Updates

  • PRESS RELEASE: Coalition Asks Federal Court to Enforce Landmark Ruling Blocking Unlawful SAVE System

    July 16, 2026

    Washington, D.C. —Plaintiffs in League of Women Voters v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security are asking the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia to enforce its landmark June 22 judgment ordering the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system dismantled, after the Trump-Vance administration continued restoring portions of the unlawful system.

    • Fighting Federal Data Abuses

    • Government Databases

    • Government Records & Privacy

    • U.S. Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • EPIC Seeks Records on USDA’s Secretive Palantir Contracts Meant to Detect SNAP Fraud 

    July 15, 2026

    EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Wednesday seeking records about the U.S. Department of Agriculture contracting with Palantir Technologies to identify and investigate alleged waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  

    • Freedom of Information Act

    • Government Databases

    • Government Records & Privacy

    • Open Government

    • Updates

  • EPIC Again Urges USDA to Abandon Proposed National SNAP Database That Threatens Privacy

    July 15, 2026

    On Wednesday, EPIC submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withdraw its revised System of Records Notice for the proposed National SNAP Information Database, a centralized database that would unlawfully collect sensitive personal information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicants and recipients nationwide. 

    • Data Protection

    • Government Databases

    • Government Records & Privacy

    • U.S. Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • EPIC Urges D.C. Council to Strengthen Proposed Government Data Privacy and Protection Act

    July 13, 2026

    EPIC submitted testimony on Monday to the D.C. Council Committee on Public Works & Operations urging them to further strengthen B26-0670, the DC Government Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026. 

    • Data Protection

    • Government Databases

    • Government Records & Privacy

    • Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • EPIC, CFA, Fairplay Submit Recommendations Ahead of Potential Rulemaking for Colorado Automated Decision-Making and Chatbot Laws

    July 13, 2026

    EPIC, the Consumer Federation of America, and Fairplay submitted comments on Monday in response to the Colorado Department of Law’s request for stakeholder input ahead of potential rulemaking for the state’s recently passed bills on chatbot safety and automated decision-making technology (ADMT) in consequential decisions.

    • Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

    • Chatbots

    • Commercial AI Use

    • Risk Assessments

    • Updates

  • 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

    • Updates

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

    July 10, 2026

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, federal lawmakers introduced the People-First Chatbot Act, a clear framework to make chatbots safer for everyone and address the harms caused by AI chatbots that were rushed into the public’s hands with little oversight or transparency. EPIC applauds Reps. Valerie Foushee and Greg Casar for sponsoring this important bill. 

    • Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

    • Chatbots

    • Proposed U.S. Legislation

    • Updates

  • EPIC Applauds the Massachusetts Senate for Passing Platform Design Regulations 

    July 9, 2026

    • Children's Privacy

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Updates

  • New Jersey Bans the Sale of Sensitive Data, Creates Data Broker Registry

    July 2, 2026

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Brokers

    • Data Minimization

    • Privacy Laws

    • U.S. State Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • EPIC Commends California For Protecting User Privacy and Speech in Proposed Age Assurance Rules

    July 1, 2026

    Yesterday, EPIC filed comments in response to the California Department of Justice’s proposed rules to implement the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976). EPIC commended California for the proposed rules, which align strongly with the privacy- and speech-protective principles for age assurance implementation that EPIC urged the state to follow in a comment submitted last year. In this latest round of comments, EPIC recommended additional tweaks to further enhance privacy and speech protections for users.

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Updates