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The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) was established in 1994 to secure the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age.
Join EPIC on Wednesday, January 21 at 2 pm ET for a discussion on how surveillance and weak privacy laws threaten health equity and what we can do to build a more privacy-protective future.
Register now: epic.org/beyond-hipaa-event
Register now: epic.org/beyond-hipaa-event
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Join EPIC on Wednesday, January 21 at 2 pm ET for a discussion on how surveillance and weak privacy laws threaten health equity and what we can do to build a more privacy-protective future.
Register now: epic.org/beyond-hipaa-event
Register now: epic.org/beyond-hipaa-event
Here is what EPIC's Platform Accountability & Governance team wants to see more & less of in 2026! Your support will help us advocate for that protect the speech, privacy, anti-discrimination, and safety rights of internet users. Donate now: epic.org/donate
December 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Here is what EPIC's Platform Accountability & Governance team wants to see more & less of in 2026! Your support will help us advocate for that protect the speech, privacy, anti-discrimination, and safety rights of internet users. Donate now: epic.org/donate
As more state lawmakers are navigating tech-related privacy, transparency, and accountability issues, EPIC has become a go-to expert for legislators. This year, we helped advance safeguards in CA, VT, OR, MA, and beyond. Your donations make this important work possible. Donate today! Epic.org/donate
December 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As more state lawmakers are navigating tech-related privacy, transparency, and accountability issues, EPIC has become a go-to expert for legislators. This year, we helped advance safeguards in CA, VT, OR, MA, and beyond. Your donations make this important work possible. Donate today! Epic.org/donate
Here is what EPIC's Consumer Privacy team wants to see more & less of in 2026!
EPIC’s Consumer Privacy team seeks to protect individuals from data abuses and strengthen privacy standards online. Your support will help us carry on this work in 2026! Donate now: epic.org/donate.
EPIC’s Consumer Privacy team seeks to protect individuals from data abuses and strengthen privacy standards online. Your support will help us carry on this work in 2026! Donate now: epic.org/donate.
December 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Here is what EPIC's Consumer Privacy team wants to see more & less of in 2026!
EPIC’s Consumer Privacy team seeks to protect individuals from data abuses and strengthen privacy standards online. Your support will help us carry on this work in 2026! Donate now: epic.org/donate.
EPIC’s Consumer Privacy team seeks to protect individuals from data abuses and strengthen privacy standards online. Your support will help us carry on this work in 2026! Donate now: epic.org/donate.
NEW: EPIC published “Data Broker Harms to Public Officials,” a one-pager outlining how data brokers inadvertently provide tools to locate and track public officials, creating severe safety threats.
Read about current protections and policy recommendations here: epic.org/updated-epic...
Read about current protections and policy recommendations here: epic.org/updated-epic...
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NEW: EPIC published “Data Broker Harms to Public Officials,” a one-pager outlining how data brokers inadvertently provide tools to locate and track public officials, creating severe safety threats.
Read about current protections and policy recommendations here: epic.org/updated-epic...
Read about current protections and policy recommendations here: epic.org/updated-epic...
NEW: EPIC and Just Futures Law published “How Data Brokers Harm Immigrants,” a one-pager detailing how the data broker industry sells sensitive information which can be used to target immigrants for deportation, marketing for predatory products, or criminalization. Read more here: buff.ly/a2ozsIx
December 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
NEW: EPIC and Just Futures Law published “How Data Brokers Harm Immigrants,” a one-pager detailing how the data broker industry sells sensitive information which can be used to target immigrants for deportation, marketing for predatory products, or criminalization. Read more here: buff.ly/a2ozsIx
NEW: EPIC partnered with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to publish a one-pager about how the data broker industry presents alarming consequences for domestic violence survivors. Read our policy recommendations here: buff.ly/a2ozsIx
December 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NEW: EPIC partnered with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to publish a one-pager about how the data broker industry presents alarming consequences for domestic violence survivors. Read our policy recommendations here: buff.ly/a2ozsIx
NEW: EPIC published updates to a series of one-pagers about threats posed by data brokers—an industry of shadowy companies that trade in personal data—to provide concise, high-level summaries of key issues and current protections across specific communities.
epic.org/updated-epic...
epic.org/updated-epic...
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: EPIC published updates to a series of one-pagers about threats posed by data brokers—an industry of shadowy companies that trade in personal data—to provide concise, high-level summaries of key issues and current protections across specific communities.
epic.org/updated-epic...
epic.org/updated-epic...
Join Ari Waldman, the Chair of EPIC's board, in supporting EPIC this holiday season! epic.org/donate.
December 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Join Ari Waldman, the Chair of EPIC's board, in supporting EPIC this holiday season! epic.org/donate.
“From a privacy-protective standpoint, I can't think of any justification for selling veterans’ data to AI companies. Yet we've seen proposals framing gov't-held information as having so much value that it should be sold to companies for model development. That cannot happen here,” Schroeder said.
December 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“From a privacy-protective standpoint, I can't think of any justification for selling veterans’ data to AI companies. Yet we've seen proposals framing gov't-held information as having so much value that it should be sold to companies for model development. That cannot happen here,” Schroeder said.
Technology may change, but your fundamental rights don't. This National Human Rights Day, we reaffirm that principles of privacy, dignity, & nondiscrimination remain in the face of new technology like AI. Your support helps EPIC secure these rights for all people in the digital age. epic.org/donate
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Technology may change, but your fundamental rights don't. This National Human Rights Day, we reaffirm that principles of privacy, dignity, & nondiscrimination remain in the face of new technology like AI. Your support helps EPIC secure these rights for all people in the digital age. epic.org/donate
Here is what EPIC's Surveillance Oversight team wants to see more & less of in 2026! Your support will help them advocate for better oversight of surveillance systems, while identifying, making public &, where appropriate, rolling back advanced surveillance technologies. Donate now: epic.org/donate
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Here is what EPIC's Surveillance Oversight team wants to see more & less of in 2026! Your support will help them advocate for better oversight of surveillance systems, while identifying, making public &, where appropriate, rolling back advanced surveillance technologies. Donate now: epic.org/donate
Here is what EPIC's AI and Human Rights team wants to see more and less of in 2026! Your support will enable them to continue to promote regulatory frameworks that focus on the real-world human impacts and harms of AI. Donate now: epic.org/donate
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Here is what EPIC's AI and Human Rights team wants to see more and less of in 2026! Your support will enable them to continue to promote regulatory frameworks that focus on the real-world human impacts and harms of AI. Donate now: epic.org/donate
EPIC’s Calli Schroeder chats with KIRO Newsradio about Seattle police officers using AI to write police reports, raising concerns about memory, accuracy, and the deployment of technology by law enforcement.
Read more here: mynorthwest.com/technology/s...
Read more here: mynorthwest.com/technology/s...
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
EPIC’s Calli Schroeder chats with KIRO Newsradio about Seattle police officers using AI to write police reports, raising concerns about memory, accuracy, and the deployment of technology by law enforcement.
Read more here: mynorthwest.com/technology/s...
Read more here: mynorthwest.com/technology/s...
EPIC Counsel Maria Villegas Bravo joined a panel discussion on “Spyware - Confronting the Global Threat” at the #NatSecGirlSquad Conference 2025 to discuss the implications of the spyware industry for national security.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
EPIC Counsel Maria Villegas Bravo joined a panel discussion on “Spyware - Confronting the Global Threat” at the #NatSecGirlSquad Conference 2025 to discuss the implications of the spyware industry for national security.
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Dr. David Mussington, CISSP DDN.QTE, Professor of the Practice at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, joined us for this timely discussion.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Dr. David Mussington, CISSP DDN.QTE, Professor of the Practice at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, joined us for this timely discussion.
"This is a time to be ambitious about privacy enforcement," Davisson said at the event. "We’re at a point where the rubber is hitting the road.”
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"This is a time to be ambitious about privacy enforcement," Davisson said at the event. "We’re at a point where the rubber is hitting the road.”
Today, EPIC hosted a Global Encryption Day webinar where speakers Susan Landau, David Mussington, and Nitin Natarajan emphasized the shared responsibility of cybersecurity across individuals, governments, and the private sector.
Learn more about EPIC's work in this area: epic.org/issues/cyber...
Learn more about EPIC's work in this area: epic.org/issues/cyber...
October 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Today, EPIC hosted a Global Encryption Day webinar where speakers Susan Landau, David Mussington, and Nitin Natarajan emphasized the shared responsibility of cybersecurity across individuals, governments, and the private sector.
Learn more about EPIC's work in this area: epic.org/issues/cyber...
Learn more about EPIC's work in this area: epic.org/issues/cyber...
Reminder: EPIC’s Global Encryption Day webinar starts tomorrow, October 21 at 10am ET. Hear from cybersecurity and policy leaders as they unpack how decades-old encryption backdoors enabled this breach — and what must be done to protect our systems going forward.
Register here: epic.org/ultimatehack
Register here: epic.org/ultimatehack
October 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Reminder: EPIC’s Global Encryption Day webinar starts tomorrow, October 21 at 10am ET. Hear from cybersecurity and policy leaders as they unpack how decades-old encryption backdoors enabled this breach — and what must be done to protect our systems going forward.
Register here: epic.org/ultimatehack
Register here: epic.org/ultimatehack
"While in my view the hollowing out of the CFPB is an American tragedy, there are ways that the work of the CFPB can be carried forward by the FTC and by state attorneys general,” said EPIC Director of Litigation John Davisson.
October 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"While in my view the hollowing out of the CFPB is an American tragedy, there are ways that the work of the CFPB can be carried forward by the FTC and by state attorneys general,” said EPIC Director of Litigation John Davisson.
EPIC’s Sara Geoghegan joined a panel at @capitolforum.bsky.social 2025 Tech Conference last week to discuss the perils of the pervasive data broker ecosystem.
October 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
EPIC’s Sara Geoghegan joined a panel at @capitolforum.bsky.social 2025 Tech Conference last week to discuss the perils of the pervasive data broker ecosystem.
It's #InternationalPodcastDay! Tune in as our team breaks down the privacy + surveillance challenges shaping the future and why stronger protections matter now more than ever.
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It's #InternationalPodcastDay! Tune in as our team breaks down the privacy + surveillance challenges shaping the future and why stronger protections matter now more than ever.
EPIC’s Sara Geoghegan will speak on “Anticipated Trends for the Data Broker Industry and Enforcement” at The Capitol Forum's 2025 Tech Conference (October 1 at 1:30). The panel examines how data brokers monetize personal information and how regulation can increase accountability.
September 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
EPIC’s Sara Geoghegan will speak on “Anticipated Trends for the Data Broker Industry and Enforcement” at The Capitol Forum's 2025 Tech Conference (October 1 at 1:30). The panel examines how data brokers monetize personal information and how regulation can increase accountability.