Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: Federal Court Rejects Trump-Vance Administration’s Bid to Pause Ruling Blocking Unlawful SAVE System

July 10, 2026

Washington, D.C. — A federal court has rejected the Trump-Vance administration's request to pause a landmark ruling blocking its unlawful expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, allowing the decision to remain in effect while the case proceeds.

• Data Protection

• Fighting Federal Data Abuses

• Government Databases

• Government Records & Privacy

• Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Applauds Introduction of Privacy-Centered Federal Chatbot Bill

July 10, 2026

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Chatbots

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Applauds Passage of the New Jersey Kids Code Act

June 30, 2026

• Children's Privacy

• Platform Accountability & Governance

• Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

• Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: Four Leading Privacy Experts and Advocates Join EPIC’s Advisory Board

June 30, 2026

• Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Celebrates Supreme Court’s Opinion in Consequential Geofencing Case

June 29, 2026

The Supreme Court ruled today that geofence searches violate a reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment.

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Fourth Amendment

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Condemns Supreme Court’s Assault on Agency Independence, Consumer Protection, and the Rule of Law

June 29, 2026

A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court struck a major blow against American consumers on Monday, rewriting constitutional law to bring the Federal Trade Commission and other independent agencies directly under the President’s thumb and threatening their ability to protect the public from harmful business and data practices.

• Consumer Privacy

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Fighting Federal Data Abuses

• Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump-Vance Voter Purge Database

June 22, 2026

• Election Security

• Fighting Federal Data Abuses

• Government Records & Privacy

• Voter Privacy

• Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: Massachusetts House Stands Up for Privacy Rights, Passes Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act

June 4, 2026

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Data Minimization

• Online Advertising & Tracking

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Deputy Director Tells Congress the SECURE Data Act is a Disaster for Americans 

June 3, 2026

• Competition and Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Minimization

• Data Protection

• Online Advertising & Tracking

• Surveillance Pricing

• Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Releases New Report on Manipulative Design Patterns in Opt-Out Processes

May 20, 2026

• Press Releases