Freedom of Information Act

FedScoop: Generative AI could raise questions for federal records laws 

April 22, 2024

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Freedom of Information Act

• Government AI Use

• Open Government

• News

Here Comes the Sun(shine Week): Celebrating Some EPIC Open Government Wins

March 14, 2024

In celebration of Sunshine Week, EPIC is highlighting some open government successes from the past year.

• Access to Information

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Freedom of Information Act

• Government AI Use

• Government Databases

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Open Government

• Privacy Impact Assessments

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

DHS Releases Data Mining Report After EPIC FOIA Request

January 2, 2024

DHS publicly released the 2021 Data Mining Report after EPIC submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in June 2023 seeking the “2020 DHS Data Mining Report and all subsequent DHS data mining reports.”

• Freedom of Information Act

• Government Databases

• Open Government

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

New EPIC Report Delves into State AI Procurement

September 14, 2023

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

June 14, 2023

• FISA Section 702

• Freedom of Information Act

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Open Government

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

EPIC Cautions OSTP on Data Transfers, Urges Differential Privacy

April 6, 2023

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

April 6, 2023

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

March 16, 2023

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

March 15, 2023

• 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

February 1, 2023

• Access to Information

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Freedom of Information Act

• Open Government

• Updates