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7 Feb 2017, 11:10 am by Njeri Chasseau and Jason Gordon
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), in response to a complaint filed by Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) and other consumer groups, made the decision to review the potential privacy and security concerns associated with electronic, internet-capable children’s toys, namely My Friend Kayla and i-Que Robot, designed by Genesis Toys and Nuance Communications. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 11:10 am by Njeri Chasseau and Jason Gordon
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), in response to a complaint filed by Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) and other consumer groups, made the decision to review the potential privacy and security concerns associated with electronic, internet-capable children’s toys, namely My Friend Kayla and i-Que Robot, designed by Genesis Toys and Nuance Communications. [read post]
6 Jul 2017, 8:29 am by Alexis Wheeler
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) [advocacy website] filed suit [complaint, PDF] Wednesday and has sought [text, PDF] temporary injunctive relief against the Trump administration's request for voter information. [read post]
13 Aug 2013, 1:42 pm by Randy Barnett
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, arguing that it has no other recourse, has filed an extraordinary appeal to the Supreme Court of the order requiring Verizon to turn over telephone calling information en masse to the government. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 8:38 am by Randy Wilson
EPIC, the Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a complaint against Google’s Buzz arguing that the change in business practices “violated user expectations, diminished user privacy, contradicted Google’s privacy policy, and may have violated federal wiretap laws. [read post]
18 Nov 2013, 7:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here are a few recent items related to electronic privacy that may interest Grits readers:Check out a recent GAO report titled,  "Information Resellers: Consumer Privacy Framework Needs to Reflect Changes in Technology and Marketplace" (pdf). [read post]
20 Apr 2007, 12:52 pm
The groups, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and the US Public [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 10:02 am by Jerry Votava
[JURIST] The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) [advocacy website], a consumer privacy group, filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] asking that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [official website] block Google's [corporate website] proposed privacy policy changes [text]. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 9:31 am by Zach Zagger
Judge James Ware approved the revised settlement awarding $500,000 to the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) [advocacy website] which had filed a complaint [text, PDF] with the Federal Trade... [read post]
15 Nov 2008, 11:05 pm
The Electronic Privacy Information Center and Patient Privacy Rights sent a letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt saying if the records are "disclosed and linked to a particular user, there could be adverse consequences for education, employment, insurance, and even travel. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 4:01 pm by Cal Law
Privacy advocates at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) were trying to stop a settlement (free reg. req.) in a Facebook privacy case. [read post]
25 Feb 2012, 11:12 am by Michael Haggerson
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] dismissed [opinion, PDF] a suit on Friday from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) [advocacy website], a consumer privacy group, asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [official website] to block Google's [corporate website] proposed privacy policy changes [text]. [read post]
8 Jan 2010, 8:37 am by Alice McCreary, Reference Librarian
  And a majority of them did not want to include their own psychiatric record on their own EHR, a definite sign of the sensitivity of the information as well as a sign that the clinicians were concerned about the privacy and security of the electronic health record . [read post]
4 Jul 2011, 6:00 am by randal shaheen
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) along with the Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Watchdog, and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, filed a complaint with the FTC claiming that Facebook’s use of facial recognition technology constitutes unfair and deceptive trade practices, in violation of Section 5 the FTC Act. [read post]
6 May 2010, 5:15 am by Brian Wolfman
The Electronic Privacy Information Center and more than a dozen other consumer and privacy advocacy groups have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that Facebook regularly violates its users privacy rights by providing users' personal information to third parties. [read post]
13 Jul 2017, 3:37 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, a nonprofit, said location-tracking technologies enabled law enforcement agencies to monitor people’s movements or advertisers to connect people’s online activities with their real identities. [read post]