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

EPIC Statement on Reintroduction of Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act

On July 19, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which would prohibit intelligence agencies and law enforcement from purchasing Americans’ data without a warrant, thus closing a loophole in Fourth Amendment protections.

Intelligence Surveillance
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Proposed U.S. Legislation
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EPIC Statement on Adoption of Davidson-Jacobs NDAA Amendment Closing Data Broker Loophole at DOD

The bipartisan amendment—endorsed by EPIC and over forty other organizations—prohibits the Department of Defense from purchasing data protected by the Fourth Amendment, such as location information and internet records.

Intelligence Surveillance
Surveillance Oversight
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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