Updates
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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.
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Consumer Privacy
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Fighting Federal Data Abuses
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Updates
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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.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Fourth Amendment
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Privacy in Public
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Privacy Laws
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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New Hampshire Bans the Sale of Childrens’ Data
June 29, 2026
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Consumer Privacy
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Online Advertising & Tracking
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Updates
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New Jersey Court Rules State Must Disclose Facial Recognition Use in Criminal Cases
June 24, 2026
On Wednesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that in criminal cases, the state must disclose any use of facial recognition tech (FRT) in its investigation and how it was leveraged to prosecute the defendant.
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AI in Law Enforcement
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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PRESS RELEASE: Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump-Vance Voter Purge Database
June 22, 2026
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Election Security
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Fighting Federal Data Abuses
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Government Records & Privacy
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Voter Privacy
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Updates
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EPIC, NCLC Object to Proposed CFPB Recordkeeping Change That Would Jeopardize Worker Privacy
June 22, 2026
On Monday, EPIC and the National Consumer Law Center submitted comments in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to permit the disclosure of employee records to the media and the public under certain circumstances.
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Data Protection
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Fighting Federal Data Abuses
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Government Records & Privacy
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U.S. Privacy Laws
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Worker Privacy
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Updates
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EPIC Supports California Kids Online Safety Bill if Lawmakers Remove Social Media Ban
June 18, 2026
On Thursday, EPIC submitted a letter to the California Senate Privacy Committee urging amendments to AB 1709, a bill that—in its current form—would ban minors from having accounts on social media platforms that provide an addictive feed to any user.
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
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Social Media Privacy
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The First Amendment
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Updates
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EPIC Endorses Federal Bills Barring Worker Surveillance, Automated Workplace Decisions
June 18, 2026
On Thursday, EPIC endorsed two key worker privacy bills introduced by Democratic Sens. Ed Markey, Brian Schatz, and Cory Booker: the No Robot Bosses Act and the Stop Spying Bosses Act.
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Data Protection
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Worker Privacy
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Updates
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Vermont Governor Signs Data Privacy Bill
June 17, 2026
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Consumer Privacy
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Online Advertising & Tracking
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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 Testifies in Support of NYC Surveillance Pricing Ban
June 17, 2026
On Wednesday, EPIC Law Fellow Mayu Tobin- Miyaji testified before the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection of the New York City Council in support of Int. No. 891, a bill that would protect New Yorkers from surveillance pricing.
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Online Advertising & Tracking
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Surveillance Pricing
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Updates
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