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Volume 20.18                                         September 17, 2013
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                   Published by the
       Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
                   Washington, D.C.

  
   http://www.epic.org/alert/epic_alert_20.18.html

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Table of Contents
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[1] Federal Court Upholds Privacy Protection
for Wi-Fi Communications
[2] Pressure Mounts on Facebook to Withdraw Proposed Policy Changes
[3] EPIC Files FOIA Suit to Determine
If Tor Is Compromised
[4] EPIC Considers Next Steps re: NSA Response to Surveillance Petition
[5] European Parliament Begins Hearings
on NSA Surveillance
[6] News in Brief 
[7] EPIC in the News 
[8] EPIC Bookstore
[9] Upcoming Conferences and Events


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[1] Federal Court Upholds Privacy Protection for Wi-Fi
Communications
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
has upheld a lower court 
ruling against Google's collection of private Wi-Fi communications in 
the company's "Street View" program.
The lawsuit, Joffe v. Google, 
alleges that Google's ongoing interception of Wi-Fi payload data as 
Street View trucks roamed the
US violated several laws, including the 
federal Wiretap Act. The lower court rejected Google's argument that 
interception of communications
sent over "open" Wi-Fi networks was 
allowed under the Wiretap Act. Specifically, the court rejected 
Google's theory that such communications
were "readily accessible to 
the general public" simply because they were unencrypted. The Ninth 
Circuit's ruling and emphasized
the importance of protecting the 
privacy of electronic communications.

The Ninth Circuit decision made clear that unencrypted Wi-Fi

communications are not "readily accessible to the general public"
under the ordinary meaning of the phrase. These communications
are 
"geographically limited and fail to travel far beyond the walls of the 
home or office where the access point is located." And
for nearby 
devices, the "payload" data transmitted over a Wi-Fi network is only 
accessible "with some difficulty." Even in locations
where individuals 
can connect to certain unencrypted networks, "members of the general 
public do not typically mistakenly intercept,
store, and decode data 
transmitted by other devices on the network." 

EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in the case, urging
the court 
to uphold legal protections for Wi-Fi communications, and discussing 
both the intent of the federal law and the operation
of a typical 
home Wi-Fi network. Many of EPIC's technical arguments, including key 
sources, were discussed in the court's opinion.
This landmark opinion 
resolves a fundamental issue of electronic privacy law in favor of 
everyday Wi-Fi users. Google has not announced
whether will appeal the 
case to the US Supreme Court.
 

EPIC: Joffe v. Google
    http://epic.org/amicus/google-street-view

Ninth Circuit Court:  Opinion in Joffe v. Google (Sep. 10, 2013)     
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-9th-circuit-joffe-decision.html

EPIC:  "Friend of the Court" Brief in Joffe v. Google (Mar. 30, 2012)     
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-epic-amicus-joffe.html

EPIC:  Google Street View
    http://epic.org/privacy/streetview/
 

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[2] Pressure Mounts on Facebook to Withdraw Proposed
Policy Changes
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Facebook has announced it will delay proposed
changes allowing it to 
use the names, images, and content of Facebook users for advertising 
without consent. After EPIC and several
privacy groups wrote to the 
Federal Trade Commission that the changes violate a 2011 Consent Order, 
the Commission has opened an
investigation in the privacy changes, and 
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) has written to the company, stating that 
Facebook's changes "raise[]
a number of questions about whether 
Facebook is improperly altering its privacy policy without proper user 
consent and, if the
changes go into effect, the degree to which 
Facebook users will lose control over their personal information." 

Facebook's announcement
of the proposed changes state that the company 
may "use your name, profile picture, content, and information in 
connection with
commercial, sponsored, or related content (such as a 
brand you like) served or enhanced by us." EPIC's letter explained that 
these
changes violate a "cornerstone of modern privacy law": the right 
of an individual to control the use of their image for commercial

purposes. Furthermore, the letter states, Facebook's changes violate 
the terms of a 2011 consent order with the Federal Trade Commission,

which requires that, "prior to any sharing of a user's nonpublic user 
information by [Facebook] with any third party, which materially

exceeds the restrictions imposed by a user's privacy setting(s)," 
Facebook must make a "clear[] and prominent[]" disclosure and
obtain a 
user's "affirmative express consent."

"The urgency of FTC action is underscored also by specific actions 
taken by Facebook
to deprive users of the opportunity to express their 
views on proposed changes and even to organize with other users," EPIC 
wrote,
referring to Facebook's decision to removing the voting component 
of site governance and to shut down certain Facebook groups.

EPIC is a leading advocate of the rights of Facebook users and has 
helped organize several of the campaigns and investigations to
safeguard 
user privacy. In 2007, EPIC organized objections to Facebook's "Beacon" 
program, which disclosed users' personal information,
including their 
online purchases and video rentals, similarly without their knowledge 
or consent. Facebook ultimately abandoned
"Beacon" after 50,000 users 
signed a petition protesting the program. 

Facebook once more updated the site's privacy policy and
changed users' 
privacy settings in 2009. Facebook made several categories of personal 
data "publicly available information," including
users' names, profile 
photos, lists of friends, fan pages and networks to which they belonged. 
However, Facebook withdrew proposed
changes to the Terms of Service 
after 150,000 users, in collaboration with EPIC, formed the group "FB 
Users Against the New TOS."
EPIC's complaints to the FTC in 2009 and 
2010 were instrumental in the agency's 2011 settlement with Facebook. 

Facebook users
may comment on the settlement via the EPIC website at 
http://epic.org/redirect/091613-fb-governing-docs.html.


Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA):
 Press Release Facebook Letter (Sep. 11, 2013)
    http://www.markey.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=345696

EPIC et al.:  Letter to FTC re: Facebook Privacy Changes (Sep. 4, 2013)     
    http://epic.org/privacy/ftc/Privacy-Grps-FTC-tr-9-13.pdf

Facebook:  Proposed Changes to Governing Documents (Aug. 29, 2013)         
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-fb-governing-docs.html

EPIC et al.:  Letter to Judge re: Fraley v. Facebook (Jul. 12, 2012)    
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-epic-letter-judge-fraley.html

US District Court, SF:  Decision in Fraley v. Facebook (Aug. 17, 2012)
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-fraley-decision.html

Federal Trade Commission:  Facebook Settlement (Jul. 27, 2013)
    http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0923184/120810facebookdo.pdf

EPIC:  Federal Trade Commission
    http://epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/

EPIC:  Facebook Privacy
    http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/

EPIC:  Social Networking Privacy
    http://epic.org/privacy/socialnet/default.html
    

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[3] EPIC Files FOIA Suit to Determine If Tor Is Compromised
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EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors, a federal agency that oversees all US 
civilian international media. EPIC seeks
information about the federal 
government's interest in the Tor network, a privacy-enhancing network.
 
EPIC has been interested
in the NSA's involvement in the development 
of cryptographic standards since EPIC's inception. In 1993, EPIC (then 
the Computer
Professionals for Social Responsibility) initiated FOIA 
litigation over the NSA's use of the "Clipper Chip," an encryption 
protocol
that was developed to ensure government access to encrypted 
information. The NSA developed the technical basis for the Clipper 
Chip. Public opposition to the Clipper Chip eventually led to the 
Chip's withdrawal.
 
The Guardian, The New York Times, and Pro
Publica have recently 
reported that the NSA compromised many of the encryption technologies 
available for public use, raising many
of the same concerns that drove 
opposition to Clipper. Through covert partnerships with Internet 
providers and software developers,
the NSA has built in secret 
"backdoors," or deliberate network vulnerabilities, that allow the 
agency to surveil, decrypt, collect,
and even control the flow of user 
data. According to top-secret NSA documents, "For the past decade, 
NSA has lead an aggressive,
multi-pronged effort to break widely-used 
Internet encryption technologies . . . Vast amounts of encrypted 
Internet data which
have up till now been discarded are now 
exploitable."
 
Wired reported that the FBI was using Tor to spread malware that could 
identify Tor users. Another story in The Washington Post highlighted 
the likelihood that the malware originated in the federal government

for the purpose of surveiling encrypted communications. The Post also 
noted that 60 percent of Tor's funding comes from the Federal

government, prompting the paper to ask whether the network suffered 
from similar backdoors and vulnerabilities.
 
EPIC is pursuing
the FOIA case against the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors to determine whether the NSA or the FBI may have compromised 
Tor.
 
Tor
is software currently maintained by The Tor Project. Internet users 
around the world use Tor to maintain anonymity and circumvent
Internet 
restrictions. Tor is used by academics, political dissidents, law 
enforcement, journalists, whistleblowers, NGOs, the
U.S. Navy, and 
everyday individuals. Tor adheres to a policy of openness and 
transparency in its own management while working to
protect the 
anonymity of its users. To that end, Tor publishes its list of 
sponsors, its open-source software, its financial reports,

documentation, and lists of projects. Tor provides an invaluable 
tool for encrypted web use.
 

EPIC:  EPIC v. BBG
    http://epic.org/foia/tor/

Wired:  Kevin Poulsen, "FBI Admits It Controlled Tor Servers Behind 
Mass Malware Attack" (Sep. 13, 2013)
    http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/09/freedom-hosting-fbi/
 
The Washington Post:  Brian Fung, "The feds pay for 60 percent of Tor's 
development. Can users trust it?" (Sep. 6, 2013)
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/06/the-
    feds-pays-for-60-percent-of-tors-development-can-users-trust-it
 
The Guardian:  James Ball, Julian Borger, and Glen Greenwald, 
"Revealed: how US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and

security" (Sep. 5, 2013)
    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-
    codes-security
 
The New York Times:  Nicole Perlroth, Jeff Larson, and Scott Shane, 
"N.S.A. Able to Foil Basic Safeguards of Privacy on Web" (Sep.
5, 2013)
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/us/nsa-foils-much-internet-
    encryption.html?hp&_r=0
 
The Washington Post:  Brian Fung, "We've all practically given up on 
internet privacy. Here's how not to" (Sep. 5, 2013)
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/05/weve-
    all-practically-given-up-on-internet-privacy-heres-how-not-to/
 

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[4] EPIC Considers Next Steps re: NSA Response to Surveillance
Petition
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Two months after EPIC formally petitioned the
National Security Agency 
to suspend the agency's domestic surveillance programs, the NSA has 
responded. EPIC's petition stated
that "NSA's collection of domestic 
communications contravenes the First and Fourth Amendments to the 
United States Constitution, and violates several federal privacy laws,
including the Privacy Act of 1974, and the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of
1978 as amended." The petition further stated that 
the NSA's domestic surveillance "substantively affects the public to a 
degree
sufficient to implicate the policy interests" that require 
public comment. EPIC is now reviewing potential next steps in response

to the NSA's refusal to provide opportunity for public comment.

The NSA's response argued that "any NSA activities involving the

collection of communications that may meet the description set forth in 
your letter, if any, would not constitute Agency actions
that are 
subject to notice-and-comment requirements of the Administrative 
Procedure Act, such as the issuance, amendment, or repeal
of rules or 
regulations." The letter from the NSA Associate Director for Policy and 
Records also stated that the "NSA operates
in accordance with the 
Constitution and the laws of the United States, under the direction of 
the President" and that the NSA "will continue to work within the 
confines
of the law and the oversight of both the U.S. Congress and the 
Judiciary."                             

EPIC, joined by leading
privacy experts including James Bamford, 
Whitfield Diffie, and Bruce Schneier, first petitioned the agency on 
June 17. The petition
now has been signed by other distinguished 
privacy scholars, law professors, and computer scientists, and by over 
3,000 members
of the public representing all 50 states and the District 
of Columbia. EPIC renewed the petition weekly for over two months until

the NSA responded. 


EPIC:  Petition to the NSA re: Domestic Surveillance (Jun. 17, 2013)
	http://epic.org/nsapetition

EPIC:  Text of FISC Order to Verizon (Apr. 25, 2013)
	http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/Section-215-Order-to-Verizon.pdf

EPIC:  NSA Petition Response to EPIC (Aug. 26, 2013)
	http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/NSA-Petition-Reply-8-30-13.pdf

EPIC:  Petition to the Supreme Court re: Verizon Order (Jul. 8, 2013)
   	http://epic.org/EPIC-FISC-Mandamus-Petition.pdf

EPIC:  In re EPIC - NSA Telephone Records Surveillance
        http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/in-re-epic/default.html

EPIC:  Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
   	http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa/

EPIC:  USA PATRIOT Act
   	http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/

EPIC:  Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC)
	http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa/fisc.html


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[5] European Parliament Begins Hearings on NSA Surveillance
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The European Parliament held a September 5 hearing on "Electronic
Mass 
Surveillance of EU Citizens," hosted by the Committee on Civil 
Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs ("LIBE Committee"). The
LIBE 
Committee "is in charge of most of the legislation and democratic 
oversight for policies linked to the transformation of the
European 
Union in the area of freedom, security and justice." LIBE's functions 
include "legislation in the areas of transparency
and of the protection 
of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data." 
Witnesses at the hearing included journalists,
the Editor in Chief of 
the UK's Guardian newspaper, and current and former government 
officials. 

The hearing focused on surveillance
conducted by the US, but also 
addressed surveillance by member EU states. The hearings are the first 
in a series mandated by a
resolution of the European Parliament to 
assess the impact of international surveillance programs on member 
citizens, particularly
"the right to respect for private life and 
communications, freedom of expression, the presumption of innocence and 
the right to
an effective remedy." The hearings were also conducted to 
determine the extent of the actual data collection programs and to 
consider
the appropriateness of those programs in the face of any 
international terrorist threats.

EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg
has been invited to speak 
before the European Parliament on September 30, 2013.


European Parliament:  LIBE Hearing Information
(Sep. 5, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-LIBE-hearing-info.html

European Parliament:  LIBE Committee
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-LIBE.html

European Parliament:  LIBE Committee Inquiry (Sep. 5, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-LIBE-inquiry.html

European Parliament: LIBE Hearing Video Stream (Sep. 5, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-LIBE-hearing-stream.html

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[6] News in Brief
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OECD Releases Updated Privacy Guidelines

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has released 
the 2013 revisions
to its privacy guidelines. The revisions build from 
the original guidelines, developed in 1980, and retain the core set of 
Fair
Information Practices while updating the framework to address new 
challenges, such as national implementation and cross-border 
enforcement. The OECD explains that the revisions aim to "focus on the 
practical implementation of privacy protection" and to "address
the 
global dimension of privacy through improved interoperability." EPIC 
Executive Director Marc Rotenberg, a member of the expert
review group, 
has said that "the OECD Privacy Guidelines are the most influential 
international framework for privacy ever established."



OECD:  Privacy Framework (2013)
    http://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/privacy.htm

1980 OECD Privacy Guidelines
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-1980-OECD-guidelines.html

Marc Rotenberg:  "The Impact of the OECD Privacy Guidelines" (2010)
    http://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/44946274.doc

EPIC:  International Privacy Standards
    http://epic.org/privacy/intl/


EPIC Meets with President's Intelligence Review Group

EPIC President Marc Rotenberg and EPIC Advisory Board Member Steve 
Aftergood
met September 9 with the President's Review Group on 
Intelligence and Communication Technology. President Obama has tasked 
the
panel with the responsibility to assess whether the "United States 
employs its technical collection capabilities in a manner that

optimally protects our national security and advances our foreign 
policy while appropriately accounting for other policy considerations,

such as the risk of unauthorized disclosure and our need to maintain 
the public trust." EPIC submitted detailed recommendations
to the Board 
and included copies of EPIC's Supreme Court petition, which argues that 
the current domestic surveillance program
is unlawful, as well as 
EPIC's 2012 Congressional testimony on the FISA Amendments Act and 
EPIC's 2010 letter to the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court on 
reform of FISA procedures. The panel will accept comments from the 
public until October 4, 2013. Comments
are to be sent to 
reviewgroup@dni.gov, which, oddly, is the domain of the current 
Director of National Intelligence.


The White
House:  Statement on Review Group (Aug. 27, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/090313-whitehouse-committee.html

EPIC:  Letter to Intelligence Review Board (Aug. 29, 2013)
    http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa/EPIC-IRP-Ltr-8-13.pdf

EPIC:  Petition to US Supreme Court re: Surveillance (Jul. 8, 2013)
    http://epic.org/EPIC-FISC-Mandamus-Petition.pdf

EPIC:  Congressional Testimony on FISA Amendments Act (May 31, 2013)
    http://epic.org/privacy/testimony/EPIC-FISA-Amd-Act-Testimony-HJC.pdf

EPIC:  Comments to FISA Court on Amended Rules (Oct. 4, 2010)
    http://epic.org/redirect/090313-EPIC-FISA-comments.html

EPIC:  FISA Reform
    http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa/reform/



Office of National Intelligence Releases New Docs on NSA Surveillance

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has
released new 
documents about the NSA's surveillance programs. The documents, which 
include numerous filings with the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance 
Court, date back to 2006 and specifically relate to the government's 
collection of information under Section 215 of
the USA PATRIOT Act. In 
a petition to the US Supreme Court, EPIC has argued that the FISA Court 
exceeded statutory authority under
Section 215 when it authorized 
Verizon's bulk collection of US telephone records. Under Section 215, 
the FISA Court may order businesses
to produce records that are 
"relevant" to an authorized national security investigation, but the 
Verizon Order requires production
of all domestic telephone records on 
an ongoing basis. 


ODNI:  Press Release on Declassified Documents (Sep. 10, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/091613-ODNI-doc-release.html

Cornell Legal Information Institute:  Text of Patriot Act Section 215
    http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/1861

EPIC:  USA PATRIOT Act
    http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/

EPIC:  Petition to US Supreme Court re: Surveillance (Jul. 8, 2013)
    http://epic.org/EPIC-FISC-Mandamus-Petition.pdf

EPIC:  In re EPIC - NSA Telephone Records Surveillance
    http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/in-re-epic/
    
    
    
Pew Survey: Vast Majority of Americans Try to Maintain Privacy Online

A new survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet
Project has found 
that 86 percent of Americans surveyed take steps to conceal their 
actions or identities while online. The survey
also found that 21 
percent had an email or social networking account compromised or 
taken over by someone else without permission.
The majority of survey 
respondents told Pew that "current laws are not good enough in 
protecting people's privacy online." Other
Pew surveys have found that 
most teens were taking steps to protect their privacy, that a majority 
of parents were concerned about
their children's online privacy, and 
that users were becoming more active in managing their social media 
accounts. 


Pew Internet:
 Survey on Online Privacy (Sep. 5, 2013)
    http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Anonymity-online.aspx

Pew Internet:  "Where Teens Seek Privacy Advice" (Aug. 15, 2013)    
    http://epic.org/redirect/090313-pew-teens-privacy-advice.html
    
Pew Internet:  "Teens, Social Media, and Privacy" (May 21, 2013)    
    http://epic.org/redirect/090313-pew-teens-privacy-media.html
    
Pew Internet:  "Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy" (Nov. 20,2012)
    http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Teens-and-Privacy.aspx
    
Pew Internet:  "Privacy management on social media sites" (Feb. 24, 2012)    
    http://epic.org/redirect/090313-pew-privacy-management.html
    
EPIC:  Public Opinion on Privacy    
    http://epic.org/privacy/survey
    
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[7] EPIC in the News
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"Facebook Privacy Change Is Subject of F.T.C. Inquiry." The New York
Times, Sept. 11, 2013.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/technology/personaltech/ftc-
    looking-into-facebook-privacy-policy.html?_r=0

"Court Says Privacy Case Can Proceed vs. Google." The New York Times,
Sept. 10, 2013.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/technology/court-says-privacy-
    case-can-proceed-vs-google.html?_r=0

"Google Loses Appeal in Street View Snooping Case." ABC News/AP, Sept.
10, 2013.
    http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-loses-appeal-
    street-view-snooping-case-20215264

"NSA Surveillance And The Legacy Of 9/11." WAMU's "The Kojo Nnamde 
Show," Sept. 11, 2013.
    http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-09-11/nsa-surveillance-
    and-legacy-911

"Explaining the latest NSA revelations - Q&A with internet privacy 
experts." The Guardian, Sept. 6, 2013.
    http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/06/nsa-
    surveillance-revelations-encryption-expert-chat
    
"Facebook Delays New Privacy Policy." The New York Times, Sept. 5, 
2013.
    http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/05/facebook-delays-new-
    privacy-policy/?hpw&_r=0
    
"NSA has made strides in thwarting encryption used to protect 
Internet communication." The Washington Post, Sept. 5, 2013.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-has-
    made-strides-in-thwarting-encryption-used-to-protect-internet-
    communication/2013/09/05/0ec08efc-1669-11e3-a2ec-b47e45e6f8ef_
    story.html
    
"Privacy Groups Complain to FTC About Facebook's New Privacy Policy."
The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 4, 2013.
    http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/09/04/privacy-groups-complain-to-
    ftc-about-facebooks-new-privacy-policy/
    
"Facebook under fire from privacy watchdogs over 'Sponsored Stories' 
ads." Los Angeles Times, Sept. 4, 2013.
    http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-
    under-fire-from-privacy-watchdogs-over-sponsored-stories-ads-
 
  20130904,0,6708428.story
    
"Privacy Groups Ask F.T.C. to Block Facebook Policy Changes." The New
York Times, Sept. 4, 2013.
    http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/privacy-groups-ask-f-t-c-
    to-block-facebook-policy-changes/?_r=0
    
Letter to the Editor: "Better Privacy Laws: Priority for America and 
Germany," by EPIC President Marc Rotenberg. The New York
Times,
Sept. 3, 2013.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/opinion/better-privacy-laws-
    priority-for-america-and-germany.html

    
For More EPIC in the News: http://epic.org/news/epic_in_news.html

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[8] EPIC Bookstore
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"Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws 2010," edited by
Harry A. Hammitt, Marc Rotenberg, John A. Verdi, Ginger McCall,
and Mark
S. Zaid (EPIC 2010). Price: $75.

http://epic.org/bookstore/foia2010/

Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws is the most
comprehensive, authoritative discussion of the federal open access
laws.
This updated version includes new material regarding President Obama's
2009 memo on Open Government, Attorney General Holder's
March 2009 memo
on FOIA Guidance, and the new executive order on declassification. The
standard reference work includes in-depth
analysis of litigation under:
the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, and the Government in the Sunshine Act. The fully updated
2010 volume is the
25th edition of the manual that lawyers, journalists
and researchers have relied on for more than 25 years.

================================

"Information Privacy Law: Cases and Materials, Second Edition" Daniel J.
Solove, Marc Rotenberg, and Paul Schwartz. (Aspen 2005).
Price: $98.

http://www.epic.org/redirect/aspen_ipl_casebook.html

This clear, comprehensive introduction to the field of information
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surveillance law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
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Information Privacy Law, Second Edition, builds a cohesive
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================================

"Privacy & Human Rights
2006: An International Survey of Privacy Laws
and Developments" (EPIC 2007). Price: $75.

http://www.epic.org/phr06/

This annual report by EPIC and Privacy International provides an
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new challenges, and important issues and events relating
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Privacy & Human Rights 2006 is the most comprehensive report on privacy
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================================

"The Public Voice WSIS Sourcebook: Perspectives on the World Summit on
the Information Society" (EPIC 2004). Price: $40.

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This resource promotes a dialogue on the issues, the outcomes, and the
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This
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issue-oriented perspectives, and recommendations and proposals
for
future action, as well as a useful list of resources and contacts for
individuals and organizations that wish to become more
involved in the
WSIS process.

================================

"The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2004: United States Law, International
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and Recent Developments," Marc Rotenberg, editor (EPIC 2005). Price:
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http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pls2004/

The Privacy Law Sourcebook, which has been called the "Physician's Desk
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Reporting Act, the Privacy Act, and the OECD
Privacy Guidelines, as well
as an up-to-date section on recent developments. New materials include
the APEC Privacy Framework, the
Video Voyeurism Prevention Act, and the
CAN-SPAM Act.

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"Filters and Freedom 2.0: Free Speech Perspectives
on Internet Content
Controls" (EPIC 2001). Price: $20.

http://www.epic.org/bookstore/filters2.0

A collection of essays, studies, and critiques of Internet content
filtering. These papers are instrumental in explaining why filtering
threatens free expression.

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EPIC publications and other books on privacy, open government, free
expression, and constitutional values can be ordered at:

EPIC Bookstore:  http://www.epic.org/bookstore

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EPIC also publishes EPIC FOIA Notes, which provides brief summaries of
interesting documents obtained
from government agencies under the
Freedom of Information Act.

Subscribe to EPIC FOIA Notes at:
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[9] Upcoming Conferences and Events
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EPIC:  "The EPIC Challenge to the NSA Domestic Surveillance Program."
Washington, DC, 19 September 2013. For More Information:
http://epic.org/events/pressclub/inrepic/.

The Public Voice Conference: "Our Data, Our Lives." Warsaw, Poland, 
23 September 2013. For More Information:  
http://thepublicvoice.org/events/warsaw13/.

The Cato Institute:  "NSA Surveillance: What We Know; What to do 
About It." Washington, DC, 9 October 2013. For More Information:
http://www.cato.org/events/nsa-surveillance-what-we-know-what-do-
about-it.

Drone and Aerial Robotics Conference. Speaker:  EPIC Domestic 
Surveillance Counsel Amie Stepanovich. NYU Law Engelberg Center
on 
Innovation Law and Policy, New York, NY, 11-13 October 2013. For More
Information:  https://droneconference.org/.

Surveillance Conference, Sponsored by the Chicago Committee to Defend 
the Bill of Rights. Speaker:  EPIC Domestic Surveillance
Counsel Amie 
Stepanovich. Northwestern University School of Law, Evanston, IL, 
19 October 2013. For More Information:
http://www.ccdbr.org/events/save-the-date-ccdbr-surveillance-conference/

American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island 2013 Annual Dinner 
Celebration. Keynote Speaker:  EPIC Domestic Surveillance Counsel
Amie 
Stepanovich. Providence, RI, 8 November 8, 2013. For More Information:
http://www.riaclu.org/events/event/2013-annual-dinner-celebration.



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