International Privacy

AARP: 6 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Phone as You Reenter the Country After Traveling

April 2, 2025

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Protection

• Data Security

• Encryption

• International Privacy

• Location Tracking

• Surveillance Oversight

• Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance

• News

WIRED: Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

February 20, 2025

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Protection

• Data Security

• Government Records & Privacy

• Health and Reproductive Privacy

• International Privacy

• Online Advertising & Tracking

• News

EPIC, Coalition Letter to Congress regarding PCLOB firings

February 3, 2025

We write to strongly condemn the White House firing of three Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) members, which shattered the independence that is key to the Board’s effectiveness. We urge Congress to act expeditiously to restore that independence.

• Data Protection

• Government Databases

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Calls on Congress to Hold On Confirmations Pending White House Nominations to Fill Privacy Oversight Board

January 30, 2025

EPIC calls on the White House to immediately nominate a Chair and full bipartisan slate of Board Members, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate and consultation with Congressional leadership as required by the law. EPIC also calls on members of the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees to hold consideration of other Intelligence Community nominations until the PCLOB Member nominations have been submitted.

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Time Magazine: Why DeepSeek Is Sparking Debates Over National Security, Just Like TikTok 

January 29, 2025

• Commercial AI Use

• Competition and Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Government Records & Privacy

• International Privacy

• News

Anti-Spyware Coalition Sends Letter to European Union to Prosecute Illegal Hacking of Journalists and Activists in Serbia

December 20, 2024

On December 19, EPIC joined 50 civil society organizations urging major European Union (“EU”) institutions to take action to stop the Serbian Authorities’ illegal use of spyware to target journalists, activists, and members of civil society.

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC Comments to Dutch DPA on Emotion Recognition Prohibition under EU AI Act

December 17, 2024

By notice published on October 31, 2024, the Netherlands’ Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (“AP”) sought input1 on its interpretation of the sixth prohibition of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (hereinafter the “AI Act”)2 which prohibits AI systems intended to identify or infer the emotions or intentions of natural persons (“emotion recognition systems”)3 in the areas of workplace or education institutions based on biometric data (“Prohibition F”).4

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• Student Privacy

• Workplace Privacy

• Comments

EPIC, Coalition Urge EU Polish Presidency to Prioritize Action Against Spyware Misuse

December 13, 2024

EPIC, alongside 13 civil society organizations, has sent a joint letter to the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, urging them to prioritize decisive action against spyware misuse.

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Urge EU Council to Reconsider Proposals That Would Undermine Encryption  

December 12, 2024

EPIC, along with 54 other civil society organizations, industry, and professional associations, wrote a letter to the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council, warning them of the dangers of undermining encryption for further law enforcement access to data.

• Cybersecurity

• Data Protection

• Encryption

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC Urges DOJ to Clarify and Strengthen Proposed Rule on Preventing Access to U.S. Personal Data

November 27, 2024

On November 27, EPIC submitted comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) on Provisions Regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government Related Data to Countries of Concern.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates