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GAO Report Addresses DHS’ Unchecked Surveillance of Americans in Public Without Warrants

December 5, 2024

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement agencies’ use of detection and monitoring technologies in public without warrants. DHS was found to use over 20 types of detection, observation, and monitoring technologies,

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC Executive Director Testifies Before the House Financial Services Committee

December 4, 2024

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Minimization

• Data Protection

• Data Security

• Updates

EPIC Testifies in Support of Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act

December 4, 2024

This bill contains strong data minimization requirements and civil rights protections.

• Consumer Privacy

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

FTC Takes Action Against Data Brokers for Selling Sensitive Location Data

December 3, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission announced two proposed settlements today with data brokers that unlawfully sold sensitive location data: one with Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel, the other with Mobilewalla.

• Data Brokers

• Location Tracking

• Updates

Judge Upholds New Jersey Law Protecting Public Officials’ Privacy and Security

December 3, 2024

A Federal Judge last week rejected a constitutional challenge against Daniel’s Law, a New Jersey law that allows judges, law enforcement officers, and other public officials to request to have their personal information, including their home address and phone number, removed from websites.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Platform Accountability & Governance

• The First Amendment

• Updates

EPIC Welcomes CFPB’s Proposed Rules to Rein in Reckless Data Brokers, Protect Privacy & Security

December 3, 2024

The proposed rules clarify that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)—a federal statute promoting accuracy, fairness, and privacy in the collection and retention of personal information—applies to data brokers that have operated outside of the law for years.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Data Minimization

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC Statement on Recent Attacks Against the CFPB

November 27, 2024

"Water is wet. Dog bites man. Corporate interests attack consumer protections. Despite the tired smears recycled by critics today, the truth is that the CFPB is one of the most effective champions for the public interest anywhere in government."

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC Urges DOJ to Clarify and Strengthen Proposed Rule on Preventing Access to U.S. Personal Data

November 27, 2024

On November 27, EPIC submitted comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) on Provisions Regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government Related Data to Countries of Concern.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

A Civil Society Call to the New European Leadership

November 27, 2024

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Urge the White House Office of Management and Budget to Halt DHS’s Harmful AI Systems

November 27, 2024

EPIC joined a coalition of over 140 organizations led by Just Futures Law to push The Office of Management and Budget to use its authority to stop the Department of Homeland Security’s use of non-conforming artificial intelligence systems to inform or make decisions regarding surveillance, deportation, and detention.

• AI in the Criminal Justice System

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Government AI Use

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates