EPIC Reports

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EPIC publishes many reports on the state of privacy, security, and civil liberties. Some of these reports are available for sale via the EPIC Bookstore; others are available online.

EPIC Publications (available at the EPIC Bookstore)

Privacy Law Sourcebook: United States Law, International Law, and Recent Developments 2016 Edition. (2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999 editions also available.)

Privacy & Human Rights: An International Survey of Privacy Laws and Developments. 2006 edition (Kindle Edition). (2005, 2004 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 editions also available.)

Communications Law and Policy, Jerry Kang and Alan Butler (Direct Injection Press 2016).

Privacy Law and Society, Anita L. Allen and Marc Rotenberg (West 2015)

Privacy in the Modern Age: The Search for Solutions, Marc Rotenberg, Julia Horwitz and Jeramie Scott (The New Press 2015)

Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws (FOIA). 2008 (24th edition). (2006, 2004, and 2002 editions also available.)

The Public Voice WSIS Sourcebook: Perspectives on the World Summit on the Information Society. 2004.

Filters & Freedom 2.0: Free Speech Perspectives on Internet Content Controls. 2001.

Cryptography & Liberty: An International Survey of Encryption Policy. 2000.

Consumer Law Sourcebook: Electronic Commerce and the Global Economy. 2000.

Online Reports

The Secret Ballot at Risk: Recommendations for Protecting Democracy. 2016

REAL ID Implementation Review: Few Benefits, Staggering Costs. 2008.

E-Deceptive Campaign Practices Report: Internet Technology and Democracy 2.0. 2008.

Privacy Self-Regulation: A Decade of Disappointment. 2005.
Also available in PDF.

WATCHING THE WATCHERS. The Watching the Watchers Project was undertaken by EPIC in 2001 to assess the impact of proposals for public surveillance put forward after September 11. Reports in the series include:

• Paying for Big Brother: A Review of the Proposed FY2003 Budget for the Department of Justice (PDF). 2002.
• Your Papers, Please: From the State Drivers License to a National Identification System (PDF). 2002.

Pretty Poor Privacy: An Assessment of P3P and Internet Privacy. 2000.

Surfer Beware III: Privacy Policies without Privacy Protection. 1999.

Surfer Beware II: Notice is Not Enough. 1998.

Surfer Beware: Personal Privacy and the Internet. 1997.

Critical Infrastructure Protection and the Endangerment of Civil Liberties: An Assessment of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection (PCCIP). 1998.

Faulty Filters: How Content Filters Block Access to Kid-Friendly Information on the Internet. 1997.