Tag: International

Anti-Spyware Coalition Sends Letter to European Union to Prosecute Illegal Hacking of Journalists and Activists in Serbia

December 20, 2024

On December 19, EPIC joined 50 civil society organizations urging major European Union (“EU”) institutions to take action to stop the Serbian Authorities’ illegal use of spyware to target journalists, activists, and members of civil society.

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Urge EU Polish Presidency to Prioritize Action Against Spyware Misuse

December 13, 2024

EPIC, alongside 13 civil society organizations, has sent a joint letter to the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, urging them to prioritize decisive action against spyware misuse.

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

A Civil Society Call to the New European Leadership

November 27, 2024

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• Updates

It’s Time for Courts to Tackle AI Harms with Product Liability

July 25, 2024

After this past Supreme Court term, federal agencies' ability to regulate AI is up in the air. But AI regulatory efforts in Europe show us that agencies aren't the only way to regulate this technology. Our courts have a role to play too, and product liability may just be a path forward.

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• Analysis

EPIC and 48 Civil Society Organizations Send Joint Statement to New EU Presidency to Withdraw CSA Regulation that Would Break Encryption.

July 2, 2024

EPIC and 48 civil society organizations sent a joint statement to the new president of the EU reiterating our concerns over the proposed

• Cybersecurity

• Data Protection

• Encryption

• International Privacy

• Updates

EPIC Awards the Tire Meu Rosto da Sua Mira Campaign as EPIC International Privacy Champions

May 29, 2024

• Data Protection

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy & Racial Justice

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

What U.S. Regulators can Learn from the EU AI Act

March 22, 2024

On March 13, the European Union Parliament passed the Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act” or “the Act”), taking the penultimate step in a years-long legislative process. Originally proposed in early 2021, the sweeping, harms-based Act categorizes artificial intelligence systems by preconceived risks to fundamental rights, public safety, and public health into prohibited, high-risk, or low or no-risk systems.

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Data Protection

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

EPIC Urges UK Department for Education to Consider Privacy and Safety of Transgender Children in New Guidance

March 13, 2024

On March 12, EPIC submitted comments to the UK Department for Education regarding its draft consultation on gender questioning kids. The Draft Consultation is meant to guide schools and colleges in England on policies regarding requests by transgender children to socially transition, such as name and pronoun changes.

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• Student Privacy

• Updates

EPIC Urges NIST to Center AI Transparency and Data Minimization in AI Risk Management Following Biden Executive Order

February 2, 2024

oday, EPIC submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) commending their efforts to develop additional AI risk management resources pursuant to President Biden’s AI Executive Order and recommending additional guidance around AI transparency, accountability, and data controls to mitigate the risks of both generative and non-generative AI.

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Minimization

• Screening & Scoring

• Updates

European Commission Publishes Interactive Summary of Platform Content Moderation Data

February 1, 2024

The European Commission has published an interactive dashboard that summarizes data on content moderation decisions from multiple online platform providers.

• Access to Information

• Data Protection

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• International Privacy

• Online Harassment

• Updates