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Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) was established to focus public attention on emerging privacy and civil liberties issues and to protect privacy.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Mar 5

    With the one-year deadline of the reopening of the Facebook investigation approaching, EPIC has launched the campaign . EPIC is urging the Federal Trade Commission to act before March 26, 2019.

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  2. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

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    Getting workers in co-designing the is key to reinforce inclusive growth through collective bargaining
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  3. 7 hours ago

    Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging a more aggressive approach to privacy protection.

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  4. 7 hours ago

    Prior to a hearing on "GDPR & CCPA: Opt-ins, Consumer Control, and the Impact on Competition and Innovation," EPIC has sent a letter and related materials to the Senate Judiciary Committee advising on federal privacy legislation.

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  5. 8 hours ago

    "...The site has seen 346 pages of documents obtained by the nonprofit research organization Electronic Privacy Information Center." -

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  6. 8 hours ago

    At the start of Sunshine Week, Buzzfeed featured documents obtained by EPIC about a deeply flawed facial recognition program that could impact all U.S. travelers returning to the United States.

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  7. 8 hours ago

    In celebration of Sunshine Week, EPIC has unveiled the 2019 FOIA Gallery. Since 2001, EPIC has published annually highlights of EPIC’s most significant open government cases and Freedom of Information Act requests.

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    Mar 7

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    Antitrust enforcers must consider unwinding mergers that are harmful to competition. Two examples—Facebook/Instagram & Google/DoubleClick. These companies deserve careful, thorough scrutiny.
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  9. 9 hours ago

    Speaking to the Going Digital Summit of the OECD in Paris, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg urged the OECD to adopt a bold framework for AI that will safeguard fundamental rights.

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    9 hours ago

    New docs from detail CBP's plans to use facial recognition for travel with insufficient public input or proof that these technologies are accurate enough.

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  11. 9 hours ago

    For all the details and to see the countdown visit: .

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  12. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    Databases of biometric information are begging to be abused and/or hacked. We need solid ground rules in place with effective deterrents before we implement such systems. (Hats off to for bringing this to light.)

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    11 hours ago
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    Here is some coverage of your campaign in German. Greetings to my old friend

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  14. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    A huge scoop: Leaked documents obtained by show CBP wants to roll out facial recognition at the top 20 U.S. airports in just two years, despite shitty technology and few privacy protections.

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  15. 13 hours ago

    Yep...another reason to .

    *LOL* So merges all the data from , and , while only encrypting the content data (not the meta data) of Facebook messages and sells the package as a move - a PR masterpiece and the media falls for it.. 😜😂
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    14 hours ago

    NEW: According to 346 pages obtained by and shared w/ , CBP is scrambling to implement an airport biometric system, w/ the goal of using facial recognition on 100% of all international passengers in the top 20 US airports by 2021

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  17. Retweeted
    Mar 8

    "The is firmly and fully committed to using all of its tools to protect the privacy of consumers. Foremost among these tools is enforcement action against companies that fail to honor their privacy promises..." - FTC's Tom Pahl, 3.26.18. Time to act, !

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  18. Retweeted
    Mar 8

    "Fines are not enough - the FTC must require changes in business practices like reforming hiring practices, installing a director to represent users, & unwinding the WhatsApp & Instagram mergers."

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  19. 14 hours ago

    "Some of those groups, led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, have urged the to complete its probe into and before its one-year anniversary later this month." via -

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    18 hours ago

    Important film today at - "Slave to the Algorithm" - with , , , - , , , , , , ,

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  21. Mar 10

    Visit … to see the COUNTDOWN. We are now 15 DAYS away from the MARCH 26, 2019 DEADLINE. There are far-reaching concerns about ’s business practices, implicating data privacy, competition and innovation.

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