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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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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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Government AI Use
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Screening & Scoring
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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Los Angeles Times: Opinion: Americans might finally get a real privacy law to fight Big Tech intrusions
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Consumer Privacy
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Privacy Laws
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EPIC Applauds FTC Prohibition Against Avast’s Disclosure of Sensitive Information for Advertising Purposes
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Consumer Privacy
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Intelligence Surveillance
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The Record: Congress picked a direct fight with ByteDance and TikTok. The privacy implications are less clear.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Social Media Privacy
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Law360: Privacy Hawks Plot What’s Next After FISA Passage
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FISA Section 702
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President Biden Signs Law Limiting Data Broker Sales
President Biden has signed H.R. 815, which includes the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. Privacy Laws
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HHS Issues Final Rule in an Important Effort to Safeguard Reproductive Privacy
The Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule this week strengthening privacy protections for reproductive health information. The rule extends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule by prohibiting regulated entities from using or disclosing personal health information for the “mere act of seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating reproductive health care.” This is an important reproductive privacy safeguard for millions of Americans, particularly in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
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Health Privacy
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EPIC Urges DOJ to Harmonize Data Broker Regulations with Larger Federal Push Against Commercial Surveillance
On April 19, EPIC submitted comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) advanced notice of proposed rule making (ANPRM) on Provisions Regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government Related Data to Countries of Concern.
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Consumer Privacy
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