Privacy Laws

Anna Gomez Nominated to Federal Communications Commission

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Updates

EPIC Comments on EU Metaverse Vision

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC Tells Fourth Circuit That School Officials Working With Police Cannot Search Student Cell Phones Without Warrants

EPIC has filed an amicus brief urging the Fourth Circuit to recognize that a school working in conjunction with a police officer cannot search a student cell phone without a warrant.

• Data Protection

• Fourth Amendment

• Privacy Laws

• Student Privacy

• Updates

O.W. v. Carr et al.

• Data Protection

• Fourth Amendment

• Privacy Laws

• Student Privacy

• Amicus Briefs

EPIC Urges Appeals Court to Require Police to Obtain Search Warrants Before Conducting Months-Long Recordings of People’s Homes

EU Parliament Approves AI Act, Urges Rejection of Transatlantic Data Framework

uropean Parliament held a series of meetings, resulting in adopting both the text of the AI Act and a resolution outlining risks and proposals for change in the currently-proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

• AI in the Criminal Justice System

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• Screening & Scoring

• Web Scraping

• Updates

NY City Council Bills 1014-23 and 1024-23 Banning Biometric Surveillance in Places of Public Accommodation and Housing

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Testimony

EPIC Leads Coalition Brief Defending California’s New Age-Appropriate Design Code

On Friday, EPIC lead a coalition including Reset Tech, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, and former government officials in filing an amicus brief defending California's new Age-Appropriate Design Code against a challenge from tech giant advocacy group NetChoice.

• Children's Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

Full of Holes: Federal Law Leaves Americans’ Personal Data Exposed

Existing sectoral federal laws leave most of Americans’ personal data exposed. We need comprehensive data protection legislation, robust enforcement, and ample resources to ensure privacy, equality, and security in our online world. 

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Analysis

EPIC Files Brief Supporting Class Fight Against Mass Surveillance of Money Transfer Customers

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates