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Senators Call on DHS to Investigate Federal Funding of ShotSpotter
In a May 14 letter, Senators Ed Markey, Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren, and Representative Ayanna Pressley, called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari to investigate DHS’s funding of ShotSpotter, including potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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AI in the Criminal Justice System
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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Wired: Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers
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FISA Section 702
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Surveillance Oversight
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News
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EPIC, Coalition Call on Government to Declassify Type of Company at Issue in New FISA Definition
On May 9, EPIC joined a coalition of over 20 civil society organizations in calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify the type of service provider at issue in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) proceeding that led Congress to expand the universe of companies subject to compelled cooperation under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
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FISA Section 702
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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ODNI Releases Framework for Commercially Available Information
On May 8, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its framework for commercially available information. The new framework sets out guidelines for intelligence agencies’ purchase and use of commercial data, but does not restrict the types of data—such as location or web browsing information—agencies may purchase.
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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The Conversation: Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues
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FISA Section 702
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Surveillance Oversight
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News
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CyberScoop: Top spy official releases principles on intel agency use of info bought from data brokers
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FISA Section 702
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Surveillance Oversight
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News
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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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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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Updates
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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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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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