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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — EPIC and New Jersey Kids Code Coalition advocates celebrated as Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the landmark New Jersey Kids Code into law alongside bills to create social media mental health warning labels and a new state social media research observatory, applauding the Governor, legislative leaders, and community advocates who championed youth online safety.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — EPIC and New Jersey Kids Code Coalition advocates celebrated as Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the landmark New Jersey Kids Code into law alongside bills to create social media mental health warning labels and a new state social media research observatory, applauding the Governor, legislative leaders, and community advocates who championed youth online safety.
Big Tech’s overbroad arguments that their addictive social media features are protected speech were dealt a major blow in an order issued Thursday in the combined TikTok, Meta, and Google v. Bonta cases. These cases involved First Amendment challenges against California’s SB 976, which prohibits companies from providing addictive social media feeds to minors. The legislation's passage followed whistleblower reports and company leaks showing that the tech giants understood that adding engagement-
On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance the Youth AI Privacy Act, a crucial piece of legislation that would establish federal privacy and safety protections for minors using AI chatbots.
On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will consider the Youth AI Privacy Act, important legislation that would establish federal privacy and safety protections for minors using AI chatbots. EPIC and a coalition of leading consumer and child safety advocacy organizations are urging the Committee to advance this important legislation.
Trump-Vance Administration Seeks to Allow Family Support Program to be Weaponized by Immigration Officials WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new legal challenge has been filed to the Trump-Vance administration’s effort to unlawfully and arbitrarily change a key data sharing policy to give federal and state agencies broad access to the sensitive personal information of current and past recipients … Continued
Trump-Vance Administration Seeks to Allow Family Support Program to be Weaponized by Immigration Officials WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new legal challenge has been filed to the Trump-Vance administration’s effort to unlawfully and arbitrarily change a key data sharing policy to give federal and state agencies broad access to the sensitive personal information of current and past recipients … Continued
Last Friday, EPIC joined a broad coalition of transparency organizations, government watchdog groups, and press freedom advocates to oppose a proposal from the Department of Defense (DoD) to exempt controlled unclassified information (CUI) from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
On Friday, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law the Children’s Social Media Safety Act, a significant piece of legislation that regulates harmful platform design for minors, such as addictive feeds and overnight push notifications.
On Friday, EPIC submitted comments urging the FTC to rescind its recent policy statement on AI regulations, which falsely suggests that companies could violate federal consumer protection law by complying with state AI laws.
Court Rejects Government’s Request to Dismiss Case WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an order denying the Trump-Vance administration’s motion to dismiss in Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) et al, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia sided with the plaintiffs who are seeking to protect the privacy of millions of Americans whose … Continued
Court Rejects Government’s Request to Dismiss Case WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an order denying the Trump-Vance administration’s motion to dismiss in Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) et al, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia sided with the plaintiffs who are seeking to protect the privacy of millions of Americans whose … Continued
“Legal experts, including former agency officials, say the removal of information about the AI tool was potentially illegal and raises troubling questions about the Trump administration’s commitment to the safety of immigrant children.” “’It would appear that HHS is in violation of the law, and the whole situation comes across as the agency trying to … Continued
“It highlights the risks activists face when going through airport security — when federal agents have an opportunity to detain, interrogate or search phones or other devices, Maria Villegas Bravo, a legal counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told CNET.” “’More and more political activism is done online through conversations with associates and finding like-minded … Continued
“This may or may not bother you. But simply revealing the fact that you use a reproductive health app can have consequences, says Sara Geoghegan, director of the Consumer Privacy Program at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, an advocacy group.” “Among other things, it could let law enforcement know there’s a trove of health data … Continued
“John Davisson with the Electronic Privacy Information Center is a plaintiff in the case.” “’It’s really about challenging this attempt as part of a broader campaign by the administration to intimidate people who are engaged again in nothing more than peaceful legal observation and protest by collecting their data and in this case, punishing them … Continued
“Privacy advocates say those concerns could become even greater if smart glasses eventually incorporate facial recognition. In April, 75 civil liberties organizations, including the ACLU and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, urged Meta to halt plans to equip its smart glasses with facial recognition technology, warning it could make stalking, harassment, and surveillance significantly easier.” Read more … Continued
“On July 24, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and three legal observers filed a First Amendment lawsuit against DHS, alleging the agency has ‘adopt[ed] a secret Protester Surveillance Policy enabling its agents to first collect records on Americans engaging in First Amendment exercise and then maintain them in DHS systems, where they can be used to retaliate … Continued
“The 55-page complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, was brought by the Electronic Privacy Information Center and three U.S. citizens who say federal agents photographed, scanned, or identified them while they observed immigration operations.” Read more here.
“HIPAA applies to covered entities, meaning hospitals, insurers, and their business associates. OpenAI is none of those things. As Sara Geoghegan, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told The Record, sharing your electronic medical records with ChatGPT Health ‘would remove the HIPAA protection from those records, which is dangerous.’ The data becomes governed … Continued
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