About Electronic Privacy Information Center

Electronic Privacy Information Center or EPIC is a public interest research group in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values in the information age. EPIC pursues a wide range of activities, including privacy research, public education, conferences, litigation, publications, and advocacy.

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EPIC maintains two of the world's most popular privacy sites - epic.org [http://www.epic.org] and privacy.org [http://www.privacy.org] - and publishes the online EPIC Alert [http://www.epic.org/alert/] every two weeks with information about emerging privacy and civil liberties issues. EPIC also publishes Privacy and Human Rights, Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws, The Public Voice WSIS Sourcebook, The Privacy Law Sourcebook, and The Consumer Law Sourcebook. EPIC litigates high-profile privacy, First Amendment, and Freedom of Information Act cases. EPIC advocates for strong privacy safeguards.

In addition to maintaining privacy.org, EPIC also coordinates the Public Voice coalition [http://www.thepublicvoice.org], and the Privacy Coalition [http://www.privacycoalition.org]. EPIC also established the National Committee on Voting Integrity [http://www.votingintergrity.org].

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  2. Is your privacy secure online? There's no way to tell

    Explore Article Modesto News, Sports, Business, Weather (Jun 11 2010)

    ...nces to make such information more public without their consent. This behavior finally provoked the Electronic Privacy Information Center and other advocacy groups to file a complaint last month with the Federal Trade Commission, allegin... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   FTC   Electronic Privacy Information Center   Facebook

  3. EPIC Takes Buzz Privacy Battle to FTC

    Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Feb 17 2010)

    EPIC Takes Buzz Privacy Battle to FTC Just a week after the launch of Google Buzz, the Electronic Privacy Information Center on Tuesday filed a complaint with the FTC charging that the new service violates federal consumer p... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Electronic Privacy Information Center   FTC   Facebook

  4. Facebook Denies ‘All Wrongdoing’ in ‘Beacon’ Data Breach

    Explore Article Wired News (Feb 12 2010)

    ...criminal, or administrative. Corporations rarely, if ever, admit liability when settling cases. The Electronic Privacy Information Center, Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Privacy Righ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Scott Kamber   Mark Zuckerberg   California

  5. Netflix Prize 2: What you need to know

    Explore Article macworld.com (Sep 25 2009)

    Netflix Prize 2: What you need to know ...Here’s why: So far, only Ohm has raised concerns about the Netflix Prize 2. Consumer advocates like Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have not released any statements, but that could change when... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Electronic Frontier Foundation   Electronic Privacy Information Center

  6. Privacy experts see room for improvement from Obama

    Explore Article Nextgov.com (Sep 10 2009)

    ...r safeguarding privacy, civil liberties and the nation's cyber infrastructure. A scorecard from the Electronic Privacy Information Center and a coalition of consumer, educational, library, labor and technology stakeholders should act as ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lillie Coney   White House   American Civil Liberties Union

  7. Contract change puts personal data at risk

    Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jul 2 2009)

    ...th the other personal data to commit identity theft, said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. “From the customer side, there is a significant concern here,” he said. “The government is c... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Jena McNeill   Marc Rotenberg   Electronic Privacy Information Center

  8. Security groups cautious about data security and file sharing bills

    Explore Article Nextgov.com (May 5 2009)

    ...nt states from enacting stricter measures, said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the nonprofit Electronic Privacy Information Center. The second bill the panel discussed, H.R. 1319, aims to prevent the inadvertent sharing of private... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   House   Center for Democracy and Technology   Marc Rotenberg

  9. Merger Madness: Love Is in the Air

    Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Mar 21 2009)

    Comment "Scroll down to brief update on charges that Google exposed sensitive information" - Derek Beckwith

    ...eople to view documents they aren't supposed to see. In fact, the party bringing the complaint, the Electronic Privacy Information Center , is asking the FTC to shut down Google's cloud services altogether until the problem is sorted out... (Read Full Article)

    1 Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   Google   Cisco

  10. EPIC Threatens to Burst Google's Cloud

    Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Mar 18 2009)

    Privacy rights organization EPIC, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, has asked the Federal Trade Commission to see if Google is misleading consumers. This follows a br... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Google   Marc Rotenberg   Federal Trade Commission

  11. Use Facebook? Beware identity theft

    Explore Article 10connects.com (Feb 4 2009)

    ...e of the very best ways to steal online--is to impersonate someone else,"says Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Rotenberg says call anyone who asks for money before sending it. And to keep from being a victim, ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Washington   Electronic Privacy Information Center   Facebook

  12. MP3 privacy breach exposes government's privacy liability

    Explore Article Nextgov.com (Jan 29 2009)

    ...ut you see the risk. They can store massive amounts of data." Marc Rotenberg, executive director of Electronic Privacy Information Center, an advocacy group based in Washington, said, "This is an ongoing problem with the federal governme... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Afghanistan   Defense Department   New Zealand

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