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EPIC to Host International Privacy Conference in Warsaw 24 Aug 2013 | 01:57 am
EPIC, in collaboration with many of the world's leading privacy organizations, will host "Our Data, Our Lives" on September 24, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. The event will feature technical experts, legal ...
EPIC FOIA - DHS Facial Recognition System Lacks Privacy Safeguards 23 Aug 2013 | 04:02 am
In response to an EPIC FOIA request, the Department of Homeland Security has produced documents revealing that the agency has failed to establish privacy safeguards for "BOSS" (the Biometric Optical S...
Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education Study Session Regarding inBloom, Inc. 23 Aug 2013 | 03:57 am
Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education Study Session Regarding inBloom, Inc. Khaliah Barnes, EPIC Administrative Law Counsel Jefferson County Board of Education August 22, 2013
EPIC, Privacy Groups, Urge Court to Reject Proposed Google Settlement 23 Aug 2013 | 12:43 am
EPIC, joined by several leading privacy and consumer protection organizations, submitted a letter to the Northern District of California regarding a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit again...
FISA Court: NSA Violated Fourth Amendment and the FISA 23 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
A newly released opinion by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court found that the NSA violated the Fourth Amendment and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act when it acquired tens of thousand...
"New Details On The Scope of NSA Surveillance" 22 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
"New Details On The Scope of NSA Surveillance" Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director The Diane Rehm Show NPR / WAMU August 22, 2013
Pew Survey Finds Most Teens Seek Advice on Privacy Management 21 Aug 2013 | 03:20 am
A survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society found that while many teens report a high level of comfort with online privacy settings, "at some...
US Supreme Court May Consider Cell Phone Privacy 21 Aug 2013 | 12:23 am
Can the police warrantlessly search the emails, texts, and address book on your cell phone if you are arrested? The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to address that question in the upcoming term. Two case...
FTC Chairwoman Calls for Transparency in Big Data 20 Aug 2013 | 03:13 am
In a keynote speech at the Technology Policy Institute Aspen Forum, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez called upon companies to "move their data collection and use practices out of the shadow and into the s...
EPIC Submits Ninth Petition to NSA to Suspend Domestic Surveillance 20 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
EPIC, joined by over 3,000 members of the public, leading privacy experts, and journalists, has petitioned the National Security Agency for the ninth time, urging the suspension of the NSA domestic su...
