EPIC Comments to ACUS on Disclosure of Agency Legal Records

New EPIC Report Delves into State AI Procurement

Across the country, state and local agencies are outsourcing important government decisions to private companies and their AI tools—all without meaningful public input or oversight.

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
Consumer Privacy
Data Brokers
Freedom of Information Act
Government AI Use
Open Government
Updates

Reason: Intelligence Services Evade 4th Amendment by Paying for Your Data

FISA Section 702
Freedom of Information Act
Intelligence Surveillance
Open Government
Surveillance Oversight
News

EPIC Cautions OSTP on Data Transfers, Urges Differential Privacy

On March 30, EPIC submitted comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recommending several resources that might assist OSTP in fulfilling the aims of the "Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety" Executive Order.

Access to Information
AI in the Criminal Justice System
Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
Democracy & Free Speech
Fourth Amendment
Freedom of Information Act
Government Databases
Open Government
Privacy & Racial Justice
Privacy in Public
Privacy Laws
Surveillance Oversight
Updates

Comments of EPIC to OSTP on Criminal Justice Statistics Request for Information

EPIC's comments to OSTP in the form of a reading list of relevant work by EPIC and other organizations describing how law enforcement agencies regularly violate open records law, eschew transparency, and misuse data and statistics in ways that perpetuate harm

AI in the Criminal Justice System
Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
Democracy & Free Speech
Fourth Amendment
Freedom of Information Act
Government Databases
Open Government
Privacy & Racial Justice
Privacy Laws
Surveillance Oversight
APA Comments

Celebrating Sunshine Week with Some EPIC Open Government Wins

On Freedom of Information Day, which coincides with Sunshine Week and James Madison's birthday, EPIC is highlighting some open government wins from the past year.

Access to Information
Democracy & Free Speech
Freedom of Information Act
Open Government
Analysis

Americans for Prosperity: FOIA and the Invigoration of Public Interest Groups

Freedom of Information Act
Open Government
News

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Agrees with EPIC and EFF: Government Cannot Hide Lethal Injection Company’s Name from Public Based on FOIA Exemption 4

Access to Information
Democracy & Free Speech
Freedom of Information Act
Open Government
Updates

Public Benefits, Private Vendors: How Private Companies Help Run our Welfare Programs

If you’ve been following EPIC’s work on the algorithms used in public benefits programs, you may have caught something unusual: although we talk about public welfare programs, most of the systems we’ve uncovered are developed by private companies. That isn’t a coincidence. While a few state agencies have developed their own technical systems for public benefits programs, a large and growing number of states have chosen to outsource the technological systems undergirding public benefits programs to private vendors who promise accuracy, efficiency, and cost-savings. In reality, EPIC’s research suggests the opposite: many vendor systems are costly, prone to bias and error, and developed without considering agencies’ unique needs.

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
Freedom of Information Act
Government AI Use
Open Government
Screening & Scoring
Analysis

EPIC Urges Administrative Conference to Recommend Sweeping Open Government Reforms

Federal Advisory Committee Act
Freedom of Information Act
Open Government
Privacy Impact Assessments
Updates

EPIC Comments to ACUS on Disclosure of Agency Legal Records

Federal Advisory Committee Act
Freedom of Information Act
Open Government
Privacy Impact Assessments
APA Comments

Freedom of Information Act