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FTC Announces $25 Million Fine Against Amazon for Kids Privacy Violations

Today the Federal Trade Commission announced a major enforcement action against Amazon, moving to fine the tech and retail giant $25 million and requiring updated data deletion practices.
- Big Data
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
New EPIC Report Sheds Light on Generative A.I. Harms

EPIC has just released a new report detailing the wide variety of harms that new generative A.I. tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and DALL-E pose! While many of these tools have been lauded for their capability to produce new and believable text, images, audio, and videos, the rapid integration of generative AI technology into consumer-facing products has undermined years-long efforts to make AI development transparent and accountable.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Commercial AI Use
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Online Harassment
- Privacy & Racial Justice
- Updates
EPIC Urges FTC to Regulate Surveillance Tech Companies Using Police as Promoters

EPIC urged the agency to incorporate the full scope of the Endorsement Guides into its rule, and also urged the Commission to make explicit that companies are liable for violations of the Endorsement Guides made by police promoters.
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Fourth Amendment
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Comments on FTC Advanced Notice of Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Use of Reviews and Endorsements
- Big Data
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Fourth Amendment
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- APA Comments
EPIC Statement Expressing Concerns on the Inclusion of the Judicial Security and Privacy Act in the NDAA
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Statements
EPIC CFPB Complaint: Rocket Money
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
Census Bureau Director Defends Use of Differential Privacy
- Big Data
- Census Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC to Federal Trade Commission: It is Time to Protect Consumers from Commercial Surveillance
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
Disrupting Data Abuse: Protecting Consumers from Commercial Surveillance in the Online Ecosystem
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Comments
EPIC Reply Comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Comments