Tag: Data Brokers

EPIC Seeks ODNI-Led Report on Government Data Purchases

PIC submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) concerning an ODNI-led report on the government’s purchase of data, including sensitive data on Americans.

• FISA Section 702

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Greater Legal Protections Needed for Phone Geolocation Data

Mobile carriers' responses to FCC inquiry further underscore the urgent need for Congress to enact laws that safeguard the privacy of Americans’ location data.

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Data Protection

• Location Tracking

• Analysis

Report: DOD Agencies Provided Access to “Petabytes” of Data, Including Internet Browsing and Email Data, via Data Broker Mass Monitoring Tool

• Fourth Amendment

• Privacy Laws

• Updates