Open Government

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

The Markup: It Takes a Small Miracle to Learn Basic Facts About Government Algorithms

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Government AI Use

• Open Government

• Screening & Scoring

• News

CryptoMode: The Potential Dystopian Future: How CBDCs Could Destroy Privacy and Freedom

• Consumer Privacy

• Government Databases

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Open Government

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. State-Government Websites Use TikTok Trackers, Review Finds

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Open Government

• Social Media Privacy

• News

The Japan Times: Why does the U.S. still retain the biometrics of millions of Iraqis?

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Government Databases

• Open Government

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

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

WIRED: A US Congressman Says the FBI Unlawfully Targeted Him

• FISA Section 702

• Open Government

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

Boulder Beat: Boulder County used opioid settlement money to buy controversial phone-hacking tools

• Open Government

• Surveillance Oversight

• News