Consumer Privacy

EPIC’s Davisson testifies before House Energy & Commerce Committee

September 19, 2024
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
Hearing on “Federal Trade Commission Practices: A Discussion on Past Versus Present”

September 19, 2024
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Testimony
EPIC Comments to NIST on Managing the Risks of Misuse with AI Foundation Models

September 11, 2024
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Web Scraping
- APA Comments
The Department of Transportation’s Underused Privacy Authority

September 9, 2024

Due to the rise of invasive airline data practices and facial recognition technology at airport gates, EPIC strongly encourages the DOT to use its unfair and deceptive enforcement authority to address harmful privacy practices.
- Consumer Privacy
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Surveillance Oversight
- Analysis
EPIC Urges FCC to Provide Robust Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency in IoT Cybersecurity Label

September 5, 2024

EPIC recently submitted a comment to supplement our previously filed joint comments to call on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure robust oversight, accountability, and transparency for the Cyber Trust Mark program, a voluntary cybersecurity labelling program for Internet of Things (IoT).
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Security
- Updates
EPIC Applauds FTC Order Following Camera Hack and CAN-SPAM Violations

September 5, 2024

Last week, the FTC announced a proposed order against Verkada, a seller of IP-enabled security cameras on the heels of two data breaches and violations of the CAN-SPAM Act
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Robocalls
- Updates
Reply in Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things (PSHSB Request for Comment)

September 4, 2024
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Encryption
- Location Tracking
- APA Comments
WBEZ Chicago: GOP-tilted websites showed where Illinois judges live despite a law that protects their privacy

September 3, 2024
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Voter Privacy
- Web Scraping
- News
“Free” Prison Tablets: In Promise and In Practice

August 29, 2024
- Access to Information
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Analysis
Vox: Amazon is using my grocery purchases to sell me prescription drugs

August 29, 2024
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Health Privacy
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- News