Surveillance Oversight
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Vehicle Fingerprinting Through Pervasive Camera Surveillance Likely Violates Fourth Amendment, Court Finds
February 11, 2025
On February 5, a §1983 case alleging violation of the Fourth Amendment for the City of Norfolk’s use of Flock to indiscriminately track residents’ movement around town survived a baseless standing challenge and motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim.
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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Schmidt v. City of Norfolk, Order Denying Motion to Dismiss
February 11, 2025
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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Legal Document
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ProPublica: In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
February 11, 2025
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Data Protection
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Data Security
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Government Databases
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Government Records & Privacy
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. Privacy Laws
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News
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The Intercept: ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
February 11, 2025
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Government Databases
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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The First Amendment
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News
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PRESS RELEASE: EPIC, Democracy Forward, and Federal Worker Sue DOGE for Illegal Seizure of Personal Data From Treasury, Personnel Systems
February 10, 2025
EPIC, Democracy Forward, and a federal worker filed suit today against the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) over its illegal seizure of personnel records and payment system data—actions which constitute the largest data breach in American history
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Data Protection
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Data Security
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Government Databases
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Government Records & Privacy
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Open Government
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Updates
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Paying for Iris Scans: AI-Fueled Surveillance Harms
February 6, 2025
Hype about AI research and development is driving companies to buy people’s data where they otherwise weren’t and, conversely, to sell people’s (including customers’ and users’) data where they otherwise wouldn’t. These practices are harmful already. And their acceleration by the AI craze is poised to rapidly increase data-sharing, -selling, and -monetization threats to privacy in the coming years. This enables the repeat exploitation of people’s data and causes especially pronounced harm to vulnerable people and communities.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Data Protection
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Health and Reproductive Privacy
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Surveillance Oversight
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Analysis
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Google Rolls Back Responsible AI Principles, Breaking Promise to Limit Military Use of Its Products
February 5, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Government AI Use
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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EPIC Condemns Unprecedented Breaches of Personal Data at Federal Agencies
February 4, 2025
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Data Protection
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Data Security
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Government Databases
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Government Records & Privacy
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Open Government
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Updates
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EPIC, Coalition Urge Congress Restore Privacy Oversight Board’s Independence from White House
February 3, 2025
On February 3, EPIC joined over 26 civil society organizations in demanding that Congress re-double its oversight activities to ensure that the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) retains its independence and continues its work free from White House interference.
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Government Databases
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Intelligence Surveillance
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PATRIOT Act
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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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.
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Data Protection
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Government Databases
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Intelligence Surveillance
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International Privacy
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Surveillance Oversight
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