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EPIC, CFA and Fairplay Urge Stronger Rules Under Colorado Automated Decision-Making Technology and Chatbot Laws
EPIC, Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and Fairplay submitted comments on Monday in response to the Colorado Department of Law’s rulemaking for the state’s recently-passed Automated Decision-Making Technology Act (ADMT Act) and Chatbot Safety Act. EPIC Counsel Kara Williams…
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The Sum & Substance: Business, financial groups fear unintended consequences of proposed AI rules
“The law requires human review only when it is ‘commercially reasonable,’ but that vague standard concerns both companies worrying it will require a lot of reassessments and consumer groups fearing it will allow businesses to avoid reviews in most circumstances. Kara Williams,…
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USA Today: Can you sue over targeted ads? ‘Blockbuster’ Supreme Court case to decide
“’We have had a massive proliferation in online tracking and profiling in the last few decades,’ said Sara Geoghegan, a lawyer with the Electronic Privacy Information Center, which filed a brief supporting Salazar. ‘We don’t have a general, federal comprehensive privacy law. But…
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EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Protect Voters and Strike Down Arizona’s SAVE-based Voter-Registration Cancellation Program
On October 20, 2026, EPIC filed an amicus brief in Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota urging the Supreme Court to strike down Arizona House Bill (H.B.) 2243. EPIC was represented on the brief by pro bono counsel from Jenner & Block and Citizens for Responsibility…
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The Wash: From Blockbuster video to TikTok, Supreme Court weighs the future of video privacy
“Paramount argued that expanding the term ‘consumer’ to include someone purchasing non-video services from a site could create far-reaching problems for non-video retailers that host videos on their websites.” “But Tom McBrien, legal counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information…
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New York City’s “Click to Cancel” Rule Goes Into Effect
This month, New York City’s rule on subscription traps took effect, protecting New Yorkers from confusing, time-consuming hurdles that make it difficult to cancel a subscription. The rule requires that companies must provide consumers with a straightforward cancellation process…
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The Center Square: Treasury’s Do Not Pay covers 99% of programs. The law covers 11
“The Electronic Privacy Information Center, a privacy research center, urged the committee to table the bill and two others, arguing they would let Treasury ‘accumulate far, far more information than is necessary’ and hasten what the group called a national data bank. The letter…
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NPR: Immigration briefing: Ukraine TPS extended; visa slow-walk claim; VT ICE protests
“SIMON: You said Williston’s home to two of these surveillance headquarters. Please tell us about the second.” “ROMO: The second is just about a mile and a half away. It’s called the National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center. And the work going on here is of really great…
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Privacy Daily: Supreme Court Justices’ Questions About VPPA Definitions Didn’t Surprise Lawyers
“Sara Geoghegan, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), cited Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s worry about the sky falling, depending on how they rule in the case. Although there is a question of every company being considered a videotape service provider…
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EPIC Urges D.C. Council to Protect Student Privacy and Pass Strong Procurement Guidelines for Edtech
EPIC submitted public testimony to the D.C. Council Committee of the Whole urging them to pass strong procurement guidelines for technology that utilizes AI or automated decision-making systems in schools.