Privacy in Public

WIRED: Stadiums Are Embracing Face Recognition. Privacy Advocates Say They Should Stick to Sports

August 21, 2024

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

NBC4: Columbus wants to install security camera network to fight crime, but will it work?

June 18, 2024

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

United States v. Hunt

June 3, 2024

EPIC, the ACLU and the ACLU of Oregon, EFF, and NACDL submitted an amicus brief arguing that 4th Amendment Abandonment Doctrine should not apply to cell phones.

• Fourth Amendment

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

EPIC Awards the Tire Meu Rosto da Sua Mira Campaign as EPIC International Privacy Champions

May 29, 2024

• Data Protection

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy & Racial Justice

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Urge New York Lawmakers to Pass Biometric Recognition Bans

May 7, 2024

EPIC and a coalition urged New York lawmakers to pass a suite of bills banning facial recognition in

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC’s Jake Wiener to Testify Again on Privacy Protections for Traffic Camera Systems in Maryland 

March 27, 2024

EPIC's Jake Wiener to testify in Maryland Senate on privacy protections for automated traffic enforcement programs.

• Data Protection

• Location Tracking

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC Testimony to Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Privacy Protections for Automated Traffic Enforcement Programs

March 27, 2024

Written testimony from EPIC Counsel Jake Wiener in support of MD HB 1001, a bill requiring privacy protections for automated traffic enforcement programs in Maryland.

• Data Protection

• Location Tracking

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Testimony

Overview of EPIC’s Comments to DOJ and DHS on the use of facial recognition, other technologies using biometric information, and predictive algorithms.

March 8, 2024

EPIC submitted comments in response to DOJ and DHS’ Request for Written Submissions on Sec. 13e of Executive Order 14074 urging DOJ and DHS to center vulnerable communities as the agencies craft new guidance for law enforcement on certain advanced technologies. The proposed guidance will cover use of facial recognition, predictive policing technologies, social media surveillance tools, and DNA analysis. DOJ and DHS have a long and historied pattern of misuse and abuse of surveillance tools.

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

EPIC, ACLU, EFF Urge NHTSA to Prioritize Privacy When Developing New Drunk Driving Prevention Systems

March 5, 2024

EPIC, EFF, and the ACLU urged NHTSA to select the most privacy protective technologies available for new rules requiring cars to prevent drunk and impaired driving.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Location Tracking

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

CNN: Critics of ShotSpotter gunfire detection system say it’s ineffective, biased and costly 

February 24, 2024

• AI in the Criminal Justice System

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• News