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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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Surveillance Oversight
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Comments
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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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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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Law360: Privacy Hawks Plot What’s Next After FISA Passage
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FISA Section 702
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Surveillance Oversight
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News
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EPIC Statement on Final Passage of Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA)
On Friday, the Senate passed the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA), H.R. 7888, which reauthorizes and expands FISA Section 702 for a period of two years.
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FISA Section 702
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Statements
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EPIC Comments to DOJ Regarding ANPRM on Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government Related Data by Countries of Concern
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) submits these comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Provisions Regarding Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern, published on March 5, 2024,1 which responds to President Biden’s Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern (EO 14117).2
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Data Protection
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Intelligence Surveillance
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International Privacy
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Location Tracking
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Surveillance Oversight
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APA Comments
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EPIC Statement on House Passage of Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act
Today, the House passed the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, H.R.4639, which would prohibit intelligence agencies and law enforcement from purchasing Americans’ data without a warrant.
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Fourth Amendment
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Privacy Laws
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Surveillance Oversight
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U.S. Privacy Laws
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Statements
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EPIC, Coalition Urge Opposition to RISAA, “Terrifying” Expansion of FISA Section 702
EPIC and a coalition of privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights groups wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Judiciary Chair Richard Durbin, and Senate Intel Chair Mark Warner, expressing our strong opposition to the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA), H.R.7888, which would dramatically expand the government’s warrantless surveillance powers.
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FISA Section 702
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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Fortune: U.S. House votes to drastically expand Section 702 surveillance program rather than reining it in
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FISA Section 702
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Surveillance Oversight
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News
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