EPIC Alert Volume 26 (2019)

EPIC Alert 26.24 (December 31, 2019)

1. Privacy Year in Review 2019
2. Privacy Issues to Watch in 2020
3. FAA Launches Rulemaking for Remote Drone ID
4. Congress Enacts Robocall Legislation
5. Poll: Strong Public Support for Privacy Legislation
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.23 (December 20, 2019)

1. Supreme Court to Hear Disputes About Release of Trump's Tax Returns
2. Court Orders FTC and Facebook to Reply to EPIC’s Brief
3. EPIC Petitions Supreme Court in Case Over Census Bureau Privacy Impact Assessments
4. Documents Obtained by EPIC Show Idaho's Use of Subjective Categories in Calculating Risk
5. ICANN Responds Somewhat to Concerns About .ORG
6. EPIC Book Review: ‘Nobody’s Victim’
7. EPIC Holiday Gift Guide
8. News in Brief
9. EPIC in the News
10. EPIC Bookstore
11. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.22 (December 6, 2019)

1. Court Rules U.S. AI Commission Must Disclose Records to EPIC
2. EPIC to Congress: Create a Data Protection Agency
3. DHS Agrees to Release Documents About Election Cybersecurity to EPIC
4. EPIC Backs Save .ORG Campaign
5. Max Schrems Speaks at EPIC
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.21 (November 25, 2019)

1. Pew Research: Americans Strongly Favor More Government Regulation of Consumer Data
2. At Council of Europe, EPIC's Rotenberg Urges Focus on AI and Human Rights
3. Senate Democrats Set Out Comprehensive Data Protection Framework
4. EPIC Obtains Docs about Critical Infrastructure Designation for Election Systems
5. PA Supreme Court Rules Government Cannot Compel Suspect to Disclose Password
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.20 (November 13, 2019)

1. Bill to Establish Data Protection Agency Introduced in Congress
2. EPIC's Rotenberg Calls for End to Facebook Political Ads
3. EPIC to Congress: End Section 215 Surveillance Program
4. EPIC Files Complaint With FTC About Employment Screening Firm HireVue
5. EPIC to Court: AI Commission Must Comply With FOIA
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.19 (October 31, 2019)

1. Civil Society Urges Global Moratorium on Facial Recognition
2. In Amicus Brief, EPIC Urges Court to Reject FTC-Facebook Settlement
3. EPIC to Supreme Court: Public Should Have Free Access to Georgia's State Code
4. Data Ownership Won't Protect Consumers, EPIC Warns Congress
5. EPIC to Congress: FOIA Critical to Homeland Security Oversight
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.18 (October 17, 2019)

1. In Mueller Case, EPIC Obtains Memos About Suspected Agent of a Foreign Power
2. EPIC to Massachusetts Legislature: Establish AI Commission
3. EPIC Provides U.S. Report for Privacy Experts Meeting
4. In Court, EPIC Argues AI Commission Broke Open Records Law
5. D.C. Attorney General Racine Speaks at EPIC
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.17 (October 1, 2019)

1. EPIC Challenges Closed Door Meetings of U.S. AI Commission
2. EPIC Publishes First Reference Book on AI Policy
3. EPIC Uncovers 3,156 More Facebook Complaints at FTC—Over 29,000 Now Pending
4. EPIC Advises CFPB to Reform Debt Collector Practices
5. EPIC Obtains New Documents in Mueller Case
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.16 (September 13, 2019)

1. EPIC Report Finds Privacy Bills in Congress Lacking Basic Elements
2. In Amicus Brief, EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Limit Traffic Stops Based Solely on Owner's License Status
3. Following EPIC's 2011 Recommendation, Facebook Changes Default Setting on Facial Recognition
4. EPIC Appeals Decision Allowing FAA Drone Committee to Operate in Secret
5. Federal Court Rules FBI Watchlist Unconstitutional
6. EPIC Book Review: ‘The Fifth Domain’
7. News in Brief
8. EPIC in the News
9. EPIC Bookstore
10. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.15 (August 30, 2019)

1. Court Rules Georgia Must Replace DRE Voting Systems by 2020, Cites EPIC Amicus
2. EPIC Challenges Justice Department's Refusal to Search for Location Tracking Orders
3. EPIC Comments on Council of Europe Draft AI Recommendation
4. Congress to Consider Moratorium on Facial Recognition
5. Giovanni Buttarelli, 1957-2019
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.14 (August 16, 2019)

1. EPIC Challenges FTC-Facebook Settlement, Asks Court to Hear from Privacy Groups
2. EPIC Asks NJ Supreme Court to Apply Fifth Amendment to Cell Phone Searches
3. Following EPIC's Advice, Third Circuit Nixes Google Deal
4. EPIC to Congress: Executive Order on Citizenship Status Threatens Privacy
5. EPIC, Legal Scholars, Technology Experts Publish Statement on US AI R&D Policy
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.13 (July 19, 2019)

1. EPIC Seeks Public Release of FTC Settlement with Facebook
2. Facing EPIC Lawsuit, DHS Suspends Media Monitoring Program
3. EPIC Files Complaint with FTC about Zoom
4. EPIC Comments on Third Annual Privacy Shield Review
5. EPIC on Libra: ‘Facebook Clearly Cannot be Trusted With Consumers' Financial Data’
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.12 (July 10, 2019)

1. Supreme Court Blocks Census Citizenship Question
2. In Amicus, EPIC Proposes Duty to Protect Personal Data
3. EPIC Amicus: Georgia's Electronic Voting Machines Unreliable, Fail to Safeguard Secret Ballot
4. EPIC v. Commerce: D.C. Circuit Rules Privacy Impact Assessments Not Available to the Public
5. EPIC to FAA: Drone Advisory Committee Needs Privacy and Security Experts
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.11 (June 26, 2019)

1. EPIC Files Court Papers for Release of Complete Mueller Report
2. EU Adopts Comprehensive Drone Rules, Requires Realtime Remote ID
3. D.C. Circuit Greenlights OPM Data Breach Case
4. EPIC Opposes Facebook's Intervention in FOIA Case for Release of FTC's Facebook Audits
5. EPIC to Congress: Suspend Facial Recognition at Airports
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.10 (June 10, 2019)

1. Blumenthal, Schakowksy, Richardson, and Ito Receive EPIC Champion of Freedom Awards
2. EPIC v. DOJ: Justice Department Fails to Justify Mueller Report Redactions
3. EPIC, USTPC Urge Election Commission to Protect Secret Ballot, Ban Internet-Connected Voting Machines
4. EPIC v. DAC: Records Show FAA Drone Committee Ignored Privacy Risks
5. State Department to Require Social Media Info from Visa Applicants
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.09 (May 24, 2019)

1. OECD Announces AI Principles, 42 Nations Endorse
2. EPIC Publishes Original Collection, The Mueller Report: EPIC v. Department of Justice
3. EPIC Calls for Suspension of White House Data Collection on Social Media Use
4. EPIC Again Urges FCC to Repeal Data Retention Regulation
5. Following EPIC's Comments, UN Asks U.S. About Consumer Privacy Protection
6. San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition
7. News in Brief
8. EPIC in the News
9. EPIC Bookstore
10. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.08 (May 9, 2019)

1. EPIC Obtains FOIA-Annotated Mueller Report from Department of Justice
2. EPIC Files Intervention in Human Rights Court Review of UK Bulk Surveillance Program
3. Facebook Anticipates $3B-$5B Fine
4. Defense Department Finalizes Uniform Privacy Regulation, Responds to EPIC Comments
5. EPIC to TSA: Conduct Rulemaking on Facial Recognition
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.07 (April 23, 2019)

1. EPIC v. DOJ: EPIC Raises Questions About Redactions to Mueller Report
2. EPIC Tells FTC: 'Enforcement Is a Measure of Success'
3. EPIC FOIA: EPIC Obtains DHS Drone Status Report
4. EPIC Recommends Border Agency Adopt Universal Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
5. Lawmakers Introduce Algorithmic Accountability Act
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.06 (April 4, 2019)

1. Justice Department Expedites EPIC Request for Public Release of Mueller Report; Hearing Set for April 9
2. EPIC, in Amicus Brief, Urges Supreme Court to Remove Census Citizenship Question
3. EPIC FOIA: FTC Confirms More than 25,000 Facebook Complaints are Pending
4. D.C. Circuit Greenlights EPIC Appeal Concerning Predictive Policing, Executive Privilege
5. EPIC Warns Appellate Court of Google’s Flawed, Secretive, Massive File Scanning Program
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.05 (March 21, 2019)

1. #EnforceTheOrder: EPIC Launches Campaign to Trigger FTC Action Against Facebook
2. EPIC Celebrates Sunshine Week With 2019 FOIA Gallery
3. EPIC Challenges Facial Recognition at Airport, Files FOIA Lawsuit for Agency Procedures
4. EPIC Urges FAA to Require Remote ID for Drones
5. Reports: NSA Call Record Program Shut Down
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.04 (March 5, 2019)

1. EPIC to FTC: After Home Spying Reports, Google Should Divest Nest
2. EPIC Files Brief on Government Hacking with Court of Human Rights
3. EPIC Files Opening Brief in Appeal to Block Census Citizenship Question
4. FAA to Require Visible Registration Numbers on Drones
5. EPIC Seeks Release of Overdue AI Commission Report
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.03 (February 19, 2019)

1. EPIC Files Appeal to Block Census Citizenship Question
2. EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Public Voice in Robocall and Junk Fax Law
3. White House Executive Order on AI Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
4. EPIC to PCLOB: Review 12333, Facial Recognition, AI, Smart Borders, and 702 Authority
5. German Competition Authorities Impose Restrictions on Facebook for Privacy Violations
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.02 (February 1, 2019)

1. EPIC, Open Markets, Civil Rights Groups Press FTC on Facebook Consent Order
2. EPIC Seeks Injunction to Block Census Citizenship Question
3. Unanimous Decision in Illinois Supreme Court Ensures Strict Limits on Biometric Data Collection
4. EPIC Honors 2019 International Privacy Champions
5. EPIC Publishes Simon Davies Memoir, 'Privacy: A Personal Chronicle'
6. EPIC Book Review: 'Re-Engineering Humanity'
7. News in Brief
8. EPIC in the News
9. EPIC Bookstore
10. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 26.01 (January 16, 2019)

1. N.Y. Court Blocks Citizenship Question in 2020 Census
2. EPIC FOIA: Kavanaugh and Yoo Corresponded at White House About Warrantless Surveillance
3. Federal Court: NYC Data Disclosure Law Violates Fourth Amendment
4. EPIC Asks UN to Question U.S. About Privacy Violations by Private Firms
5. Supreme Court to Consider Open Government and Fourth Amendment in 2019
6. EPIC Seeks to Intervene in Human Rights Case on Government Hacking
7. EPIC Book Review: ’Dawn of the Code War’
8. News in Brief
9. EPIC in the News
10. EPIC Bookstore
11. Upcoming Conferences and Events