Updates

Sen. Gillibrand Introduces U.S. Data Protection Agency Bill

October 7, 2026

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Minimization

• Updates

EPIC to NYC Council: Address the AI Harms Already Affecting New Yorkers

October 7, 2026

On Monday, Mayu Tobin-Miyaji, Counsel at EPIC, testified at New York City Council’s rare council-wide hearing on a series of bills to establish safeguards on artificial intelligence (AI).

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Chatbots

• Commercial AI Use

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC Offers Comments on Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Rulemaking 

October 5, 2026

On October 2, EPIC provided comments on two proposed rules announced by the Vermont Attorney General implementing Vermont’s Age-Appropriate Design Code.

• Age Assurance

• Platform Accountability & Governance

• Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

• Updates

EPIC Files Amicus Brief Challenging Spirit Airlines’ Bankruptcy Sale of Employee Data to Google

October 2, 2026

On Thursday, EPIC, along with Professor Seema Patel, filed an amicus brief using privacy grounds to challenge the sale of sensitive employee data in Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy proceedings to Google to be used for AI training. The brief was filed with Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic’s representation. 

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Data Protection

• Worker Privacy

• Updates

Senator Markey Introduces Bill to Stop the Government’s Use of Face Surveillance and Other Biometric Surveillance Tech

September 30, 2026

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC and Consumer Groups Urge FTC to Treat Surveillance Pricing as an Unfair Practice

September 28, 2026

• Consumer Privacy

• Surveillance Pricing

• Updates

Congressional Hearing Adds Fuel to Flock Fire

September 24, 2026

On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing on Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network. Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) take still photos, video recordings, audio capture, and livestreaming capabilities.

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC Urges Third Circuit to Uphold Pennsylvania’s Protections Against Posting Voter Data Online

September 23, 2026

• Access to Information

• Data Protection

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Government Databases

• Government Records & Privacy

• Open Government

• Privacy Laws

• The First Amendment

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Voter Privacy

• Updates

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Says Trump Administration Can’t Use Its Own Delays to Evade Review of Voter Citizenship Lists

September 17, 2026

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) today urged a federal court to swiftly rule on the Trump administration’s plan to create and distribute “State Citizenship Lists.”

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Fighting Federal Data Abuses

• Voter Privacy

• Updates

Consumer Groups File Comments in Support of Robocall Mitigation Rule

September 10, 2026

• Consumer Privacy

• Robocalls

• Updates