Here is what EPIC's Platform Accountability & Governance team wants to see more & less of in 2026! Your support will help us advocate for that protect the speech, privacy, anti-discrimination, and safety rights of internet users. Donate now: epic.org/donate

As more state lawmakers are navigating tech-related privacy, transparency, and accountability issues, EPIC has become a go-to expert for legislators. This year, we helped advance safeguards in CA, VT, OR, MA, and beyond. Your donations make this important work possible. Donate today! Epic.org/donate

Here are some ways you can support EPIC's work in 2026! Find more information at epic.org

Here is what EPIC's Consumer Privacy team wants to see more & less of in 2026! EPIC’s Consumer Privacy team seeks to protect individuals from data abuses and strengthen privacy standards online. Your support will help us carry on this work in 2026!  Donate now: epic.org/donate.

NEW: EPIC published “Data Broker Harms to Public Officials,” a one-pager outlining how data brokers inadvertently provide tools to locate and track public officials, creating severe safety threats. Read about current protections and policy recommendations here: epic.org/updated-epic...

Federal agencies are attempting to gut laws meant to protect consumers from discriminatory lending practices. This week, EPIC filed comments opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s proposed rules on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), or Regulation B. epic.org/epic-urges-c...

NEW: EPIC and Just Futures Law published “How Data Brokers Harm Immigrants,” a one-pager detailing how the data broker industry sells sensitive information which can be used to target immigrants for deportation, marketing for predatory products, or criminalization. Read more here: buff.ly/a2ozsIx

Holiday gift prices seeming a little higher than normal this year? One factor could be something called surveillance pricing that companies are suing to keep consumers in the dark about. In this blog post, EPIC staff explains the legal and policy problems with this anti-consumer move.

Companies increasingly use digital labor platforms to decide who gets to work, when they work, and how much they get paid—all without paying fair wages, providing benefits, or maintaining accountability.

NEW: EPIC partnered with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to publish a one-pager about how the data broker industry presents alarming consequences for domestic violence survivors. Read our policy recommendations here: buff.ly/a2ozsIx

Looks like the Selective Service is planning to disclose (or already disclosing) personal data to unspecified agencies regarding 'potential violation[s]' of law—which in the present context may well include sending immigrants' records to DHS/ICE: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23111.pdf

NEW: EPIC published updates to a series of one-pagers about threats posed by data brokers—an industry of shadowy companies that trade in personal data—to provide concise, high-level summaries of key issues and current protections across specific communities. epic.org/updated-epic...

In a key win for consumer privacy, the FTC has upheld a 2021 consent decree against Scott Zuckerman, CEO of the stalkerware app SpyFone. Zuckerman had petitioned to reduce his obligations, which include a permanent ban on selling surveillance products. epic.org/ftc-denies-s...

The federal gov't is pooling data across agencies to create a national citizenship database & encouraging states to use it to revoke voting rights. EPIC & partner organizations filed comments to the Social Security Administration condemning its unlawful transfer of personal information to the DHS

Join Ari Waldman, the Chair of EPIC's board, in supporting EPIC this holiday season! epic.org/donate.

President Trump's Executive Order attempting to stop states from regulating AI is "exactly the opposite of what our country needs right now," said EPIC Executive Director @alanindc.bsky.social.

EPIC joined a coalition letter calling on the House Financial Services Committee to oppose a bill that would establish “AI Innovation Labs,” permitting financial firms to experiment with artificial intelligence without the threat of liability for causing harm.

EPIC's Calli Schroeder joined a roundtable on safeguarding veterans' information w/ the @democrats-veterans.house.gov. Despite demand for data from the AI industry, Schroeder emphasized the need to push back on misleading narratives of AI use when they compromise the security of veterans’ data.

We’re at the U.S. Capitol 🏛️ for the introduction of the Empowering App-Based Workers Act in the #USHouse. Watch live ▶️ to hear from app-based workers, the bill’s sponsors, and NELP on why this bill is an important step in building a #GoodJobsEconomy 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpaG...

Meta is trying to use an overbroad interpretation of Section 230 to escape a lawsuit alleging that it designed its platform to be addictive to minors. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court asked Meta if its reading of Section 230 can be reconciled w/ EPIC’s interpretation of the law.

EPIC does our work without corporate or government funding. As tech & state power merge, independence matters more than ever. Your $100, $500, or $1,000 donation helps our team bring their expertise to lawmakers and the public, strengthening our work to hold institutions accountable. epic.org/donate

Technology may change, but your fundamental rights don't. This National Human Rights Day, we reaffirm that principles of privacy, dignity, & nondiscrimination remain in the face of new technology like AI. Your support helps EPIC secure these rights for all people in the digital age. epic.org/donate

Here is what EPIC's Surveillance Oversight team wants to see more & less of in 2026! Your support will help them advocate for better oversight of surveillance systems, while identifying, making public &, where appropriate, rolling back advanced surveillance technologies. Donate now: epic.org/donate

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in Slaughter v. Trump, a case challenging the President’s attempted firing of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. epic.org/supreme-cour...

Here is what EPIC's AI and Human Rights team wants to see more and less of in 2026! Your support will enable them to continue to promote regulatory frameworks that focus on the real-world human impacts and harms of AI. Donate now: epic.org/donate

Over the past several months DHS radically overhauled a federal benefits system into a national citizenship database—putting privacy & voting rights at risk. An EPIC-led coalition filed comments to DHS condemning its unlawful capture & use of sensitive Social Security data to fuel voter roll purges

Tomorrow, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments on whether the Commonwealth can continue to pursue its case against Meta. Meta is trying to block the case by expanding Section 230 into a broad legal protection, arguing it shouldn’t face scrutiny for its platform design.

EPIC filed comments in support of the NY Safe for Kids Act, calling for regulations of design features like nighttime push notifications and “addictive feeds” because they harm minors online.

EPIC's Jeramie Scott spoke with the International Business Times about ICE’s contract renewal w/ Paragon Solutions, a company whose “spyware tool Graphite can infiltrate phones without user interaction." Scott “called Graphite 'extremely dangerous', noting it violates Fourth Amendment protections.”

This #GivingTuesday, help EPIC continue to protect your privacy in the digital age. This year, we have been challenging government overreach, holding Big Tech accountable, and helping states build real privacy protections, all without corporate sponsors or government funding.

EPIC and a coalition of over twenty four organizations sent a letter to DHS calling for ICE to end their use of facial recognition in the field. ICE agents currently use the Mobile Fortify app to conduct face recognition verification to identify individuals on an arbitrary basis. buff.ly/CgaZdgc

UPDATE: In a major step towards stronger legal protections for DC consumers, DC Superior Court denied the motion to dismiss NACA v. RentGrow. epic.org/judge-says-d...

As we kick off the holiday fundraising season, remember to donate to the organizations that fight for your right to privacy in the digital age. Your donation allows us to advocate for the protections & accountability we need for a better future. Please support EPIC by visiting epic.org/donate

EPIC’s Calli Schroeder chats with KIRO Newsradio about Seattle police officers using AI to write police reports, raising concerns about memory, accuracy, and the deployment of technology by law enforcement. Read more here: mynorthwest.com/technology/s...

Big Tech is trying to overexpand free speech laws to protect itself from being on the hook for its addictive design targeted towards children. buff.ly/KVkDlja

EPIC Counsel Maria Villegas Bravo joined a panel discussion on “Spyware - Confronting the Global Threat” at the #NatSecGirlSquad Conference 2025 to discuss the implications of the spyware industry for national security.

JUST IN: The Fight to Protect Our Phones: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Spyware Reform EPIC’s latest report examines the threats posed by the remote deployment of spyware by government actors, without user knowledge, to facilitate complete access to and control of an infected device.

Honored for @epic.org to be among 40 consumer protection and privacy organizations supporting Commissioner Slaughter’s challenge to the President's unlawful attempt to fire her. The FTC’s independence has been critical over the years to protecting consumers and open markets. epic.org/press-releas...

BREAKING: Today, EPIC and 39 partner organizations filed an amicus brief in Slaughter v. Trump, a case challenging the President’s attempted firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. buff.ly/nuwP9Bn

Last week EPIC filed comments to the California DOJ on its upcoming rulemaking to implement protections in SB 976, the Protecting Our Kids From Social Media Addiction Act. buff.ly/SlTqxQE

Tune in to The People's Oversight Hearing now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=av6K...

On November 12, join EPIC and @publicknowledge.bsky.social for our in-person, all-day event "The People’s Oversight Hearing." We'll hear from lawmakers, former agency officials, & civil society leaders as we shine light on regulatory failures and Congress’s abdication of oversight responsibility.

About one in three teen users of AI chatbots report feeling uncomfortable with something an AI chatbot has included in an output. To the children and teens using them, these technologies are not an experiment, even if companies still treat them like one.

ICYMI: We recently published a whitepaper deep diving on what data mining is, its technical limitations, and its implications for privacy and civil rights when used by the government.

📢📬DELIVERY: EPIC’s latest whitepaper, Closing the Data Mines: Repairing Oversight, Preserving Rights, is out now! epic.org/data-mining-...

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In addition to the government shutdown hindering access to SNAP benefits for millions of Americans, the government’s demand for the sensitive personal information of recipients of such programs is also troubling.

What happens when even telecom giants like AT&T and Verizon fall victim to cyberattacks? EPIC’s Global Encryption Day webinar on Salt Typhoon — described by cybersecurity leaders as one of the most significant cyber incidents in U.S. history — raised urgent questions about security and encryption.

New analysis: Explore the data behind EPIC's recently published five-year retrospective report on State Attorneys General privacy enforcement: epic.org/state-ag-pri...

BREAKING: In a letter sent to FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, EPIC and a coalition of 30+ privacy, consumer, and children’s rights groups urge the FTC to stop Meta from using conversations with its AI chatbots for advertising and content personalization. epic.org/press-releas...