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Privacy advocates take aim at Windows XP

...imminent release of Windows XP, alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices. The Electronic Privacy Information Centre, a Washington, DC-based public-interest organization, and privacy... Read more

26 July, 2001 by Sandeep Junnarkar and Stefanie Olsen

Where the lobbying power lies

...most privacy groups, such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Privacy Information Centre, remained steadfastly opposed to the measure. CALEA requires telecommunications... Read more

29 March, 2006 by Declan McCullagh

Google stands up to government porn probe

Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo have all handed the US government a selection of search requests and indexed Web sites, but Google is standing firm Read more

20 January, 2006 by Declan McCullagh and Elinor Mills

Tracking tech raises privacy concerns

...of motorists. Skrum's group, along with the Consumers Union and the Electronic Privacy Information Centre, are among those calling for the establishment of rules... Read more

6 April, 2005 by John G.Spooner

Amazon's gender stereotyping patent slammed

...privacy on the Internet," said Chris Hoofnagle, West Coast director of the Electronic Privacy Information Centre, or EPIC. "It's almost no longer a surprise... Read more

15 March, 2005 by Alorie Gilbert

Online privacy case thrown out

...posted on any Web site," said David Sobel, general counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) in Washington, D.C. Northwest shared passenger information... Read more

16 June, 2004 by Paul Festa

Google denies FBI interest in Gmail

...Gmail Web email service. The search firm's denial came after the Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to... Read more

30 April, 2004 by ZDNet UK

FBI wants to tap high-speed Internet

New surveillance proposals would require all US broadband firms to rewire their networks Read more

15 March, 2004 by Ben Charny and Declan McCullagh

Does your data belong to you?

...privacy policies were not violated. Not so, says information-privacy group The Electronic Privacy Information Centre. The organisation plans to file a complaint with the... Read more

20 January, 2004 by Fran Foo

US privacy flies out the window

...the federal government, according to documents that the Washington, D.C.-based Electronic Privacy Information Centre obtained through the Freedom of Information Act Read more

23 September, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

Cellphones betray your every move

...law actually means. "Nobody knows," said David Sobel, general counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Centre. "We said at that time that these were open... Read more

19 August, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

US govt to get early warning of Net attacks

...caused a great deal of concern." David Sobel, general counsel of the Electronic Privacy Information Centre, said Gewis raises similar legal and constitutional concerns if... Read more

1 August, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

FBI seeks power to eavesdrop on Net

The FBI wants the right to listen in on Internet phone calls because it says terrorists can communicate undetected through voice calls placed online Read more

29 July, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

Hard for file swappers to hide identity

People swapping material online can easily have their identity traced, leaving them vulnerable to threatened US legal action Read more

14 July, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

Gates: Spam erodes trust in technology

...testimony from the likes of AOL, the Network Advertising Initiative and the Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC). The hearing furthered discussions that had begun at... Read more

22 May, 2003 by Stefanie Olsen

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