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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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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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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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Proposed U.S. Legislation
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News
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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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Data Protection
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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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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News
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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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Surveillance Oversight
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News
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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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Updates
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