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EPIC, Coalition Call on Government to Declassify Type of Company at Issue in New FISA Definition
On May 9, EPIC joined a coalition of over 20 civil society organizations in calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify the type of service provider at issue in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) proceeding that led Congress to expand the universe of companies subject to compelled cooperation under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
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Vermont Passes Landmark Data Privacy Bill
The Vermont Legislature has passed the Vermont Data Privacy Act, which EPIC supported and which represents a significant step forward for state privacy law.
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Colorado is first state to pass broad AI legislation
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ODNI Releases Framework for Commercially Available Information
On May 8, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its framework for commercially available information. The new framework sets out guidelines for intelligence agencies’ purchase and use of commercial data, but does not restrict the types of data—such as location or web browsing information—agencies may purchase.
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Data minimization is the key to a meaningful privacy law
This is the sixth blog post in EPIC’s series on Data Minimization. We have previously discussed data minimization as a framework to curb harmful commercial surveillance practices, harms that stem from out of context secondary data uses, data minimization as a pillar of data security, data minimization as a tool to protect health data privacy, and data minimization as a way to regulate surveillance advertising. This post discusses existing data minimization rules in state and federal laws.
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Governor Moore Signs Maryland Online Data Privacy Act
Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act today. The passage of this bill marks a significant shift in state privacy law landscape toward laws that meaningfully limit personal data collection and abuse.
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The Conversation: Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues
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CyberScoop: Top spy official releases principles on intel agency use of info bought from data brokers
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White House Releases v.2 of National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan
The White House released Version 2 of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan.
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