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New Jersey Bans the Sale of Sensitive Data, Creates Data Broker Registry
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (182+ words) EPIC " Electronic Privacy Information Center New Jersey Bans the Sale of Sensitive Data, Creates Data Broker Registry New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has signed A5328, banning the sale of sensitive data and creating a data broker registry in New Jersey. The…...
EPIC, Coalition Call on FTC to Investigate Roblox's Manipulative Design Harms
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) EPIC " Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC, Coalition Call on FTC to Investigate Roblox's Manipulative Design Harms On Wednesday, EPIC joined child safety advocacy organizations including Fairplay and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation to urge the FTC to investigate Roblox…...
Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference: The U. S. Deregulatory Effect on Global Lawmaking, Policy, and Enforcement Panel
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (160+ words) 22 May. 3: 00 PM EDT EPIC Counsel Maria Villegas Bravo will moderate a panel at 3 p. m. Eastern on May 22 at the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference in Brussels, Belgium. EPIC Senior Counsel Calli Schroeder will also speak on the panel, which will…...
Government AI Is Coming for Your Data
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (786+ words) EPIC " Electronic Privacy Information Center Government AI Is Coming for Your Data April 14, 2026 | Jeramie D. Scott, Director EPIC's Surveillance Oversight Program The government wants to use AI to analyze Americans" information obtained without a warrant though purchases from data brokers and…...
National Association of Attorneys General's Annual Conference: Behind the Price Tag: Giving Consumers Clarity in the Data-Driven Pricing Ecosystem
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (143+ words) 15 Apr. 9: 05 AM EDT At 9: 05 a. m. on April 15, EPIC Counsel Tom Mc Brien will speak on a panel titled "Behind the Price Tag: Giving Consumers Clarity in the Data-Driven Pricing Ecosystem" at the National Association of Attorneys General's Annual Conference in Charleston,…...
Network & Navigate Virtual Summit: Data Ethics, Misuse and Disclosures in Senior Marketing
3+ mon, 19+ hour ago (83+ words) EPIC " Electronic Privacy Information Center Network & Navigate Virtual Summit: Data Ethics, Misuse and Disclosures in Senior Marketing 6 May. 3: 30 AM EDT EPIC Senior Counsel Sara Geoghegan will participate in a virtual panel on Data Ethics, Misuse and Disclosures in Senior Marketing…...
EPIC Urges Amendments to Maryland Chatbots Bill
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (137+ words) EPIC Counsel Kara Williams testified yesterday in front of the Maryland Senate Finance Committee on H. B. 952, a bill that seeks to regulate companion chatbots. While EPIC supports the goals of the bill'preventing the devastating harms chatbots are causing'the bill would require…...
Jury Finds Meta and Google Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (267+ words) Today, a jury in California found Meta and Google negligent for designing their platforms to addict child users in what is set to be one of the most important social media trials to date. Meta and Google face $3 million in…...
The 33 Data Brokers Selling US Data to Foreign Actors, According to California
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) March 25, 2026 | Justin Sherman, EPIC Scholar In Residence Except with this update, there are a few catches'including the revelation that 33 California-registered data brokers report selling data to or sharing data with, at least in 2025 (and potentially in 2026), non-US actors in North…...
White House AI Framework Protects AI Companies, Not People
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) Today, the Trump Administration put out its recommendations for a national policy framework on artificial intelligence (hereinafter, the Framework). The Framework sets forth some elements that the Administration would like legislators to incorporate into any AI proposals at the national…...