Data Protection

EPIC Joins Coalition Letter Urging California Privacy Agency to Advance ADMT Draft Regulations Despite Industry Pushback

April 16, 2025

CPPA weakened the draft regulations last month amid industry pressure.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Workplace Privacy
- Updates
Bankrupt Genetic Data: Minimizing and Privacy-Protecting Data from the Start

April 14, 2025

The scenario now at hand—an untold number of buyers able to potentially grab up the genetic data troves collected and analyzed by 23andMe—is a forceful reminder of the need for better data privacy and security protections. Nothing can eliminate the possibility that a company collecting data goes bankrupt. But companies and policymakers can and should do better in mitigating the risks from any potential bankruptcy-data fallout ahead of time.
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Health and Reproductive Privacy
- Analysis
The Intercept: The Unusual Nonprofit That Helps ICE Spy on Wire Transfers

April 14, 2025
- Data Protection
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Intelligence Surveillance
- Location Tracking
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- News
CNET: Is it Safe to Share Your Social Security Number? Experts Explain the Risks

April 11, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Government Databases
- News
The New York Times: Trump Wants to Merge Government Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You.

April 9, 2025
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Government Records & Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Workplace Privacy
- News
404 Media: Inside a Powerful Database ICE Uses to Identify and Deport People

April 9, 2025
- Data Protection
- Government Records & Privacy
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- News
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Testifies Before Massachusetts Legislature in Support of Bills Banning Data Abuse

April 9, 2025
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
Virginia Updates Its Consumer Privacy Law to Include New Health and Reproductive Data Privacy Protections

April 7, 2025
- Data Protection
- Health and Reproductive Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: Musk-Led DOGE Infiltrates FTC, Deepening Threat to Consumers, Kids, and Competition

April 4, 2025
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Government Databases
- Government Records & Privacy
- Updates
WIRED: President Trump’s War on ‘Information Silos’ Is Bad News for Your Personal Data

April 2, 2025
- Cybersecurity
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Government Records & Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- News