Our Work
Digital Library
Sort By
-
The Conversation: Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues
-
FISA Section 702
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
News
-
-
CyberScoop: Top spy official releases principles on intel agency use of info bought from data brokers
-
FISA Section 702
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
News
-
-
EPIC, Coalition Urge New York Lawmakers to Pass Biometric Recognition Bans
EPIC and a coalition urged New York lawmakers to pass a suite of bills banning facial recognition in
-
Face Surveillance & Biometrics
-
Privacy in Public
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
Updates
-
-
EPIC, Coalition to Senate: Pause TSA’s Facial Recognition Program Now
-
Face Surveillance & Biometrics
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
-
Updates
-
-
EPIC Urges OMB to Rein In Unchecked Expansion of CBP One App
EPIC submitted comments to CBP and OMB opposing an expansion of the controversial and flawed CBP One app for Biometric Exit
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
-
Updates
-
-
EPIC Comments to CBP and OMB on CBP One Expansion for Biometric Exit
EPIC urged CBP and OMB not to expand the flawed CBP One app to Biometric Exit.
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
-
APA Comments
-
-
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.
-
Data Protection
-
Face Surveillance & Biometrics
-
International Privacy
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
Comments
-
-
NJ Spotlight News: US citizens can be caught up in new surveillance law
-
FISA Section 702
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
News
-
-
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.
-
Face Surveillance & Biometrics
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
Updates
-
-
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.
-
AI Policy
-
Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
-
Government AI Use
-
Screening & Scoring
-
Surveillance Oversight
-
Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
-
Updates
-
Support Our Work
EPIC's work is funded by the support of individuals like you, who allow us to continue to protect privacy, open government, and democratic values in the information age.
Donate