PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Testifies Before Massachusetts Legislature in Support of Bills Banning Data Abuse

EPIC Joins NCLC to Urge the CFPB to Protect Consumer Financial Privacy

April 16, 2025

EPIC joined the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) in a comment responding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s request for information about consumer financial privacy.

Consumer Privacy
Data Brokers
Privacy Laws
U.S. Privacy Laws
Updates

EPIC Joins Coalition Letter Urging California Privacy Agency to Advance ADMT Draft Regulations Despite Industry Pushback

April 16, 2025

CPPA weakened the draft regulations last month amid industry pressure.

Consumer Privacy
Data Minimization
Data Protection
Online Advertising & Tracking
Privacy Laws
U.S. State Privacy Laws
Workplace Privacy
Updates

Bankrupt Genetic Data: Minimizing and Privacy-Protecting Data from the Start

April 14, 2025

The scenario now at hand—an untold number of buyers able to potentially grab up the genetic data troves collected and analyzed by 23andMe—is a forceful reminder of the need for better data privacy and security protections. Nothing can eliminate the possibility that a company collecting data goes bankrupt. But companies and policymakers can and should do better in mitigating the risks from any potential bankruptcy-data fallout ahead of time.

Consumer Privacy
Cybersecurity
Data Minimization
Data Protection
Data Security
Health and Reproductive Privacy
Analysis

The Intercept: The Unusual Nonprofit That Helps ICE Spy on Wire Transfers

April 14, 2025

Data Protection
Government Databases
Government Records & Privacy
Intelligence Surveillance
Location Tracking
Surveillance Oversight
Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
News

EPIC Supports Massachusetts Bill to Prohibit Surveillance Pricing Based on Biometric Information

April 11, 2025

Consumer Privacy
Online Advertising & Tracking
Privacy Laws
U.S. Privacy Laws
Updates

CNET: Is it Safe to Share Your Social Security Number? Experts Explain the Risks

April 11, 2025

Consumer Privacy
Cybersecurity
Data Protection
Data Security
Government Databases
News

Maryland Legislature Passes AI Working Group Bill After Incorporating Civil Society Feedback

April 11, 2025

After extensive civil society pushback, the working group now includes representatives from nonprofits focused on privacy, consumer protection, civil rights and liberties, and labor.

AI Policy
Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
Privacy Laws
U.S. State Privacy Laws
Updates

The New York Times: Trump Wants to Merge Government Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You.

April 9, 2025

Cybersecurity
Data Protection
Data Security
Enforcement of Privacy Laws
Government Records & Privacy
Privacy Laws
U.S. Privacy Laws
Workplace Privacy
News

404 Media: Inside a Powerful Database ICE Uses to Identify and Deport People

April 9, 2025

Data Protection
Government Records & Privacy
Surveillance Oversight
Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
News

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Testifies Before Massachusetts Legislature in Support of Bills Banning Data Abuse

April 9, 2025

Consumer Privacy
Cybersecurity
Data Minimization
Data Protection
Privacy Laws
U.S. State Privacy Laws
Updates

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