Suzanne Bernstein
@suzannebernstein.bsky.social
Counsel @epic.org • consumer data privacy • platform accountability & governance • all things Philly sports • @upenn.edu & @templelaw.bsky.social alum
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📢 NEW: EPIC published a new report today that examines how state Attorneys General are advancing privacy enforcement across the U.S. (2020–2024).
220+ cases. 35 letters. 20 investigations.
Read more: epic.org/state-ag-pri...
220+ cases. 35 letters. 20 investigations.
Read more: epic.org/state-ag-pri...
State Attorneys General & Privacy: Enforcement Trends, 2020-2024
epic.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📢 NEW: EPIC published a new report today that examines how state Attorneys General are advancing privacy enforcement across the U.S. (2020–2024).
220+ cases. 35 letters. 20 investigations.
Read more: epic.org/state-ag-pri...
220+ cases. 35 letters. 20 investigations.
Read more: epic.org/state-ag-pri...
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📰 EPIC News Roundup
▶️ Youtube AI age checks: "I think the increased surveillance of user behavior is not privacy protective," Counsel @suzannebernstein.bsky.social told @arstechnica.com, "The most privacy protective option involves retaining the least amount of information..."
#TechNews
▶️ Youtube AI age checks: "I think the increased surveillance of user behavior is not privacy protective," Counsel @suzannebernstein.bsky.social told @arstechnica.com, "The most privacy protective option involves retaining the least amount of information..."
#TechNews
YouTube’s selfie collection, AI age checks are concerning, privacy experts say
Any YouTuber wrongly labeled a teen must provide an ID, credit card, or selfie.
arstechnica.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
📰 EPIC News Roundup
▶️ Youtube AI age checks: "I think the increased surveillance of user behavior is not privacy protective," Counsel @suzannebernstein.bsky.social told @arstechnica.com, "The most privacy protective option involves retaining the least amount of information..."
#TechNews
▶️ Youtube AI age checks: "I think the increased surveillance of user behavior is not privacy protective," Counsel @suzannebernstein.bsky.social told @arstechnica.com, "The most privacy protective option involves retaining the least amount of information..."
#TechNews
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🛡️ How everyday devices are weaponized: “Health data collected by many wearable devices and health and wellness apps don’t fall under HIPAA’s umbrella,” Counsel Suzanne Bernstein @suzannebernstein.bsky.social told @forbes.com.
#DataPrivacy #HealthData
#DataPrivacy #HealthData
The Trojan Horse In Your Pocket: How Everyday Tech Is Being Weaponized
In a world where every device could be a weapon, the first step to defense is knowing where the vulnerabilities lie.
www.forbes.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🛡️ How everyday devices are weaponized: “Health data collected by many wearable devices and health and wellness apps don’t fall under HIPAA’s umbrella,” Counsel Suzanne Bernstein @suzannebernstein.bsky.social told @forbes.com.
#DataPrivacy #HealthData
#DataPrivacy #HealthData
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💬 EPIC Counsel @suzannebernstein.bsky.social testified in support of Massachusetts bills S.30/H.4229, An Act Protecting Children from Addictive Social Media Feeds: epic.org/epic-testifi...
EPIC Testifies in Support of Massachusetts S.30/H.4229, An Act Protecting Children From Addictive Social Media Feeds
<p>EPIC’s testimony explains why S.30/H.4229 would provide significant privacy and online safety protections for minors by regulating harmful data management and design practices that deprive minors o...
epic.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
💬 EPIC Counsel @suzannebernstein.bsky.social testified in support of Massachusetts bills S.30/H.4229, An Act Protecting Children from Addictive Social Media Feeds: epic.org/epic-testifi...
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BIG NEWS! This afternoon, Governor Phil Scott signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) into law! governor.vermont.gov/press-releas...
Action Taken by Governor Phil Scott on Legislation - June 12, 2025 | Office of Governor Phil Scott
governor.vermont.gov
June 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
BIG NEWS! This afternoon, Governor Phil Scott signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) into law! governor.vermont.gov/press-releas...
June 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Reposted by Suzanne Bernstein
EPIC applauds the passage of Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) today: epic.org/epic-applaud...
EPIC Applauds Passage of Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code
<p>Today, the Vermont Legislature passed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC). The Vermont AADC protects kids’ privacy, enhances kids’ autonomy, and ensures their online safety by prohibitin...
epic.org
May 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
EPIC applauds the passage of Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) today: epic.org/epic-applaud...
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Today the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule was published in the Federal Register, finalizing the much-needed modernization to the COPPA Rule.
Read more here: epic.org/updated-copp...
Read more here: epic.org/updated-copp...
Updated COPPA Rule (Finally) Finalized Today
<p>Today the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule was published in the Federal Register, finalizing the much-needed modernization to the COPPA Rule. After a nearly 6-year rulemaki...
epic.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Today the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule was published in the Federal Register, finalizing the much-needed modernization to the COPPA Rule.
Read more here: epic.org/updated-copp...
Read more here: epic.org/updated-copp...
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The leaders of the House Energy & Commerce Committee wrote to #23andme saying that since there is no federal comprehensive data privacy law, they have "great concern" about the safety of Americans' most sensitive personal info. Not at all frustrating.
energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
Chairmen Guthrie, Bilirakis, and Palmer Launch Investigation into 23andMe and its Handling of Americans’ Sensitive Medical and Genetic Information
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing com...
energycommerce.house.gov
April 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The leaders of the House Energy & Commerce Committee wrote to #23andme saying that since there is no federal comprehensive data privacy law, they have "great concern" about the safety of Americans' most sensitive personal info. Not at all frustrating.
energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
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El Salvador is a contractor providing the United States with a paid service. The idea that we couldn’t get anyone they’re holding back with the snap of a finger just by asking is so ludicrous on its face, it seems less like a real excuse and more like a test of how much shit the courts will eat.
Pam Bondi: “That’s up to El Salvador if they want to return him…If they wanted to return him, we would facilitate it, meaning provide a plane.”
Nayib Bukele: “How can I return him to the U.S.? Like, I smuggle him into the U.S.?”
No, you put him on the plane the AG just said the US would provide!
Nayib Bukele: “How can I return him to the U.S.? Like, I smuggle him into the U.S.?”
No, you put him on the plane the AG just said the US would provide!
April 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
El Salvador is a contractor providing the United States with a paid service. The idea that we couldn’t get anyone they’re holding back with the snap of a finger just by asking is so ludicrous on its face, it seems less like a real excuse and more like a test of how much shit the courts will eat.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
Almost every detail in this article would have been unimaginable just a few months ago
Almost every detail in this article would have been unimaginable just a few months ago
Analysis: Trump’s Tariffs Disrupt Global Trade Without a Clear Strategy (Gift Article)
The global trading system is only one example of the administration tearing something apart, only to reveal that it has no plan for how to replace it.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
Almost every detail in this article would have been unimaginable just a few months ago
Almost every detail in this article would have been unimaginable just a few months ago
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⚠️ NetChoice v. Bonta: An oral argument explainer 🧵
EPIC Senior Counsel Megan Iorio (@meganiorio.bsky.social) and EPIC Counsel Tom McBrien (@tommcbrien.bsky.social) broke down key areas of argument ahead of today’s Ninth Circuit hearing of NetChoice v. Bonta: epic.org/ninth-circui...
EPIC Senior Counsel Megan Iorio (@meganiorio.bsky.social) and EPIC Counsel Tom McBrien (@tommcbrien.bsky.social) broke down key areas of argument ahead of today’s Ninth Circuit hearing of NetChoice v. Bonta: epic.org/ninth-circui...
Ninth Circuit oral argument in NetChoice's challenge to CA's addictive feed law is coming up in a few minutes. We @epic.org put together a quick preview of the argument. epic.org/ninth-circui...
Ninth Circuit To Hear Oral Argument in Case About Whether Algorithms Directed to Induce Habit-Forming Behavior Are Protected Speech
epic.org
April 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
⚠️ NetChoice v. Bonta: An oral argument explainer 🧵
EPIC Senior Counsel Megan Iorio (@meganiorio.bsky.social) and EPIC Counsel Tom McBrien (@tommcbrien.bsky.social) broke down key areas of argument ahead of today’s Ninth Circuit hearing of NetChoice v. Bonta: epic.org/ninth-circui...
EPIC Senior Counsel Megan Iorio (@meganiorio.bsky.social) and EPIC Counsel Tom McBrien (@tommcbrien.bsky.social) broke down key areas of argument ahead of today’s Ninth Circuit hearing of NetChoice v. Bonta: epic.org/ninth-circui...
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Commissioner Slaughter and I just sued to clarify that we're still FTC commissioners. But this is bigger than us. This is about economic stability. If the President can break a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling to fire us for no reason, he can do it to the Fed, the FDIC and SEC.
March 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Commissioner Slaughter and I just sued to clarify that we're still FTC commissioners. But this is bigger than us. This is about economic stability. If the President can break a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling to fire us for no reason, he can do it to the Fed, the FDIC and SEC.
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🎙️ EPIC Counsel Suzanne Bernstein (@suzannebernstein.bsky.social) said to NPR: “The scale of how much highly sensitive data 23andMe has is unique" and recommended "advocating to your state and federal representatives to pass strong consumer privacy laws.” www.npr.org/2025/03/24/n...
#23andMe
#23andMe
23andMe is filing for bankruptcy. Here's what it means for your genetic data
The California biotech firm said in a statement that it is hoping to find a buyer to address its ongoing financial struggles.
www.npr.org
March 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🎙️ EPIC Counsel Suzanne Bernstein (@suzannebernstein.bsky.social) said to NPR: “The scale of how much highly sensitive data 23andMe has is unique" and recommended "advocating to your state and federal representatives to pass strong consumer privacy laws.” www.npr.org/2025/03/24/n...
#23andMe
#23andMe
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Given 23andMe's poor track record for data security and the lack of strong consumer data privacy protections in the U.S., consumers should delete their genetic and personal data from their 23andMe account while they still can. epic.org/somebody-spi...
Somebody Spilled the Genes: 23andMe’s Downturn Highlights Insufficient Privacy and Data Security Safeguards for Consumer Genetic Data
<p>As 23andMe likely heads towards bankruptcy or sale, many consumers are understandably concerned: what will happen to their genetic data?</p>
epic.org
March 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Given 23andMe's poor track record for data security and the lack of strong consumer data privacy protections in the U.S., consumers should delete their genetic and personal data from their 23andMe account while they still can. epic.org/somebody-spi...
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It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
March 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
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“The Federal Trade Commission has worked to protect consumers for more than 100 years. President Trump’s illegal attempt to fire independent commissioners is an affront to the rule of law and makes all Americans less safe,” said EPIC Executive Director Alan Butler.
epic.org/press-releas...
epic.org/press-releas...
PRESS RELEASE: President Trump’s Attempt to Fire FTC Commissioners Is a Lawless Gift to Big Tech
epic.org
March 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“The Federal Trade Commission has worked to protect consumers for more than 100 years. President Trump’s illegal attempt to fire independent commissioners is an affront to the rule of law and makes all Americans less safe,” said EPIC Executive Director Alan Butler.
epic.org/press-releas...
epic.org/press-releas...
Come for the discussion of New Mexico consumer privacy bills, stay for the multiple “go birds!” Thanks Santa Fe radio for having me on. santafe.com/podcast/rich...
Richard Eeds Show – March 14, 2025 - SantaFe.com
santafe.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Come for the discussion of New Mexico consumer privacy bills, stay for the multiple “go birds!” Thanks Santa Fe radio for having me on. santafe.com/podcast/rich...
Grateful for the opportunity to testify in support of Vermont’s Age-Appropriate Design Code last week
EPIC Counsel Suzanne Bernstein (@suzannebernstein.bsky.social) testified before the Vermont Senate Committee on Institutions last Tuesday, February 18 in support of S. 69, the Vermont Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC). 🙌
EPIC Testifies in Support of Vermont Age Appropriate Design Code
epic.org
February 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Grateful for the opportunity to testify in support of Vermont’s Age-Appropriate Design Code last week
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Join EPIC Attorneys @sarageoghegan.bsky.social and @suzannebernstein.bsky.social at “The Legal Landscape of Reproductive Data Privacy” on 2/26 at 4 pm ET, co-hosted with EthicalTech@GW! Learn about data privacy threats to reproductive care, relevant state laws, and more. 💫
Please join us for food, drinks, and a discussion of “The Legal Landscape of Reproductive Data Privacy” hosted by @epic.org, GW’s Ethical Tech Initiative (ETI), and GWCLT. Panelists include Genna Fukuda, Sara Geoghegan, and Suzanne Bernstein, moderated by Co-Director of ETI Professor Dawn Nunziato.
February 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Join EPIC Attorneys @sarageoghegan.bsky.social and @suzannebernstein.bsky.social at “The Legal Landscape of Reproductive Data Privacy” on 2/26 at 4 pm ET, co-hosted with EthicalTech@GW! Learn about data privacy threats to reproductive care, relevant state laws, and more. 💫
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This is a terrible move @msnbc.com. Terrible. The @joy.msnbc.com was a critical part of the evening line-up and @joyannreid.bsky.social brings trenchant political analysis that no one else in the evening line-up has brought. I urge you to reconsider this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/b...
MSNBC Cancels Joy Reid’s Show in Major Shake-Up (Gift Article)
Ms. Reid’s 7 p.m. program will be replaced by a panel show co-hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is a terrible move @msnbc.com. Terrible. The @joy.msnbc.com was a critical part of the evening line-up and @joyannreid.bsky.social brings trenchant political analysis that no one else in the evening line-up has brought. I urge you to reconsider this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/b...
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🚨 UPDATE 🚨: EPIC’s @johndavisson.bsky.social argued in federal court today for a temporary order blocking the DOGE-directed disclosure and misuse of sensitive personal data held by OPM and Treasury.
A decision is expected later today.
A decision is expected later today.
🚨 EPIC, @democracyforward.bsky.social, and a federal worker filed suit today against DOGE over its illegal seizure of personnel records and payment system data—actions which constitute the largest data breach in American history. 🧵
Read our full complaint here: epic.org/wp-content/u...
Read our full complaint here: epic.org/wp-content/u...
February 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🚨 UPDATE 🚨: EPIC’s @johndavisson.bsky.social argued in federal court today for a temporary order blocking the DOGE-directed disclosure and misuse of sensitive personal data held by OPM and Treasury.
A decision is expected later today.
A decision is expected later today.
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It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
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my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
February 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
