privacy law.

4. Supreme Court to Hear Case on Privacy of Cell Phone Location Data

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted review in Carpenter v. United States, a case concerning the privacy of cell phone location records. At issue is whether police are required to obtain a warrant to conduct searches of cell phone location records.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the Fourth Amendment does not require officers to get a warrant before they obtain location data from a cell phone provider. Several federal appeals courts have reached the same conclusion, while other courts--including the Florida Supreme Court--have ruled that a warrant is required.

In agreeing to review the case, the Supreme Court may revisit the so-called "third-party doctrine," a widely-criticized legal doctrine that allows the government to access private records about an individual without a warrant if those records are in the possession of a third party. In a 2012 concurrence in United States v. Jones, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that "it may be necessary to reconsider the premise that an individual has no reasonable expectation of privacy in information voluntarily disclosed to third parties."

EPIC has filed several amicus briefs in federal and state court concerning the legal standard for government access to location data. In State v. Earls, EPIC successfully argued in an amicus brief that a warrant is required under the New Jersey constitution. EPIC also filed amicus briefs on cell data privacy in Smith v. Obama and In re Historic Cell-Site Location Information.

EPIC intends file an amicus brief in the Carpenter case, arguing for a warrant requirement for government access to location data in the possession of a telephone company. EPIC amicus briefs for the Supreme Court are often endorsed by members of the EPIC Advisory Board, leading experts in law and technology.

5. EPIC Awarded Nearly $100,000 in Internet Surveillance Case

A federal judge in Washington, DC has awarded EPIC substantial attorney's fees in a long-running case against the Department of Homeland Security. The award of nearly $100,000 for the work that EPIC's attorneys did in the case was the largest in EPIC's history.

In 2012, EPIC sued DHS for information about the "Cyber Pilot" program, a secret collaboration between DHS, the Department of Defense, and businesses to allow government monitoring of private internet networks. The program applied originally to defense contractors, but a 2012 Executive Order dramatically expanded its scope, raising concerns about violations of federal wiretap law.

EPIC's lawsuit secured the release of several thousand pages of previously undisclosed document about the program, including a presentation in which the Department of Defense advised private industry on how to best circumvent federal wiretap law.

In an extensive opinion, Judge Gladys Kessler concluded that EPIC "substantially prevailed in this litigation" and credited EPIC with "generating useful new information" about a matter of public concern. "Obviously, issues of national security and privacy are of enormous public importance," Judge Kessler wrote. "EPIC has shown that its lawsuit 'add[ed] to the fund of information that citizens may use in making vital political choices.'"

Judge Kessler rejected DHS's argument that it would have produced the requested documents even without litigation, concluding that "EPIC'S lawsuit caused DHS to release responsive records. . . . Indeed, given these facts, it is hard to believe that DHS would ever have gotten the job done without the Court's supervision."

EPIC makes frequent use of the Freedom of Information Act to promote government accountability. In 2014, EPIC won a five-year legal battle to obtain NSPD-54, the foundational legal document for U.S. cybersecurity policy that was cited in DHS's "Cyber Pilot" documents.

News in Brief

EPIC Tells Congress US-UK Surveillance Agreement Should be Made Public

EPIC has sent a statement to the House Judiciary Committee for a hearing on "Data Stored Abroad." According to news reports, the United States and the United Kingdom are drafting a secret agreement for transnational access to personal data that would bypass legal and judicial safeguards. In November 2016, EPIC filed a FOIA Request for the draft US-UK agreement. The Justice Department recently informed EPIC that responsive documents had been located and would be referred to the State Department for additional processing. EPIC has long pursued public release of international agreements. In 2016, EPIC obtained the "Umbrella Agreement," concerning the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US, after a successful Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

IRS Opposes EPIC's FOIA Suit for Trump Tax Returns

The Internal Revenue Service has asked a court to dismiss EPIC's FOIA lawsuit for President Donald Trump's tax records. EPIC filed the suit on April 15 after the IRS refused to consider a FOIA request for the President's returns. As EPIC told the court, "There has never been a more compelling FOIA request presented to the IRS." EPIC also explained that IRS Commissioner is empowered to release tax returns to "correct misstatements of fact" and to ensure the "integrity and fairness" of the tax system. In yesterday's filing, the IRS conceded that "the FOIA provides an adequate remedy in this case" but insisted that the agency did not have to process EPIC's request or release any records.

DOJ Requests $21.6 Million to Tackle Encryption

During a Senate Appropriations budget hearing today, Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein said that the use of unbreakable encryption "severely impairs our ability to conduct investigations." The Department of Justice is requesting $21.6 million to "counter the threat of Going Dark." Last year, EPIC filed an amicus brief in Apple v. FBI in support of encryption. EPIC argued that the "security features in dispute in this case were adopted to protect consumers from crime." EPIC explained that an order to compel Apple to take extraordinary measures to undo these features places at risk millions of cell phone users across the United States.

Court Rules Secret Scoring of Teachers Unconstitutional

A federal district court has held that firing public school teachers based on the results of a secret algorithm is unconstitutional. The case, Houston Federation of Teachers vs. Houston Independent School District, concerned a commercial software company's proprietary appraisal system that was used to score teachers. Teachers could not correct their scores, independently reproduce their scores, or learn more than basic information about how the algorithm worked. "When a public agency adopts a policy of making high stakes employment decisions based on secret algorithms incompatible with minimum due process, the proper remedy is to overturn the policy," the court wrote. EPIC recently filed a complaint asking the FTC to stop the secret scoring of young tennis players. EPIC has pursued several cases on "Algorithmic Transparency," including one for rating travelers and another for assessing guilt or innocence.

EPIC Joins Call to Keep Surveillance Transparency Promise

EPIC and over 30 organizations urged the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coates to uphold a promise to provide a public estimate of how many Americans are caught up in NSA surveillance of foreign targets. The coalition, including EPIC, previously pushed for the estimate. Americans' communications are "incidentally" collected under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the FBI searches this data without a warrant or judicial oversight. EPIC, in testimony before Congress and comments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, has repeatedly called for greater oversight and transparency of surveillance authorities.

EPIC Urges House Committee to Back Consumer Safeguards for Internet of Things

EPIC has sent a statement to the House Energy and Commerce Committee in advance of a hearing on "IOT Opportunities and Challenges." EPIC raised the "significant privacy and security risks" of the Internet of Things. A recent report from the Pew Research Center on the Internet of Things underscores the need to develop new safeguards for what some call "The Internet of Broken Things." EPIC has been at the forefront of policy efforts to establish safeguards for connected cars, "smart homes," consumer products, and "always on" devices.

EPIC to Congress: Ask ICE About FOIA Compliance

EPIC has sent a statement to the House Appropriations Committee in advance of a budget hearing for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol. EPIC urged the Committee to ask whether ICE is complying with FOIA "when it receives requests for immigration data." EPIC and a coalition recently sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kelly calling on ICE to "fully disclose information on immigration enforcement cooperation between federal and non-federal law enforcement agencies." EPIC also said the Committee should ensure that CBP, which is now deploying drones, will comply with state laws and a 2015 Presidential Memorandum that limit drone surveillance.

EPIC Tells House Committee to Ensure That Telemarketing Rules Protect Consumers

EPIC has sent a statement to the House Judiciary Committee in advance of the hearing on "Lawsuit Abuse and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act." The telemarketing law bars telemarketers and robocallers from contacting consumers by phone fax, or text without prior consent. EPIC acknowledged that class action settlements often fail to provide direct financial benefits to consumers, but explained that "TCPA cases are among the most effective privacy class actions because they typically require companies to change their business practices to comply with the law." Last year, EPIC filed an amicus brief in support of TCPA protections for consumers. EPIC has also testified before Congress about the telemarketing law and submitted many comments concerning its implementation.

EPIC to House: FAA Must Establish Drone Privacy Safeguards

EPIC sent a statement to the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure ahead of a hearing on FAA Reauthorization. Emphasizing the unique privacy risks of drones, EPIC explained that the FAA has failed to establish necessary safeguards. In 2015, EPIC sued the agency, arguing that it failed to comply with Congressional directives. Following a petition by EPIC, the agency received hundreds of comments in support of privacy rules. EPIC also told Congress that the FAA has excluded privacy experts from the agency task force on drone policy.

Senator Feinstein Proposes Reforms to Broad Spying Authority

Senator Dianne Feinstein, the former chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today outlined reforms to Section 702 surveillance authority. The law, which allows the NSA "PRISM" and "Upstream" surveillance programs, is set to expire at the end of this year. Senator Feinstein would end permanently the NSA's "about" searches, expand the amicus role at the intelligence court, and require the continued sunsetting of FISA authorities created in the The FISA Amendments Act of 2008. In 2012, EPIC testified before Congress on the need to establish better oversight for Section 702 prior to renewal.

EPIC In Court: Irish Court Reviews U.S. Surveillance Developments

The Irish High Court has reviewed recent decisions by the U.S. surveillance court and a federal appeals court for a case on the legality of Facebook's transfers of personal data from the EU to the United States. EPIC explained that the modifications to the NSA's "Upstream" program were significant, but emphasized that the scathing rebuke of the NSA's prior violations and "institutional lack of candor" show that there are not adequate limitations in the U.S. on mass surveillance. And Congress has been unwilling so far to modify the Section 702 collection authority. EPIC is represented by FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres), an independent human rights organization, based in Dublin, dedicated to the realization of equal justice for all.

EPIC to Congress: Data Protection Needed for Financial Technologies

EPIC submitted a statement to a House Committee hearing on financial technologies on the risks of new financial services. Companies now use social media data and secret algorithms to make determinations about consumers. They are also reaching out, through the "Internet of Things," to control consumers. EPIC's recently filed a complaint with the CFPB about "starter interrupt devices," deployed by auto lenders to remotely disable cars when individuals are late on their payments.

EPIC Urges DHS To Abandon Privacy Act Exemptions for ICE Database

In comments to the Department of Homeland Security, EPIC urged the agency to withdraw proposed Privacy Act exemptions. The FALCON database contains detailed personal information on ICE and CBP employees and individuals associated with ICE investigations including victims and witnesses. For this government database, DHS has proposed to exempt itself from several Privacy Act protections including ensuring that the records are accurate, timely, and complete. EPIC has consistently warned against inaccurate, insecure, and overbroad government databases.

EPIC Obtains Reports on Runaway Army Blimp

As the result of a FOIA Request, EPIC has obtained nearly two hundred pages of reports about the Army surveillance blimp that broke free and crash landed in Pennsylvania. In 2015 the blimp roamed the East Coast before its crash and caused blackouts across the Pennsylvania countryside as it downed power lines. The documents obtained by EPIC include technical reports, a field investigation, and maintenance worksheets. The reports reveal that the tail of the blimp failed, raising questions about the government's maintenance of the controversial and very expensive surveillance program. Through an earlier FOIA lawsuit, EPIC uncovered details about the plan to deploy the surveillance blimp over Washington, DC. The Runaway Blimp launched an Internet meme.

Leaked Document Details Russian Interference Efforts in 2016 Election

A National Security Agency document leaked to The Intercept details Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 Presidential Election via cyber attacks. The document concludes that the attacks were carried out by Russian military intelligence and involved spear-phishing emails and a cyber attack on a private manufacturer of devices that maintain and verify the voter rolls. EPIC Is currently litigating EPIC v. ODNI, EPIC v. FBI, and EPIC v. IRS, three of the leading open government cases concerning Russian interference with the 2016 Presidential election.

EPIC Urges Senate Committee To Reform Surveillance Law

In advance of a hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, EPIC has sent a Statement to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence urging increased transparency and new public reporting of the Government's surveillance activities. EPIC also highlighted several legal challenges to an NSA bulk surveillance program abroad. The bulk surveillance program for the communications of non-U.S. persons, sunsets on December 31, 2017. EPIC testified before the House Judiciary Committee during the 2012 FISA reauthorization hearings, recommended improved public reporting, and warned pre-Snowden that the extent of mass surveillance was much greater than was known to the public.

Pew Survey Explores Internet of Things

The Pew Research Center has released a report surveying experts about the security implications of the Internet of Things. The survey found a broad consensus that growth in the IoT will bring with it an increased risk of real-world physical harm. "The essential problem is that it will be impractical for people to disconnect," said EPIC President Marc Rotenberg in the survey. "Cars and homes will become increasingly dependent on internet connectivity. The likely consequence will be more catastrophic events." The ACM recently released a Statement of IoT Privacy and Security, which lists principles for protecting privacy and security in IoT devices. EPIC has been at the forefront of policy work on the Internet of Things, recommending safeguards for connected cars, "smart homes," consumer products, and "always on" devices.

EPIC Gives Freedom Awards to Goldberg, Kasparov, Rivest, and Wald

At the National Press Club in Washington, DC, EPIC presented the 2017 EPIC Lifetime Achievement Award to computer scientist Ron Rivest, the 2017 EPIC Privacy Champion Award to privacy attorney Carrie Goldberg, and the 2017 EPIC Champion of Freedom Awards to judge Patricia Wald and human rights advocate Garry Kasparov. The EPIC awards are presented annually to those who protect privacy, open government, and democratic institutions with courage and integrity. Manoush Zomorodi, podcaster of Note to Self, and Bruce Schneier, security technologist, cohosted.

EPIC Hosts Cybersecurity Policy Panel At National Press Club

On Monday, June 5th, EPIC hosted a policy panel at the National Press Club to discuss "Democracy & Cybersecurity: Preserving Democratic Institutions." EPIC Is currently litigating three of the leading open government cases concerning Russian interference with the 2016 Presidential election. Speakers included Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists, Alan Butler, Senior Counsel at EPIC, Professor Jennifer Daskal, and renowned security expert Bruce Schneier. The panel was hosted by Manoush Zomorodi of WNYC's "Note to Self."

The FOIA Project Provides 2017 FOIA Report

A new report from The FOIA Project tracks many of the Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by media organizations and journalists in 2017. According to TRAC, forty-five new FOIA lawsuits were filed by thirty-nine news organizations and reporters. The New York Times, with six FOIA suits, filed suit most frequently. In second place is EPIC, which has already filed four FOIA lawsuits in 2017, including a suite of lawsuits under the new EPIC Democracy and Cybersecurity Project focused on preserving democratic institutions. In EPIC v. ODNI, EPIC seeks public release of the January 2017 report of the intelligence community on Russian hacking, and in EPIC v. IRS, EPIC seeks release of President Trump's Tax records. In EPIC v. FBI, EPIC has already obtained the Bureau's procedures for notifying organizations that are the target of a cyber attack. EPIC has asked Congress to determine whether the FBI did enough to notify U.S. political organizations about Russian cyber attacks during the 2016 Presidential election.

FBI Postpones Insider Threat Database

The FBI has postponed a plan to establish an "insider threat database" of FBI employees that would have included vast amounts of personal data, such as medical diagnostics and biometric data, on FBI employees, family members, dependents, relatives, and other personal associates. EPIC submitted comments critical of the agency plan that would also have removed important Privacy Act safeguards. The Department of Justice suggested that the delay is temporary and that a similar database may still be established for Department of Justice components. EPIC has consistently warned against inaccurate, insecure, and overly intrusive government databases.

EPIC Continues Opposition to Social Media Searches of Visa Applicants

In comments to Customs and Border Protection, EPIC opposed a plan to obtain social media information from visa applicants. EPIC said the CBP proposal threatens First Amendment rights, risks abuse, and would disproportionately impact minority groups. EPIC has previously opposed proposals to collect social media information from individuals seeking to enter the United States. In a FOIA lawsuit against DHS, EPIC obtained documents that revealed that federal agencies gather social media comments to identify individuals critical of the government. EPIC is currently pursuing a FOIA request about a revised DHS plan to require disclosure of social media passwords before allowing entry into the country.

EPIC in the News

• EPIC Asks FCC To End Long-Term Retention Of Call Records, Tom's Hardware, June 14, 2017
• TSA tests using fingerprints as boarding passes at Denver International Airport, The Denver Post, June 14, 2017
• Report: Feds Investigating Uber Over Privacy Violations, Consumerist, June 14, 2017
• Tumblr ordered to disclose users who shared 'revenge porn' video, New York Post, June 8, 2017
• The Supreme Court to Test the Boundaries Between Technology and Privacy, Background Briefing with Ian Masters, June 8, 2017
• The Internet of Things Connectivity Binge: What Are the Implications?, Pew Research Center, June 7, 2017
• NSA Contractor Charged for Leak After Intercept Expose Reveals Russian Cyberattack of 2016 Election, Democracy Now!, June 6, 2017
• DEA Deploying Powerful Spyware Without Required Privacy Impact Assessments, Techdirt, June 5, 2017
• Judge raises issues concerned with US intelligence agencies collecting data on Facebook users, Irish Examiner, June 2, 2017
• Your face or fingerprint could soon replace your plane ticket, Washington Post, June 2, 2017
• How safe should digital products be, and who should ensure this?, LSE Media Policy Project, June 2, 2017
• EPIC Takes a Swing at Youth Tennis Ratings, Lexology, June 2, 2017

EPIC Bookstore

EPIC publications and books by members of the EPIC Advisory Board, distinguished experts in law, technology and public policy are available at the EPIC Bookstore.

Recent EPIC publications:

The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2016, edited by Marc Rotenberg (2016)

The Privacy Law Sourcebook is the leading resource for students, attorneys, researchers, and journalists interested in privacy law in the United States and around the world. It includes major US privacy laws such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Communications Act, the Privacy Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Video Privacy Protection Act, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The Sourcebook also includes key international privacy frameworks including the OECD Privacy Guidelines, the OECD Cryptography Guidelines, and European Union Directives for both Data Protection and Privacy and Electronic Communications. The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2016 (Kindle Edition) has been updated and expanded to include recent developments such as the United Nations Resolution on Right to Privacy, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, the USA Freedom Act, and the US Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. The Sourcebook also includes an extensive resources section with useful websites and contact information for privacy agencies, organizations, and publications.

Communications Law and Policy: Cases and Materials, 5th Edition, by Jerry Kang and Alan Butler. Direct Injection Press (2016).

This teachable casebook provides an introduction to the law and policy of modern communications. The book is organized by analytic concepts instead of current industry lines, which are constantly made out-of-date by technological convergence. The basic ideas--power, entry, pricing, access, classification, bad content, and intermediary liability--equip students with a durable and yet flexible intellectual structure that can help parse a complex and ever-changing field.

Privacy Law and Society, 3rd Edition, by Anita Allen, JD, PhD and Marc Rotenberg, JD, LLM. West Academic (2015).

The Third Edition of "Privacy Law and Society" is the most comprehensive casebook on privacy law ever produced. It traces the development of modern privacy law, from the early tort cases to present day disputes over drone surveillance and facial recognition. The text examines the philosophical roots of privacy claims and the significant court cases and statues that have emerged. The text provides detailed commentary on leading cases and insight into emerging issues. The text includes new material on developments in the European Union, decisions grounded in fundamental rights jurisprudence, and exposes readers to current debates over cloud computing, online profiling, and the role of the Federal Trade Commission. Privacy Law and Society is the leading and most current text in the privacy field.

Privacy in the Modern Age: The Search for Solutions, edited by Marc Rotenberg, Julia Horwitz and Jeramie Scott. The New Press (2015). Price: $25.95.

The threats to privacy are well known: The National Security Agency tracks our phone calls; Google records where we go online and how we set our thermostats; Facebook changes our privacy settings when it wishes; Target gets hacked and loses control of our credit card information; our medical records are available for sale to strangers; our children are fingerprinted and their every test score saved for posterity; and small robots patrol our schoolyards while drones may soon fill our skies.

The contributors to this anthology don't simply describe these problems or warn about the loss of privacy--they propose solutions.

Contributors include: Steven Aftergood, Ross Anderson, Christine L. Borgman (coauthored with Kent Wada and James F. Davis), Ryan Calo, Danielle Citron, Simon Davies, A. Michael Froomkin, Deborah Hurley, Kristina Irion, Jeff Jonas, Harry Lewis, Anna Lysyanskaya, Gary T. Marx, Aleecia M. McDonald, Dr. Pablo G. Molina, Peter G. Neumann, Helen Nissenbaum, Frank Pasquale, Dr. Deborah Peel, MD, Stephanie E. Perrin, Marc Rotenberg, Pamela Samuelson, Bruce Schneier, and Christopher Wolf.

Upcoming Conferences and Events

June 26, 2017
CLE Seminar: FCC Year in Review
Jim Graves, EPIC Law & Technology Fellow
Federal Communications Bar Association
Washington, DC

June 28, 2017
"Privacy, Security Issues Related to Connected, Automated Vehicles"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC President
FTC / NHTSA Workshop
Constitution Center
Washington, DC

June 28, 2017
The Role of Innovation in Addressing Algorithmic Discrimination
Caitriona Fitzgerald, EPIC Policy Director
Microsoft NERD
Cambridge, MA

August 6-8, 2017
Aspen Institute Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC President
Aspen Institute
Aspen, CO

September 25-29, 2017
The 39th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC President
Kowloon Shangri-La
Hong Kong

October 23-24, 2017
Nordic Privacy Arena
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC President
Swedish Data Protection Forum
Muenchenbryggeriet
Stockholm

November 7-9, 2017
Techonomy 2017
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC President
Half Moon Bay, California