Cybersecurity

FCC Requires T-Mobile to Implement Some Data Minimization and Zero-Trust Architecture

October 10, 2024

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Security

• Updates

EPIC and ACLU Encourage NIST to Advance Privacy and Equity in Digital Identity Guidelines

October 9, 2024

This week EPIC and the ACLU submitted joint comments urging the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to center equity, accessibility, and privacy in the Second Draft of its Digital Identity Guidelines.

• Cybersecurity

• Data Security

• Government Databases

• Platform Accountability & Governance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

FTC Report on Streaming and Social Media Companies Emphasizes Privacy, Security, and AI-Related Risks

September 30, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission published the results from its 6(b) study on streaming and social media companies, detailing vast commercial surveillance of consumers—including non-users—for the purposes of monetizing of their personal information.

• Big Data

• Children's Privacy

• Communications Privacy

• Competition and Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Brokers

• Data Protection

• Location Tracking

• Social Media Privacy

• Updates

Fortune: Why Apple’s plan to re-invent the Watch and AirPods as medical tech could backfire

September 9, 2024

• Data Protection

• Data Security

• Health Privacy

• News

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

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

EPIC Joins Coalition Urging FCC to Strengthen Consumer Privacy and Trust in IoT Cybersecurity Label

August 20, 2024

EPIC joined Consumer Reports, Carnegie Mellon University, Public Knowledge, and New York University in calling for the Federal Communications Commission to take five key steps to boost consumer confidence in the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, related to ensuring accurate labels, including disclosures about sensors and other privacy concerns, and promoting third-party accountability.

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Security

• Updates

Ohio Telecom Association et al. v. FCC and USA (Data Breach Reporting Req’ts)

August 20, 2024

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Protection

• Data Security

• Location Tracking

• Amicus Briefs

The Wall Street Journal: Should You Make Up Personal Information When Signing Up With Websites?

August 16, 2024

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Brokers

• Data Security

• News

Emerging Consensus & Increased Accountability: How Cybersecurity Regulation is Changing

August 15, 2024

• Cybersecurity

• Data Security

• Analysis