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- At The Commish: Call-Records Rulemaking Tightens Consumer Data Privacy
- The Washington, D.C., shock over commercial online infringement of customer calling records and confidentiality (TPR, Feb. 6, Jan. 30, Jan. 23) reached another stage late last week as the Federal Communications Commission opened a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NPRM examining the need for tougher privacy measures....
- Research articles 2006-02-13
- Intelligent eCommerce Responds to Allegations Filed By EPIC
- ENCINITAS, Calif. -- Intelligent eCommerce, Inc. IEI today responded to a complaint filed on July 7 with the FTC by the Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC. A review of FTC complaints reveals EPIC has a history of filings which apparently sensationalize their agenda in the media, says IEI. IEI...
- Research articles 2005-07-14
- FBI did not use controversial e-mail interception system in 2002 and 2003
- WASHINGTON AFP — The FBI did not use a controversial e-mail interception system known as Carnivore in either 2002 or 2003, according to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by a watchdog group called Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC. "The FBI made no use of DCS 1000...
- Research articles 2005-01-19
- Privacy Advocates Ask for Investigation of Northwest Airlines, NASA.
- By Jane Roberts, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 20--The privacy group that blew the whistle on Northwest Airlines for sharing passenger data with NASA is asking the Department of Transportation to investigate. Washington-based Electronic Privacy...
- Research articles 2004-01-20
- Privacy Advocate Rails Against Digital Rights Management
- The Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC is taking an adversarial stance in response to a recent Department of Commerce DOC workshop on the current state of technical standards for digital rights management DRM, a still developing policy bound to have a reverberating impact on broadband usage in America. Washington,...
- Research articles 2002-07-29
- Privacy watch
- IT and e-commerce issues > Windows XP Concerns. A coalition of 12 privacy groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC, sent a letter to FTC Chairman Timothy Muris criticizing Microsoft's handling of consumer information in both its Passport and XP products. The letter urged...
- Research articles 2002-01-01
- DoD Unresponsive to EPIC Requests; School Documents Showed Little Harm.
- The U.S. Department of Defense DoD has yet to respond to Freedom of Information Act FOIA requests seeking information about student data the organization purchased from filtering com-pany N2H2's former business partner Roper Starch. Using information collected via N2H2's filtering software installed at...
- Research articles 2001-03-14
- Privacy Group Concerned Over Filter Company's Sale of Data to Military.
- The Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC is concerned that aggregate data detailing which Web sites students visit is being sold to the Department of Defense DoD. EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act FOIA request with the DoD to find records concerning the...
- Research articles 2001-02-14
- HOME ON THE PAGE.(safety and security briefs)(Brief Article)
- Always seeking to make the site more useful, the staff at Security Management Online have revamped the "Forums" format. New software enables users to customize their preferences, such as storing name and password in memory; search for specific posts by name, date, or forum; and receive...
- Research articles 2001-02-01
- Campaigning On The Links
- The Electronic Privacy Information Center has petitioned the Federal Election Commission not to consider private politically related Web pages campaign contributions. The FEC is taking comments on the issue after complaints that Web pages supporting particular candidates were "payments in kind" requiring regulation. The commission is even considering...
- Research articles 2000-01-07
- Epic Bill Track - EPIC
- EPIC BILL TRACK: TRACKING PRIVACY, SPEECH, AND CYBER-LIBERTIES BILLS IN THE 106TH CONGRESS - EPIC - This frequently updated Web page is maintained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC. It is an excellent shortcut for quickly learning what Congressional legislation (in either the House or Senate, or both) has...
- Research articles 1999-11-01
- Cybersavvy: Internet Sites Help Protect Your Privacy.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 16 -- Earlier this week, the Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission FTC seeking the disclosure of Internet-related privacy complaints. In the suit, EPIC claims that the FTC has failed to take...
- Research articles 1999-10-17
- Meddling With The Internet: Cda2 Censorship Act Halted Until February 1
- As reported in the November 1998 issue of the 'Online Newsletter', the American Civil Liberties Union ACLU, the Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF and other interested parties filed lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Philadelphia in October to restrain implementation of the "Child...
- Research articles 1999-01-01
- Meddling With The Internet: The New "Cda2" Censorship Act
- The issue of Internet censorship has once again reared its ugly head, thanks to the outgoing 105th Congress, which passed the "Child Online Protection Act" ["CDA2" or "CDA II" as it is being called] as part of the "The Internet Tax Freedom Act", [now included in that act as Title...
- Research articles 1998-11-01
- Network Advertising Initiative: Principles Not Privacy
- Online profiling is the collection of information about Internet surfing behavior within an advertising network for the purpose of formulating a "Profile" or representation of users' habits and interests. By placing cookies on consumers' computers, online advertisers track millions of Internet users without their knowledge. The controversial practice has seized...
- White papers 2000-07-01
- Privacy Plan for Federal Web Sites Gets Mixed Reviews
- The Obama administration plans to ease rules that effectively ban the use of "cookies" to track people who use government Web sites, and the proposal is getting mixed reviews from privacy groups. The White House proposed the changes last month, as reported by our colleagues on the Gadgetwise blog. The...
- News items 2009-08-11
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- Epic Testifies On New Online Privacy Bills - Government Activity
- On September 6, Electronic Privacy Information Center [EPIC] director Marc Rotenberg testified before the House Judiciary Committee on three bills now pending in Congress: the "Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2000", the "Digital Privacy Act of 2000", and the "Notice of Electronic Monitoring Act of 2000". The first two bills...
- Research articles 2000-10-01
- ADVISORY/Web Sites Put Consumer Privacy at Risk, Study Says
- Business Editors, High-Tech Writers ADVISORY... --BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 20, 1999 TOPIC: Shoppers who frequent e-commerce sites may be revealing more information than they think, according to a recent study. The Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC examined the top online shopping sites and found that all of them may...
- Research articles 1999-12-20
- ARE YOU PROTECTING YOUR CUSTOMERS' PRIVACY?(Industry Trend or Event)
- A report released by the Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC found that few of the 100 most popular Web sites are providing adequate privacy protections for consumers. "Surfer Beware III: Privacy Policies without Privacy Protection" revealed 18 of the top shopping Web sites...
- Research articles 2000-02-01
- Privacy Group to File Complaint on Sharing of Traveler Data.
- By Robin Evans, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 19--A public interest group that has fought privacy-threatening projects by Microsoft, Intel and Double Click believes its case against government efforts to obtain airline passenger records could have...
- Research articles 2004-01-19
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