Posts by Megan Iorio

Appeals Court Says Police Can’t Ban Passenger in Traffic Stop from Livestreaming Based on Vague Officer Safety Concerns

police cannot prevent a passenger in a stopped car from livestreaming a traffic stop based on a vague concern for officer safety. EPIC filed an amicus brief in the case supporting Sharpe’s right to livestream the traffic stop.

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Sen. Johnson Asks CDC Why It Bought Location Data on Millions of Americans

• Children's Privacy

• Data Protection

• Location Tracking

• Updates

Ninth Circuit Revives Case Against Cruise Company that Used Lead Generator to Make Millions of Illegal Robocalls

• Consumer Privacy

• Robocalls

• Updates

EPIC & EFF to D.C. Circuit: Agencies Cannot Withhold Contractor Names as “Commercial” Info Under the FOIA

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Freedom of Information Act

• Government AI Use

• Open Government

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Seventh Circuit Asks Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Important Biometric Rights Question

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC Amicus Brief Urges Court to Recognize First Amendment Right to Livestream the Police

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Updates

Sixth Circuit Says Callers Liable for Illegal Robocalls Made in 2015-2020

• Consumer Privacy

• Robocalls

• Updates

EPIC & NCLC: Cruise Company Must be Held Responsible for Illegal Robocalls Made Using Lead Generators

• Consumer Privacy

• Robocalls

• Updates

EPIC & CDT Amicus Brief Highlights Dangers of Unchecked Government Collection of E-Scooter Location Data

• Data Protection

• Government Databases

• Location Tracking

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Supreme Court Sends Web Scraping Case Back to Lower Court

• Consumer Privacy

• Web Scraping

• Updates