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Coalition Led by EPIC Applauds FTC Modifications to Impersonation Scam Rule
EPIC, joined by a coalition of consumer advocacy organizations, applauded the FTC's impersonation rule to cover impersonation of individuals and to create means and instrumentalities liability for a business who 'knows or should have known' their offerings facilitate impersonation scams.
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Consumer Privacy
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Robocalls
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Updates
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Comments of EPIC to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Regarding the Update to Guidance on Handling Biometric Information
By notices published October 11, 2023, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) has solicited input on its guidance for both public1 and private2 sector organizations handling biometric information, to close on January 12, 2024.3 These guidance documents are intended to update the biometrics guidance first published in 2011 and address evolutions in biometric technology and use as well as addressing how both the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) and the Privacy Act intersect with biometric information processing. Pursuant to the request for input on the updated guidance documents, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) submits the following comments.
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Data Protection
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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International Privacy
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Comments
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EPIC and Partner Organizations Comments on FTC Rule on Impersonation of Government, Businesses, and Individuals (SNPRM)
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Consumer Privacy
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Robocalls
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APA Comments
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Data Brokers Threaten National Security. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Fair Credit Reporting Act Rulemaking Can Reduce the Threat.
Data brokers—companies that aggregate and sell our personal data—are a well-known threat to privacy. But data brokers do more than degrade our privacy; they also pose a serious threat to national security.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Analysis
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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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Updates
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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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Updates
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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
Avast marketed software to consumers that the company promised would limit tracking online by blocking invasive third-party cookies. But even as it promised privacy protection, Avast collected and sold consumers’ sensitive browsing information to third parties.
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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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Updates
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