Analysis
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Somebody Spilled the Genes: 23andMe’s Downturn Highlights Insufficient Privacy and Data Security Safeguards for Consumer Genetic Data
December 5, 2024
As 23andMe likely heads towards bankruptcy or sale, many consumers are understandably concerned: what will happen to their genetic data?
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Data Minimization
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Data Protection
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Health and Reproductive Privacy
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Analysis
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Demystifying Generative AI Disclosures
November 27, 2024
Generative AI is frequently used to obscure, mischaracterize, and fabricate information online.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Analysis
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Federal Agencies Largely Miss the Mark on Documenting AI Compliance Plans as Required by AI Executive Order
November 21, 2024
On September 23, 2024, only about half of the U.S. federal agencies complied with the March 2024 OMB Memo (“M-24-10”)'s requirement for agencies to publish compliance plans consistent with the memo, which implements requirements under the 2023 Executive Order (“EO 14110”) on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.[1] Beyond the failure of about half of the agencies to respond, review of the published compliance plans reveal that they leave much to be desired in transparency on the AI systems the agencies use and their potential to impact the rights and safety of people in the U.S.
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Government AI Use
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Analysis
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CBP’s Privacy Impact Assessment on Commercial Telemetry Data Highlights Urgent Need for PIA Reform
November 14, 2024
CBP’s PIA on CTD is extremely vague, years too late, and is a complete failure to comply with federal privacy regulations.
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Location Tracking
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Analysis
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Design-Based Lawsuits Against Platform Companies Reveal Fault Lines in Courts’ Section 230 Interpretations
November 1, 2024
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Section 230
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Analysis
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California Legislative Session Roundup: Which Key Privacy and AI Bills Were Enacted and Which Were Vetoed?
October 11, 2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed many privacy and AI bills into law, but he also vetoed three major tech bills.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Consumer Privacy
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Analysis
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In Anderson v. TikTok, the Third Circuit Applies Questionable First Amendment Reasoning to Arrive at the Correct Section 230 Outcome
October 10, 2024
The opinion correctly held that Section 230 did not bar the claims to the extent that they alleged TikTok’s own algorithmic design caused the tragic circumstances, but it arrived at its decision through a questionable First Amendment analysis instead of careful Section 230 reasoning. TikTok is now asking the entire Third Circuit to re-hear the case and overturn the initial ruling.
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Section 230
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The First Amendment
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Analysis
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The State Data Privacy Act: A Proposed Model State Privacy Bill
September 25, 2024
In our State Data Privacy Act, we set forth a compromise bill built on existing state laws that meaningfully protects privacy while encouraging innovation.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Minimization
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Analysis
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The Department of Transportation’s Underused Privacy Authority
September 9, 2024
Due to the rise of invasive airline data practices and facial recognition technology at airport gates, EPIC strongly encourages the DOT to use its unfair and deceptive enforcement authority to address harmful privacy practices.
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Consumer Privacy
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Analysis
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“Free” Prison Tablets: In Promise and In Practice
August 29, 2024
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Access to Information
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Analysis
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