Competition and Privacy
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FCC Advances Net Neutrality Rulemaking, Raising Prospect of Stricter Privacy Rules for ISPs
The Federal Communications Commissions voted to move forward with its open internet protections rulemaking, a measure similar to the net neutrality rule adopted by the FCC in 2015 but later repealed during the Trump administration.
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Communications Privacy
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Brokers
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Robocalls
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Updates
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EPIC Again Urges FTC to Regulate Surveillance Companies Using Government Agencies for Endorsements
EPIC filed comments to the FTC on public sector endorsements of surveillance technology products.
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Updates
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EPIC Comment FTC Proposed Rule on Consumer Reviews and Endorsements
Comments of EPIC to the FTC explaining why a rule governing consumer endorsements needs to include public sector endorses like police agencies to prevent bad actor companies laundering misleading claims through trusted public entities.
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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APA Comments
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Google Ad Topics: Another Cog in the Surveillance Advertising Machine
After falling behind its competitors and facing criticism for previous plans to phase out third-party cookies, Google now touts Ad Topics for its benefits to user privacy and transparency. But Google’s new tool is far from a perfect solution to the harms of surveillance advertising.
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Analysis
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EPIC Urges DOJ, FTC to Consider Data Protection and Consumer Privacy in Merger Guidelines
Mergers frequently involve the consolidation of data sets, which as EPIC explained “can entrench a firm’s dominant market position, raise barriers to entry for new and smaller firms, and exacerbate the effects of harmful consumer data practices.”
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Protection
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Data Security
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Updates
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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.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Big Data
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Commercial AI Use
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Online Harassment
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Privacy & Racial Justice
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Updates
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EPIC Comments on FTC Advanced Notice of Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Use of Reviews and Endorsements
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Big Data
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Fourth Amendment
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Privacy in Public
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Privacy Laws
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Surveillance Oversight
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APA Comments
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FTC Investigation Into Amazon Prime Dark Patterns Intensifies
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Updates
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European Parliament Adopts DSA, DMA
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Access to Information
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Big Data
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Children's Privacy
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Competition and Privacy
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Social Media Privacy
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Updates
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EPIC Joins Call For Congress to Boost FTC Funding
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Updates
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