Digital Library

EPIC, Coalition Urge Congress to Include Critical Reforms in Any Extension of FISA Section 702

January 28, 2026

• FISA Section 702

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Object to Selective Service System’s Expanding Data Disclosures

January 27, 2026

In comments filed earlier this month, EPIC joined seven other peace, civil liberties, and privacy groups to reject a proposal to greatly expand the Selective Service System’s ability to disclose information to others, including to any law enforcement. That agency maintains the personal information of millions of U.S. persons subject to potential military draft, including citizenship and immigration status, banking information, addresses, and Social Security Account numbers.   

• Defeating the DOGE

• Government Databases

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

Strong Age-Appropriate Design Code Bill Introduced in Wisconsin

January 23, 2026

Wisconsin legislators introduced an Age-Appropriate Design Code today, adding to the momentum in state legislatures across the country to address the privacy and safety harms kids face online.

• Age Assurance

• Children's Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Platform Accountability & Governance

• Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

• Social Media Privacy

• Updates

SCOTUS to Hear Challenges to FCC’s Enforcement Authority

January 23, 2026

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Location Tracking

• Updates

Divided Ninth Circuit Panel Invents “Choose to Listen” Exemption for Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) Spam

January 23, 2026

• Consumer Privacy

• Robocalls

• Updates

EPIC Urges FCC to Safeguard Viewer Privacy in NextGen TV Tech

January 23, 2026

The coalition comment also addressed issues including content locking via Digital Rights Management (DRM), emergency alerts, equipment to ensure continued service to rural and tribal consumers, and potential anti-competitive effects.

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Online Advertising & Tracking

• Updates

Coalition Files Updated Complaint Challenging Illegal Overhaul of SAVE System, Misuse of Data to Boot Citizens from Voter Rolls

January 22, 2026

A coalition of plaintiffs including EPIC filed an amended complaint Wednesday in their case challenging the illegal consolidation and misuse of citizenship data by the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration. The new complaint details how the agencies’ actions violate the Privacy Act and the U.S. Constitution and endanger citizens’ fundamental right to vote. In particular, the complaint explains how individuals were purged from state voter rolls or threatened with removal because of unlawful changes to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system.

• Data Protection

• Defeating the DOGE

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Government Databases

• Government Records & Privacy

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Voter Privacy

• Updates

PRESS RELEASE: Broad, Diverse Coalition Backs New People-First Model Chatbot Bill

January 22, 2026

Washington, D.C. — The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Fairplay released the People-First Model Chatbot Bill

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Children's Privacy

• Platform Accountability & Governance

• Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

• Updates

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Releases New Report on Protecting Health Privacy in the Digital Age 

January 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC — Today the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) released Beyond HIPAA: Reimagining How Privacy Laws Apply to Health Data to Maximize Equity in the Digital Age

• Children's Privacy

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Health and Reproductive Privacy

• Updates

EPIC, STOP, and Free Press Rebuff FCC Inquiry on Preempting State AI Regulations

January 21, 2026

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Updates