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EPIC to DC Circuit: Informational Privacy is a Constitutional Right

EPIC has filed a "friend of the court" brief, joined by forty-four technical experts and legal scholars (members of the EPIC Advisory Board), in the OPM Data Breach case. The case concerns the data breach at the US Office of...

DC Circuit Sets Briefing Schedule in Information Privacy Case

The D.C. Circuit has set the briefing schedule for the OPM Data Security Breach case, concerning a pair of data breaches in 2015 that affected 22 million federal employees, their friends, and family members. EPIC recently informed the Court that...

In re OPM Data Security Breach Litigation

Whether the government's failure to safeguard sensitive personal data from a breach, and the resulting disclosure of that personal data, violated individuals' constitutional right to informational privacy and caused a cognizable injury under Article III Background| EPIC's Interest| Legal Documents|...

EPIC to File Brief in D.C. Circuit on Right to Information Privacy

EPIC has informed the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that it will file an amicus brief in the OPM Data Security Breach case. The case concerns a pair of data breaches in 2015 that affected 22 million federal employees, their...

Court Dismisses Suits Against OPM Over Data Breach that Affected 22 Million

A federal court in Washington, DC has dismissed two lawsuits against the Office of Personnel Management over the data breaches that compromised the records of 22 million federal employees and family members. The court acknowledged the "troubling allegations" raised by...

Supreme Court of India Rules Privacy is a Fundamental Right

India's Supreme Court has ruled that privacy is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. In a unanimous ruling, the Court explained the "right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty...

Appeals Court Considers Case that Aligns Privacy and FOI

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today in an open government case with implications for informational privacy. A group of anonymous medical employees challenged the release of personal information sought under a state public records act....

EPIC Urges Court to Protect Individual Privacy in Releases of Government Docs

EPIC has filed a "friend-of-the-court" brief in an open government case with implications for informational privacy. A group of anonymous medical employees challenged the release of personal information sought under a state public records act. EPIC argued that withholding personal...

White House Issues Data Breach Guidance for Federal Agencies

The White House Office of Management and Budget has released guidance establishing common standards and practices for how federal agencies manage data breaches. The Data Breach Memorandum sets out a risk-based framework for evaluating data breaches and requires each agency...

EPIC Urges OMB to Strengthen Privacy Act Safeguards

EPIC has submitted comments on Circular A-108, guidelines proposed by the Office of Management and Budget for federal agency compliance with the Privacy Act. EPIC warned that agencies frequently misuse exceptions to the Privacy Act to circumvent important safeguards required...

Canadian High Court Holds Internet Use Protected by Constitutional Privacy Right

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that police conducted an unconstitutional search when they used an IP address to obtain subscriber information from an Internet Service Provider without legal authorization. The Court also found Canada’s personal information protection law...

NASA Suffers More Data Breaches

NASA has announced that the theft of an unencrypted laptop has compromised the personal information of a "large number" of NASA employees and contractors. A similar theft earlier this year exposed the data of thousands of Kennedy Space Center employees....

Supreme Court Affirms Right to Informational Privacy, But Says Privacy Act Safeguards Sufficient for NASA Records

The Supreme Court has issued a decision in NASA v. Nelson, a case brought by NASA scientists who argued that the government's invasive background checks violated the Constitution. The Supreme Court found that the inquiries implicate "a privacy interest of...

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in NASA Privacy Case

On October 5, 2010 the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that will determine whether public contract employees have a right to limit the government's collection of their personal information. The case, NASA v. Nelson, was brought by...

EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Protect NASA Scientists' Privacy

EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in the United States Supreme Court, urging the Justices to protect the privacy of scientists working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Twenty-seven legal and technical experts signed the brief. In NASA v....

NASA v. Nelson

Concerning Informational Privacy for Federal Contract Employees Background | EPIC's Interest | Legal Documents | Resources | Summary The Supreme Court ruled that the government did not violate an employee’s privacy rights when it performed intrusive background checks in its...

NASA v. Nelson

Concerning Informational Privacy for Federal Contract Employees Background | EPIC's Interest | Legal Documents | Resources | Summary The Supreme Court ruled that the government did not violate an employee’s privacy rights when it performed intrusive background checks in its...