Updates
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EPIC Publishes Resources on CFPB Data Broker Rulemaking
June 28, 2024
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau considers adopting new rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, EPIC is publishing a series of resources about the rulemaking process and the urgent need to crack down on data brokers through the FCRA.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Updates
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EPIC, Coalition Urge California to Make Data Broker Deletion Mechanism Painless for Consumers
June 27, 2024
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Updates
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EPIC, Coalition Urge FCC to Promptly Issue Order Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors from Abuse through Connected Cars Services
June 26, 2024
EPIC, the Clinic to End Tech Abuse (CETA), the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), and Public Knowledge filed reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission regarding its implementation of the requirements of the Safe Connections Act as it applies to connected car services.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Updates
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EPIC Releases its AI Legislation Scorecard
June 25, 2024
Today, EPIC published its AI Legislation Scorecard, a first-of-its-kind rubric for lawmakers, journalists, advocates and academics to use when evaluating the strength of state and federal AI bills.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Government AI Use
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Screening & Scoring
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Updates
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EPIC Joins Letter Urging Restoration of Civil Rights Protections in APRA
June 25, 2024
EPIC has joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) urging House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership to postpone the upcoming markup of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) and restore key civil rights protections and algorithmic auditing provisions.
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Privacy & Racial Justice
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Privacy Laws
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Proposed U.S. Legislation
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Updates
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EPIC, NCLC Urge FTC to Clarify Scope and Include Non-Monetary Costs in Tech Support Telemarketing Sales Rule
June 24, 2024
EPIC and NCLC support the FTC requiring inbound tech support calls to comply with the TSR, but urges the Commission to clarify that this includes software and device components, and to consider non-monetary costs to consumers.
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Brokers
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Data Security
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Robocalls
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Updates
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Vermont Senate Fails to Override Vermont Data Privacy Act Veto
June 19, 2024
The Vermont Senate failed to override Governor Phil Scott's veto of the Vermont Privacy Act.
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Updates
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EPIC Urges GSA to Minimize Use of SSNs, Limit Unnecessary Fraud Prevention Practices on Login.gov
June 13, 2024
EPIC urged the GSA to prioritize privacy, limit use of fraud controls to strictly necessary applications, and more aggressively protect SSNs on the government's single-sign-on service Login.gov.
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Government Databases
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Launches AI Legislation Scorecard with Virtual Panel Discussion
June 13, 2024
WASHINGTON DC – The Electronic Privacy Information Center is hosting a virtual launch event for our AI Legislation Scorecard at 12 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 25.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Updates
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