EPIC Alert – Volume 14 (2007)
EPIC Alert – Volume 14 (2007)
Special EPIC Alert (January 4, 2007)
Special EPIC Alert: 2006 Privacy Year in Review
EPIC Alert 14.01 (January 12, 2007)
- House Passes Homeland Security Bill
- Pentagon to Restrict Data Used in Teen Recruiting
- ICANN Seeks Public Comment on Whois Privacy
- EPIC Urges State Dept. to Drop Plan for Flawed ID System
- Privacy Office: Secure Flight Violated Federal Privacy Law
- Bush ‘Signing Statement’ May Allow Warrantless Search of Mail
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: Encyclopedia of Privacy
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.02 (January 24, 2007)
- EPIC Urges Accountability and Privacy for Identity Theft Prevention
- Genetic Privacy Bill Introduced
- White House Backs Off Warrantless Surveillance Program
- DHS’s Proposed Traveler Redress Program Does Not Help Passengers
- Australia Hosts APEC Meetings
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: Digital Destiny
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.03 (February 9, 2007)
- Personal Data Privacy and Security Act Of 2007 Introduced
- Homeland Security Budget Request Includes Eight Percent Increase
- Maine Rejects Real ID, Other States to Follow
- White House to Release Documents Detailing Secret Spy Program
- Florida Governor Proposes and End to Paperless Touch Screen Voting
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: Proskauer on Privacy
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.04 (February 23, 2007)
- EPIC Warns Maryland Senate of REAL ID’s Security Risks
- Voting Reports: Accessibility, Identification and Voter Turnout
- EPIC Urges Privacy and Security Safeguards for Traveler Program
- New Privacy Bills Introduced
- EU Countries Begin Looking at Data Retention Proposals
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: Identity Crisis
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.05 (March 9, 2007)
- After Long Delay, Regulations Issued for Flawed National ID Plan
- EPIC Testifies in Congress on Caller ID Spoofing
- Homeland Security Abandons Visitor Tagging Plan Criticized by EPIC
- FTC Report on Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
- State Department Issues Annual Human Rights Report
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: Who Controls the Internet?
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.06 (March 22, 2007)
- Inspector General Discloses National Security Letter Misuse
- EPIC Testifies in Congress on Combatting Pretexting
- ICANN Committee Endorses Privacy Safeguards for WHOIS Data
- EPIC Appears Before Homeland Security Committee on REAL ID
- EPIC Opposes New ID Requirements for Voters
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: The Hidden Face of Technology
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.07 (April 5, 2007)
- New Privacy Safeguards for Telephone Customers
- EPIC Speaks Before European Parliament on Transatlantic Privacy
- EPIC Recommends Against Use of Universal Identifiers
- FBI Director Testifies on National Security Letter Misuse
- UK Report: You Can Have Security and Privacy
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: Cybercrime
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.08 (April 20, 2007)
- EPIC Files Federal Trade Commission Complaint
- Justice Department Proposes Vast Expansion of Domestic Surveillance
- EPIC Brief Seeks to Protect Domestic Violence Victims
- Attorney General Testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee
- Pew Reports on Teens’ Online Activity
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: A Crowd of One
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.09 (May 3, 2007)
- More Than 50 Groups, 75 Blogs Join Campaign to Stop REAL ID
- EPIC Recommends Strong Privacy Safeguards for Breach Investigations
- Google Shareholder Group Urges Data Retention Policy Disclosure
- Privacy Board Releases Report, Privacy Act Missing in Action
- Spotlight: SAVE System Has 11-Year Record of Unreliability
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Illusions of Security “
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.10 (May 18, 2007)
- White House Privacy Board Under Fire for Weak Review of Programs
- 2006 Wiretap & FISA Reports Released: No Applications Denied
- New York Agency Endorses EPIC’s Google/DoubleClick Complaint
- More Than 12,000 Comments Submitted on REAL ID Draft Regulations
- Data Security Bills Advance in Senate Committees
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “The Unbinding”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.11 (May 31, 2007)
- Filing Reveals Google Subject to “Second Request”
- European Privacy Agency Opens Investigation Into Google
- Congress to Hold Hearing on Employment Verification System
- EPIC Urges Release of NSA Surveillance Program Documents
- Last Public Meeting on Draft 2007 E-Voting Standards
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Understanding Surveillance Technologies”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.12 (June 14, 2007)
- Commission Adopts Rule on Phone Record Privacy
- House Passes Law on Caller ID Spoofing
- EPIC Testifies on Worker ID Systems
- Privacy Groups File Amended Google/DoubleClick Merger Complaint
- Trade Commission Adopts Rule on Security Breaches
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “European Data Protection Law”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.13 (June 26, 2007)
- Senate Subpoenas Domestic Surveillance Documents
- EPIC Urges Limitations on Social Security Number Use
- EPIC Testifies on Caller ID Spoofing
- FBI Guidelines Made Public
- Court Finds Email Private, Enjoys Fourth Amendment Protection
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Privacy and Technologies of Identity”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.14 (July 13, 2007)
- EU and US Reach Agreements on Data Sharing
- EPIC Comments on New Phone Customer Privacy Rules
- EU Commission Opens Inquiry into Google-DoubleClick Merger
- Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Warantless Surveillance Program
- EPIC Among Groups Discussing National Security Letters With FBI
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Computer Crimes and Digital Investigations”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.15 (July 27, 2007)
- Privacy Groups Object to US Military Database of Iraqis
- EPIC Urges Senate Committee to Repeal National Security Letters
- OECD Online Public Consultation for Upcoming Ministerial
- Department of Health Proposes New Records System
- Medical Privacy Bill Introduced in Senate
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Privacy on the Line”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.16 (August 10, 2007)
- Congress Enacts Sweeping Changes to Federal Wiretap Laws
- New Law Strengthens Privacy Oversight
- Canadian Group Urges Investigation of Google-DoubleClick Merger
- Homeland Security Revamps Traveler Profiling Programs
- Senate Passes Leahy-Cornyn Open Government Bill
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Complete Guide to Security and Privacy Metrics”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.17 (August 24, 2007)
- EPIC Urges Court to Consider Privacy Interest in De-Identified Data
- Iraq Database a Potential “Hit List,” Acknowledges Program Officer
- Spy Chief Opens Up On Surveillance
- Pentagon to End Threat Database
- Electronic Voting System Identifies Voters
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Information Security and Privacy”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.18 (September 7, 2007)
- EPIC v. DOJ: Court Rejects Secrecy Claims in FOIA Case
- EPIC Recommends Suspension of Secret Traveler Profiling Program
- DHS Changes Name, But Problems Remain for U.S. Workers
- OECD Launches Participative Web Tools
- Virginia Tech Report Released
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “The Search”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.19 (September 20, 2007)
- Privacy Groups File Additional Papers in Google-DoubleClick Merger
- International Privacy Commissioners Conference Next Week
- Court Strikes Down PATRIOT Act Provision
- DHS Privacy Advisory Panel Holds Hearing on Fusion Center
- Voting: Photo ID, New Standards, and Election Reform Update
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “The Terror Presidency”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.20 (October 6, 2007)
- EPIC to Senate: Impose Privacy Standards in Proposed Google Deal
- Release of Privacy and Human Rights Report
- Challenge to Indiana Voter ID Requirement Reaches Supreme Court
- EPIC Spotlight: Secure Flight Should Remain Grounded
- Congress to Investigate Warrantless Surveillance
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “The Presidency, Privacy, and Domestic Surveillance”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.21 (October 19, 2007)
- House, Senate Mired in Surveillance Reform
- EPIC, Domestic Violence Groups, Propose DC Court Records Privacy
- Court Blocks Government Rule on Employment Eligibility Verification
- French Protest DNA Database Law
- Security Experts Report on Hazards of New Surveillance Architecture
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “The Future of Reputation”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.22 (October 31, 2007)
- EPIC Calls for Whois Privacy
- Groups Urge Zero Funding for REAL ID System
- EPIC Urges Congress to Monitor Google-DoubleClick Review
- Senate Committees Consider FISA Reform, Immunity
- Numbers Will Not Be Dropped From Do Not Call Registry
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Privacy Law and Society”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.23 (November 16, 2007)
- EPIC, Experts Urge Supreme Court to Reject Voter Photo ID Law
- EU Opens In-Depth Investigation of Google-DoubleClick Merger
- DHS To Hold Town Hall on Video Surveillance Systems
- US Government Releases Information Sharing Privacy Principles
- Miller Center Hosts National Debate on Security and Privacy
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Whispering Wires”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.24 (November 28, 2007)
- UK Government Reveals Largest Data Breach in UK History
- EPIC Publishes ‘Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws’
- US Homeland Security Backs Off No Match Plan
- Senators Urge Privacy Review of Proposed Google-DoubleClick Deal
- House, Key Senate Committee Reject Telecommunications Immunity
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Generation Digital”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 14.25 (December 14, 2007)
- Recusal of FTC Chairman Sought in Google-DoubleClick Case
- Facebook Adopts Some Privacy Measures, Promises Not to Retain Data
- FISA Debate Continues as Secret Court Refuses to Reveal Opinions
- Ask Eraser Privacy Feature Flawed
- Homeland Security to Require 10 Fingerprints from U.S. Visitors
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: Holiday Shopping Guide
- Upcoming Conferences and Events