EPIC Alert Volume 28 (2021)

EPIC Alert 28.06 (August 6, 2021)

1. EPIC's Winning Case Against AI Commission Comes to a Close
2. Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Census Privacy Protections
3. EPIC Urges DHS to End Use of Face Recognition & AI Systems, Implement Algorithmic Impact Assessments
4. EPIC, ACLU, & EFF Urge Court to Prohibit Wholesale Forensic Cell Phone Searches When Probable Cause is Limited
5. New Experts Join the EPIC Advisory Board
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 28.05 (June 29, 2021)

1. Gillibrand Introduces EPIC-Backed U.S. Data Protection Agency Bill
2. EPIC Releases Report on FTC's Unused Statutory Authorities
3. EPIC-Led Coalition Tells Biden Administration: No Data Flows Deal Until Congress Enacts Privacy Laws
4. EPIC Urges Court Not to Weaken Enforcement of Illinois Biometric Privacy Law
5. Supreme Court Rules Officer's Improper Access to License Plate Record Does Not Violate Computer Crimes Law
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 28.04 (May 28, 2021)

1. After EPIC-Led Coalition Effort, DC Area Facial Recognition System Will Shut Down
2. At EPIC's Urging, Massachusetts AG Presses Pharmacies Over Vaccine Patient Data
3. Top Human Rights Court Rules UK Mass Surveillance Program Violated Privacy Rights, Cites EPIC
4. EPIC Seeks Privacy Impact Assessment for Postal Service Covert Surveillance Program
5. EPIC Student Privacy Project Featured in Kennedy School Casebook
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore

EPIC Alert 28.03 (April 29, 2021)

1. EPIC, Coalition Call for End to DC-Area Facial Recognition System
2. EPIC to Court: Don't Undermine 2020 Census Privacy Protections
3. Florida House Passes Privacy Protection Act, Including EPIC-Backed Private Right of Action
4. Supreme Court Decision Threatens Autodialer Protections
5. EPIC-Led Coalition Asks States to Investigate Pharmacies Over Handling of Vaccine Patient Data
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events

EPIC Alert 28.02 (March 12, 2021)

1. EPIC to Supreme Court: Congress Empowers People to Sue When Their Privacy Rights Are Violated
2. EPIC Targets Amazon's Deceptive User Interface in D.C. Consumer Protection Complaint
3. AI Commission Recommends Key Safeguards But Ignores EPIC's Call for Binding AI Limits
4. EPIC to Maryland Legislators: Security Questions Need Upgrade
5. EPIC, National Consumer Law Center Tell Court Not to Let Robocallers Off the Hook
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore

EPIC Alert 28.01 (February 2, 2021)

1. HireVue, Facing FTC Complaint From EPIC, Halts Use of Facial Recognition
2. EPIC to Maryland Legislators: Enact Biometric Privacy Law
3. EPIC Urges DHS to Suspend New Counterintelligence Records System
4. WhatsApp Policy Change Highlights Privacy Risks EPIC Warned of in Facebook Acquisition
5. EPIC Gives International Privacy Award to Justice K.S. Puttaswamy and Senior Advocate Shyam Divan
6. News in Brief
7. EPIC in the News
8. EPIC Bookstore
9. Upcoming Conferences and Events