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EPIC, Coalition Urge New York Lawmakers to Pass Biometric Recognition Bans
EPIC and a coalition urged New York lawmakers to pass a suite of bills banning facial recognition in
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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Massachusetts Data Privacy Act Approved by Legislative Committee
The Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet, and Cybersecurity of the Massachusetts General Court announced today that the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act had been reported favorably out of Committee.
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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EPIC, Coalition to Senate: Pause TSA’s Facial Recognition Program Now
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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EPIC Urges OMB to Rein In Unchecked Expansion of CBP One App
EPIC submitted comments to CBP and OMB opposing an expansion of the controversial and flawed CBP One app for Biometric Exit
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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FTC Finalizes Health Breach Notification Rule Modifications, Improving Health Privacy Safeguards for Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission recently finalized changes to modernize the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), expanding its scope and improving its efficacy to address health privacy and data security risks that fall outside of HIPAA.
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Cybersecurity
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Data Protection
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Data Security
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Health Privacy
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Updates
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EPIC Comments to CBP and OMB on CBP One Expansion for Biometric Exit
EPIC urged CBP and OMB not to expand the flawed CBP One app to Biometric Exit.
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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APA Comments
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Coalition Led by EPIC Applauds FTC Modifications to Impersonation Scam Rule
EPIC, joined by a coalition of consumer advocacy organizations, applauded the FTC's impersonation rule to cover impersonation of individuals and to create means and instrumentalities liability for a business who 'knows or should have known' their offerings facilitate impersonation scams.
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Consumer Privacy
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Robocalls
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Updates
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Comments of EPIC to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Regarding the Update to Guidance on Handling Biometric Information
By notices published October 11, 2023, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) has solicited input on its guidance for both public1 and private2 sector organizations handling biometric information, to close on January 12, 2024.3 These guidance documents are intended to update the biometrics guidance first published in 2011 and address evolutions in biometric technology and use as well as addressing how both the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) and the Privacy Act intersect with biometric information processing. Pursuant to the request for input on the updated guidance documents, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) submits the following comments.
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Data Protection
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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International Privacy
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Comments
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EPIC and Partner Organizations Comments on FTC Rule on Impersonation of Government, Businesses, and Individuals (SNPRM)
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Consumer Privacy
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Robocalls
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APA Comments
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