Proposed U.S. Legislation

EPIC, Coalition Oppose Any Short-Term Reauthorization of Section 702

EPIC and a coalition of privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights groups urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to refrain from including any short-term reauthorization of FISA Section 702 in the continuing resolution or any other “must-pass” legislation.

• FISA Section 702

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Boston Business Journal: Massachusetts is on the cutting edge of regulating tech companies 

• Consumer Privacy

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• News

EPIC Publishes Quick Guide to the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA)

Yesterday, EPIC published a Quick Guide to the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA), exploring key provisions of the sweeping, bicameral, bipartisan bill and why they matter. The Quick Guide includes important context for each of the key provisions, as well as commentary on how the GSRA would prohibit harmful surveillance practices and close statutory loopholes.

• FISA Section 702

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Quick Guide to the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA)

On November 7, Sen. Ron Wyden, Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Warren Davidson, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA), a sweeping bill that would rein in the growing ecosystem of warrantless government surveillance as part of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is set to expire on December 31.

• FISA Section 702

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• Surveillance Oversight

Communications Daily: Mass. Legislators ‘Dig In’ on Data Privacy 

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• News

WWLP: Creepy ads seen as tip of larger data privacy problem 

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• News

Gizmodo: California’s New Delete Act Is One of the World’s Most Powerful Privacy Laws 

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• News

Bloomberg Law: Data Protection Leaders Differ on Powers of New US Privacy Law 

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• News

In Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, a Dangerous Opportunity for SCOTUS to Make it Harder to Establish Informational Standing

This morning, the Supreme Court will hear argument in an interesting—and, unfortunately, salacious—case about Article III standing. Acheson Hotels v. Laufer is about whether a person with disabilities has the right to sue a hotel when the hotel fails to provide accessibility information on their website as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. 

• Access to Information

• Article III Standing

• Consumer Privacy

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Analysis

StateTech: States Should Appoint Chief Privacy Officers and Give Them Authority 

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• News