The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) was established in 1994 to secure the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age. Find us at epic.org.https://bsky.app/profile/epic.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mrfxaoz2uv2uNEW LAWSUIT: EPIC and 3 individuals just filed a complaint alleging that DHS has adopted a secret policy to collect, maintain, and use personal information about people engaged in First Amendment-protected activity. 🧵 https://eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=caa4987a-876c-11f1-9aad-e7ba84788eba&pt=campaign&t=1784916050&s=13e7e131e9e866853db7ecc2b5e95163f589762fd2dbfc649a38c75fcb731a5224 Jul 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxaoz2uv2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mrfkz25nlu2jYesterday, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed into law a ban on surveillance pricing for groceries, making NJ the third state to prohibit the unfair practice in certain sectors. The law also gives consumers a private right of action—the first in a surveillance pricing law. https://epic.org/nj-governor-signs-grocery-surveillance-pricing-ban-with-private-right-of-action-into-law/24 Jul 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfkz25nlu2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mrcx3kkgt423EPIC filed a FOIA request seeking answers about the USDA's secretive contracts with Palantir to build systems that will purportedly be used to detect alleged SNAP fraud. The public deserves to know how these systems work, what data they'll use, and how they could affect SNAP's millions of benefits. https://epic.org/epic-seeks-records-on-usdas-secretive-palantir-contracts-meant-to-detect-snap-fraud/23 Jul 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcx3kkgt423https://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mralcel6s32uWe're thrilled that, as part of its "AI & Us" series, @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social is hosting a conversation this Thursday featuring EPIC's 2022 report: Screened & Scored in D.C. Learn more, and reserve your spot here: https://epic.org/events/dc-public-library-ai-and-our-privacy-screened-scored-in-dc/22 Jul 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mralcel6s32uhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mr5w4s5frl2gJUST RELEASED: Employers are increasingly using workplace surveillance, AI, and worker data not just to monitor productivity—but to undermine worker organizing. In a new white paper with the National Institute for Workers' Rights, EPIC examines the rise of algorithmic unionbusting. 🧵 https://epic.org/whos-got-the-power/21 Jul 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5w4s5frl2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mr4aopjc6n2tSection 230 doesn't give app stores a free pass to profit from illegal activity. In a new amicus brief, EPIC urges the Ninth Circuit to reject the claim that app stores are immune from liability for selling illegal casino chips. https://epic.org/section-230-does-not-immunize-app-stores-for-selling-illegal-casino-chips-epic-tells-9th-circuit/20 Jul 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4aopjc6n2thttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqu4q6cpr52jOn Wednesday, EPIC once again urged the USDA to withdraw its proposal for a National SNAP Information Database, a centralized database that would unlawfully consolidate sensitive personal information about SNAP applicants and recipients nationwide. https://epic.org/epic-again-urges-usda-to-abandon-proposed-national-snap-database-that-threatens-privacy/17 Jul 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu4q6cpr52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqtubllpf32iJoin EPIC Senior Counsel @sarageoghegan.bsky.social, @lgbttech.bsky.social and the Justice Education Project on Tuesday for a free webinar on LGBTQ+ data privacy in the age of inference. https://epic.org/events/lgbt-tech-the-justice-education-project-data-privacy-in-an-age-of-inference-webinar/17 Jul 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtubllpf32ihttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqs3rzapfm2lEPIC and our co-plaintiffs in League of Women Voters v. DHS have asked a U.S. District Court to enforce its landmark judgment ordering the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system dismantled, after the Trump administration began restoring portions of the unlawful system. https://eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=8453db74-8154-11f1-8bf9-6969e19033cd&pt=campaign&t=1784234126&s=b9e7fed7ee65c45df91f234bcddc0c56b9ac89b79d0b183bcf1d29bf91d7865016 Jul 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs3rzapfm2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqrdswwjbi2cJoin EPIC on Sept. 22 in D.C. for Champions of Freedom 2026, an evening featuring leading voices on privacy, civil liberties, and the growing convergence of Big Tech and government surveillance. Together, we'll explore what we can do to protect our future. 🎟️ Get your ticket today: https://epic.org/epic-champions-of-freedom-2026/16 Jul 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrdswwjbi2chttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqotw2ikjd23EPIC, @consumerfed.bsky.social, and @fairplayforkids.bsky.social submitted comments on Monday in response to the CO Department of Law’s request for input from stakeholders ahead of potential rulemaking for the state’s recently passed bills on chatbot safety and ADMT in consequential decisions. https://epic.org/epic-cfa-fairplay-submit-recommendations-ahead-of-potential-rulemaking-for-colorado-automated-decision-making-and-chatbot-laws/15 Jul 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqotw2ikjd23https://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqmucx3rl52oOn Monday, EPIC submitted testimony to the D.C. Council Committee on Public Works & Operations urging councilmembers to further strengthen the proposed DC Government Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026. https://epic.org/epic-urges-d-c-council-to-strengthen-proposed-government-data-privacy-and-protection-act/14 Jul 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmucx3rl52ohttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqkka75u7k2dOn Wednesday, EPIC Senior Counsel and Director of the Consumer Privacy Program @sarageoghegan.bsky.social will join a @gwclt.bsky.social panel on the state and future of reproductive data privacy four years after the Dobbs decision. Learn more and RSVP to attend here: https://epic.org/events/gw-center-for-law-technology-states-fight-back-four-years-post-dobbs/13 Jul 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkka75u7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqcvtacexb2yICYMI: On Wednesday, a federal court rejected the Trump-Vance administration's request to pause a landmark ruling blocking its unlawful expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system, allowing the decision to remain in effect while the case proceeds. https://eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=61b7d748-7c7a-11f1-8573-1b354b1caa29&pt=campaign&t=1783712036&s=49e61cc4a04271898df5ba7f80ee53e92c27e6afe6181028a48372600f48e17710 Jul 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcvtacexb2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqcazhxowg2eLast night, federal lawmakers introduced the People-First Chatbot Act, a framework based on EPIC's model bill, which was crafted to make chatbots safer for everyone and address the harms caused by AI chatbots that were rushed into the public’s hands with little oversight or transparency. https://epic.org/press-release-epic-applauds-introduction-of-privacy-centered-federal-chatbot-bill-2/10 Jul 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcazhxowg2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mqahoxpe4j2cThis afternoon, the Massachusetts Senate passed the Protecting Children from Addictive Social Feeds Act, which provides kids important protections from harmful and invasive platform features. EPIC applauds MA Senators for committing to protecting kids online. https://epic.org/epic-applauds-the-massachusetts-senate-for-passing-platform-design-regulations/09 Jul 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqahoxpe4j2chttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mq5my6amkv2lLast week, EPIC joined @nwlc.org and 24 other gender justice and civil rights organizations to strenuously oppose a rule recently proposed by HUD that would roll back protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity for those staying in federally funded shelters and other housing. https://epic.org/epic-joins-coalition-against-huds-proposed-reductions-of-lgbtq-protections-in-equal-access-rule/08 Jul 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5my6amkv2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mq3cnwbrfl2tEPIC Senior Counsel and Director of the AI and Human Rights Program Calli Schroeder wrote a blog for the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue, where she serves on the steering committee, examining the risks that deregulation poses to consumers in the current debate over EU digital rules. https://tacd.org/if-eu-digital-rules-are-weakened-consumers-will-pay-the-price/07 Jul 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3cnwbrfl2thttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mpyouuqgee2pLast week, EPIC commended the California Department of Justice on its proposed rules to implement the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act. The proposal aligns strongly with the privacy- and speech-protective principles for age assurance implementation that EPIC supports. https://epic.org/epic-commends-california-for-protecting-user-privacy-and-speech-in-proposed-age-assurance-rules/06 Jul 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyouuqgee2phttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mpolowtv6f2k📬 The latest edition of The EPIC Alert is live! Our monthly newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all things EPIC, from lawsuits to legislation. Didn't see us in your inbox this morning or not yet a subscriber? Take a look at this month's issue here: epic.org/alert/ https://epic.org/alert/02 Jul 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpolowtv6f2khttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mpm64fkrel2zLast night, NJ passed the New Jersey Kids Code Act, protecting kids online by regulating the design of online products! Many of the Act’s key components came from EPIC’s model AADC bill. All that's left now is Gov. Sherrill’s signature. Read more here: https://epic.org/epic-applauds-passage-of-the-new-jersey-kids-code-act/01 Jul 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm64fkrel2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mplw6vr5yv24Yesterday, NJ legislature passed the Fair Price Protection Act banning surveillance pricing in the grocery sector. The Act is good, but could be stronger. If Gov. Sherill signs it into law, EPIC urges the NJ legislature to strengthening it in the next legislative session. https://epic.org/new-jersey-legislature-passes-grocery-surveillance-pricing-ban/01 Jul 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplw6vr5yv24https://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mpjtlyknnc24EPIC is excited to welcome four new members to our Advisory Board, distinguished in youth advocacy, privacy enforcement, and democracy-driven philanthropy: Ashkan Soltani, Erie Meyer, Ian Fuller, and Zamaan Qureshi. Read more about them here: https://epic.org/press-release-four-leading-privacy-experts-and-advocates-join-epics-advisory-board/30 Jun 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjtlyknnc24https://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mpjc25jmds2qThe U.S. Supreme Court held Monday in Chatrie v. United States that the Fourth Amendment protects individuals from warrantless geofence searches.30 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjc25jmds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mphfk5tbbs2iThe U.S. Supreme Court struck a major blow against American consumers today in its decision in Trump v. Slaughter, a case challenging President Trump’s firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.29 Jun 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphfk5tbbs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mp74ez5i2i2aLast week, the Delaware legislature voted to amend the 2025 Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act, expanding privacy protections in the state and continuing the trend of states strengthening enacted privacy laws. EPIC urges Gov. Matt Meyer to sign this important piece of legislation. https://epic.org/delaware-expands-privacy-law-charting-path-for-other-states/26 Jun 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp74ez5i2i2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mp5d5zr4s52eToday marks four years since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a SCOTUS decision that reshaped reproductive rights in the U.S. and exposed how vulnerable our most sensitive health data is. When reproductive healthcare is a crime, privacy is a matter of safety.25 Jun 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5d5zr4s52ehttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mp5bfl4mwe2pYesterday, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that in criminal cases, the state must disclose any use of facial recognition tech in its investigation and how it was leveraged to prosecute the defendant. EPIC applauds the court for prioritizing privacy and accountability in this important case. https://epic.org/new-jersey-court-rules-state-must-disclose-facial-recognition-use-in-criminal-cases/25 Jun 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5bfl4mwe2phttps://bsky.app/profile/epic.org/post/3mp2fsqihxc2lCheck out this smart piece on New York City's push to ban surveillance pricing, which features EPIC Law Fellow @mayu-tm.bsky.social ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:gl3pjb7agaddlrpjiful53c3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2fsqihxc2l