Updates
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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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Updates
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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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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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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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State Lawmakers Testify about Industry Influence on Privacy Bills in Vermont Hearing
State lawmakers from across the country testified Friday to Vermont’s House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development about how industry lobbying affected their experiences championing privacy bills in their states.
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Updates
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FCC Fines Largest Carriers for Misuse of Location Data—Many Years Later
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Updates
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GAO Reports More Negatives Than Positives to Police Use of Facial Recognition, Highlights Need for Comprehensive Data Privacy Law
A report by the GAO based in part on interviews with EPIC staff found that biometric technologies including facial recognition have serious negative impacts.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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EPIC, Coalition Urge OMB to Adopt AI Procurement Guidelines with Civil Rights and Transparency in Mind
Today, a cross-cutting coalition of civil society organizations led by EPIC and the Brennan Center for Justice filed joint comments to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) laying out the need for additional federal AI procurement guidance to adequately mitigate the risks of procured AI.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Government AI Use
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Screening & Scoring
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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Updates
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EPIC Applauds FTC Prohibition Against Avast’s Disclosure of Sensitive Information for Advertising Purposes
Avast marketed software to consumers that the company promised would limit tracking online by blocking invasive third-party cookies. But even as it promised privacy protection, Avast collected and sold consumers’ sensitive browsing information to third parties.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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