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Table of Contents
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[1] EPIC Files in Supreme Court, Responds to Government in NSA Challenge
[2] European Parliament Committee Approves Comprehensive
Privacy Law
[3] EPIC Urges Congress to Protect Student Privacy
[4] EPIC Objects to Secret Profiling of Air Travelers
[5] Google's
Plan to Post User Images in Ads May Violate FTC Order
[6] News in Brief 
[7] EPIC in the News 
[8] EPIC Bookstore
[9] Upcoming Conferences
and Events


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[1] EPIC Files in Supreme Court, Responds to Government in NSA Challenge
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EPIC has filed a reply brief in with the US Supreme Court in the case 
In re EPIC. The brief is in response to the US government's
brief, 
which was filed after two extensions. The government argues that the 
Supreme Court cannot hear the case. 

EPIC has responded
that the government "simply cannot be correct" that 
the order of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, an inferior 
court,
is not reviewable by the Supreme Court. EPIC also explained that 
the order is clearly unlawful. "No court has ever determined that

'relevance' permits the compelled production of such vast quantities of 
irrelevant personal information," EPIC said, noting that
Representative 
James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act, has 
written that "This expansive characterization
of relevance makes a 
mockery of the legal standard." 

EPIC also outlined the extraordinary impact of the NSA telephone 
record
collection on all Americans, stating, "These telephone records 
are unique and identifiable, and reveal a great deal of private 
information about millions of telephone users. In no instance has the 
Government established any individualized suspicion to support
the 
collection of this information."

Previously, the US government had asserted that the Supreme Court 
"lacks jurisdiction" to
review the NSA's program, and that the program 
is authorized under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Under the 
government's analysis,
only the Department of Justice and the 
telecommunications carriers receiving Section 215 orders have standing 
to seek appellate
review. EPIC filed for mandamus relief in the 
Supreme Court precisely because the traditional appellate methods were 
unavailable.


As EPIC explained in the July 2013 Mandamus Petition, "It is simply 
not possible that every phone record in the possession of
a 
telecommunications firm could be relevant to an authorized 
investigation." Such an interpretation would "render meaningless"
the 
"relevance" limitation Congress added to Section 215 in 2006. Many 
members of Congress, including the original authors of the
USA PATRIOT 
Act, agree that the government's interpretation is contrary to 
legislative intent. Legal scholars and former Church
Committee members 
also filed  "friend of the court" briefs in support of EPIC's case, 
arguing that the government's position undermines the purposes of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and threatens important Fourth 
Amendment rights.

The Supreme Court will consider in re EPIC at its upcoming mid-November 
conference. The Justices can vote to hear oral argument
in the case, or 
request additional briefing from the parties. The Court is likely to 
render an initial decision on the petition
by the end of November 2013.


EPIC:  Reply Brief in in re EPIC (Oct. 28, 2013)
    http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/in-re-epic/13-58-EPIC-Reply.pdf

EPIC:  In re EPIC
    https://epic.org/privacy/nsa/in-re-epic/

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

US Gov't:  Brief in Opposition to In re EPIC (Oct. 2013)
    https://epic.org/privacy/nsa/in-re-epic/13-58-SG-Brief.pdf

Rep. Sensenbrenner (R-WI):  Letter to DoJ on Patriot Act (Sep. 6, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-sensenbrenner.html

EPIC:  "Friend of the Court Brief" I in In re: EPIC (Aug. 9, 2013)
    http://www.law.indiana.edu/front/etc/section-215-amicus-8.pdf

EPIC:  "Friend of the Court Brief" II in In re: EPIC (Aug. 12, 2013)
    http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/in-re-epic/Church-Committee-Amicus.pdf

EPIC:  "Friend of the Court Brief" III in In re: EPIC (Aug. 12, 2013)
    http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/in-re-epic/Cato-Amicus.pdf

EPIC:  "Friend of the Court Brief" IV in In re: EPIC (Aug. 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-pfander-vladeck.html

 
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[2] European Parliament Committee Approves Comprehensive Privacy Law
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The civil liberties committee of the European Parliament, or LIBE 
Committee, has voted to approve the EU Data Protection Regulation,
a 
new privacy framework to protect the personal information of EU 
citizens. Before voting, committee members inserted additional

safeguards for data transfers to non-EU countries, an explicit consent 
requirement, a right to erasure, and larger fines for noncomplying

businesses. The final vote was 51 in favor, 1 opposed, and 3 
abstentions. 

The Regulation is a comprehensive update of the 1995
Data Protection 
Directive, which harmonizes current law and sets out new enforcement 
powers for privacy agencies. The 1995 Directive
defines the basic 
elements of data protection that member states must transpose into 
national law. Each state manages the regulation
of data protection and 
enforcement within its jurisdiction, and data protection commissioners 
from EU states participate in a working
group at the community level.

EPIC President Marc Rotenberg addressed the September 30 meeting of 
the European Parliament on the
topic of "The Electronic Mass 
Surveillance of EU Citizens." The EU Parliament's Committee on Civil 
Liberties, Justice, and Home
Affairs has convened a series of hearings 
to examine reports on the monitoring and surveillance of Europeans. Mr. 
Rotenberg explained
that a vigorous debate now exists in the US and 
that there would be some changes to the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act.
Rotenberg also warned that US lawmakers were unlikely 
to make changes that respond to the concerns of European citizens, 
urged
EU lawmakers to suspend trade negotiations with the US pending an 
adequate resolution of the surveillance inquiry, and suggested
a review 
of the PNR and SWIFT data transfer arrangements, which lack Privacy Act 
safeguards. Finally, Rotenberg recommended the
adoption of an 
international framework for privacy protection. 

A coalition of 23 leading US consumer, privacy, and civil liberties

groups wrote to the European Parliament in support of the new privacy 
law. In the letter, the groups expressed optimism that they
will 
"eventually update privacy laws in the United States," but until then, 
"the European Union offers the best prospect for the
protection of 
Internet users around the globe." The letter added that "the US 
Congress has so far failed to take necessary steps to update US privacy

law or to rein in the activities of the National Security Agency. As a 
consequence, consumers on both sides of the Atlantic remain
at risk - 
our most sensitive data is too readily available for scrutiny and 
misuse."


EPIC:  Testimony of Marc Rotenberg before
EU Parliament (Sep. 30, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-rotenberg-libe.html

US NGOs:  Letter to EU Parliament on Data
Protection (Oct. 15, 2013)
    http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/ltreudatareg101513.pdf

EU:  LIBE Committee Vote on Regulation
(Oct. 21, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-eu-libe-vote.html

EU:  Data Protection Regulation (2012) 
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-eu-dp-regulation.html

EU:  1995 Data Protection Directive 
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-eu-dp-directive-1995.html

EU:  Inquiry on Mass Surveillance
of EU Citizens (Sep. 25, 2013) 
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-eu-surveillance-inquiry.html

EU: NSA Inquiry (Sep. 30, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-eu-NSA-inquiry.html

EU:  LIBE Committee 
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-libe-committee.html

EPIC:  EU Data Protection Directive      
    https://epic.org/privacy/intl/eu_data_protection_directive.html


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[3] EPIC Urges Congress to Protect Student Privacy 
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EPIC
has sent a letter to the US Senate and House Committees on 
Education, urging Congress to restore privacy protections for student

data. Following a court opinion supporting recent changes to the Family 
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), EPIC has warned
that the 
changes allow the release of student records for non-academic purposes 
and undercut parental and student consent provisions.
EPIC has also 
urged Congress to investigate the impact of the revised regulations. 
"Students and families are losing control over
sensitive information," 
EPIC wrote, "and private companies are becoming the repositories of 
student data and even the data maintained
by the schools is far more 
extensive than ever before." 

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act protects students from 
unauthorized disclosure of student education records. FERPA also grants 
students the right to inspect and correct their education
records. In 
2011, EPIC submitted extensive comments to the Education Department, 
opposing the Department's proposal to remove important
student privacy 
safeguards. After the ED failed to modify the proposed regulation, EPIC 
filed suit, arguing both that the changes
exceeded the agency's 
authority, and that the revised regulations are not in accordance with 
the 1974 Privacy Act. EPIC was joined
in the lawsuit by members of the 
EPIC Board of Directors Grayson Barber, Pablo Garcia Molina, Peter 
Neumann, and Deborah Peel.


EPIC is a longtime advocate for student privacy rights. In 2004, EPIC, 
joined by a coalition of privacy, consumer rights, and
civil rights 
organizations, objected to data exchanges between the Selective Service 
System (SSS) and the Education Department
that would determine whether 
students had registered for the draft. In 2012, EPIC, along with other 
leading privacy and civil liberties
organizations, supported a 
moratorium on RFID Student Tracking.


EPIC:  Letter to Congress re: Student Privacy (Oct. 9, 2013)

http://epic.org/apa/ferpa/EPIC-ED-Student-Privacy-Letter.pdf

EPIC:  EPIC v. Education Department Memorandum Opinion (Sep. 26, 2013)
	http://epic.org/apa/ferpa/EPIC-FERPA-Opinion.pdf

Federal Register:  FERPA Regulations (Dec. 2011)
	http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-02/pdf/2011-30683.pdf

EPIC:  FERPA Comments to the Education Department (May 2011)
	http://epic.org/privacy/student/EPIC_FERPA_Comments.pdf

EPIC:  EPIC
v. Dept. of Education 
	http://epic.org/apa/ferpa/

EPIC:  EPIC v. Dep't of Education Complaint (Feb. 29, 2012)
	http://epic.org/open_gov/apa/EPIC-FERPA-Complaint.pdf

EPIC et al.:  Comments on Selective Service and ED Data Matching (2004)
	http://epic.org/privacy/student/sssdatamatch.html

EPIC
et al.: Paper on the Use of RFID in Schools (Aug. 21, 2012)
	http://www.spychips.com/school/RFIDSchoolPositionPaper.pdf


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[4] EPIC Objects to Secret Profiling of Air Travelers
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EPIC has submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security, 
objecting to the agency's plan to secretly profile US air travelers
and 
remove Privacy Act safeguards. 

The DHS has proposed to exempt TSA PreCheck, a program to provide 
expedited screening at airports,
from the federal privacy law. The 
PreCheck database contains detailed personal information, including 
name, birthdate, biometric
information, Social Security number, and 
financial information. The TSA proposed to exempt the release of 
applicant data gathered
from outside DHS from Privacy Act obligations 
and make the data available to federal, state, tribal, local, 
territorial agencies
and foreign governments. This exemption from the 
Privacy Act will remove the rights of PreCheck applicants to 
notification, access,
and correction of their data collected under 
PreCheck. The agency also intends to keep secret the basis for 
approving PreCheck
applicants.

EPIC's comments discuss "the substantial privacy and security issues 
raised by" the PreCheck database, urge DHS to
"significantly narrow the 
Privacy Act exemptions," and recommend that DHS "withdraw unnecessary 
proposed routine use disclosures."

EPIC has previously opposed DHS passenger profiling programs. In 2007, 
EPIC submitted comments to DHS opposing the implementation
of Secure 
Flight, a program that would maintain watch lists of names of 
individuals suspected of posing a risk to air travel. EPIC
warned 
against the high error rates of watch lists and the lack of redress for 
travelers on the list.

In 2011, EPIC opposed DHS's
Watchlist Service. The Watchlist Service 
was to serve as a single, massive repository of several other databases 
maintained by
various agencies including the FBI. DHS proposed using the 
Watchlist to screen airline passengers. EPIC objected to exempting the

Watchlist Service to the Privacy Act and the lack of redress mechanisms.


EPIC:  Comments to DHS re: TSA PreCheck (Oct. 10, 2013)
    http://epic.org/apa/comments/TSA-PreCheck-Comments.pdf

DHS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking re: TSA PreCheck (Sept. 11, 2013)

   http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-11/pdf/2013-22069.pdf

TSA: TSA PreCheck
    http://www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck

EPIC:  Comments
to DHS regarding Secure Flight (Sept. 24, 2007)
    http://epic.org/privacy/airtravel/sf_092407.pdf

EPIC:  Comments to DHS re: Watchlist
Service (Aug. 5, 2011)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-epic-watchlist-comments.html

EPIC:  Passenger Profiling
    http://epic.org/privacy/airtravel/profiling.html


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[5] Google's Plan to Post User Images in Ads May Violate
FTC Order
========================================================================

Google has announced changes to its Terms of
Service that will allow 
Google to use "your Profile name, Profile photo, and actions you take 
on Google or on third-party applications"
in Google's advertisements.
These so-called "shared endorsements" may violate the FTC's 2011 
consent order with Google, as Google
will not seek users' affirmative 
consent before putting their personal information to commercial use. 
According to Google, minors
will not be subject to the changes, which 
are set to go into effect November 11.

A 2011 Consent Order with the Federal Trade Commission
prohibits Google 
from making misrepresentations and requires the company to obtain user 
consent before disclosing information to third parties. Senator Ed 
Markey (D-MA) has sent a letter
to the FTC, asking whether Google's 
actions may have violated the consent order, and to provide any 
additional information on any
investigations the FTC might conduct on 
the matter. "I respectfully request the Commission's views on whether 
Google's planned
changes violate the settlement agreement," Markey 
said. "I also request that the Commission provide me with information 
about any
actions it has taken or plans to take to investigate whether 
Google's proposed changes to its privacy policy violate its agreement

with the Commission."

EPIC recently objected to similar practices by Facebook that would 
allow the company to routinely use the
names, images, and content of 
Facebook users for commercial advertising without consent. Facebook has 
suspended the change pending
a review by the Federal Trade Commission.


Google:  Notice of Changes of ToS (Oct. 11, 2013)
    http://www.google.com/policies/terms/changes/

FTC:  Google Consent Order (Oct. 13, 2011)
    http://ftc.gov/os/caselist/1023136/111024googlebuzzdo.pdf

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA):
 Letter to FTC re: Google (Oct. 12, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-markey-letter-ftc-google.html

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

EPIC:  In re Google
 
  https://epic.org/privacy/ftc/googlebuzz/default.html

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

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[6] News in Brief
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EPIC Supports Campaign to End Mass Surveillance

EPIC joined more than 100 organizations at the "Stop Watching Us" 
rally October
28 in Washington, DC. EPIC Counsel Khaliah Barnes told 
the crowd, "First they ignore us, then they laugh at us, then they 
fight
us, and then we win." The night before the rally, EPIC organized 
a "crypto party" with Public Citizen. Featured speakers included
 author and crypto expert Bruce Schneier and former Libertarian 
 presidential candidate Gary Johnson. EPIC has filed a Supreme Court

 challenge to the NSA telephone record collection program. 


'Stop Watching Us' Coalition
    https://rally.stopwatching.us/

MSNBC:
Article on "Stop Watching Us" Rally (Oct. 26, 2013)
    http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/stop-watching-us

EPIC:  Crypto Party
    http://epic.org/events/cryptoparty/

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



In EPIC v. NSA, Court Rules
Presidential Directives are Not Subject 
to FOIA but Orders Release of Additional Documents to EPIC

A federal court has issued an
opinion in EPIC v. NSA, EPIC's Freedom 
of Information Act lawsuit over the US government's policy on the 
security of American computer networks. As a result of the lawsuit, 
EPIC obtained
documents that the National Security Agency had withheld 
from the public. The documents concern National Security Presidential 
Directive (NSPD) 54, a presidential policy directive outlining the 
scope of the NSA's authority over computer networks within the
US. 
EPIC also challenged the NSA's decision to withhold several other 
records including the text of NSPD 54 itself. A federal district

court has now ruled that NSPD 54 is not subject to the FOIA because 
it was not under "the control" of the National Security Agency
and 
the other federal agencies and officials who received the presidential 
directive. The court also ordered to the NSA to identify
and release 
other documents to EPIC. 


DC District Court:  Opinion in EPIC v. NSA (Oct. 21, 2013)
    http://epic.org/foia/nsa/NSPD_54_Opinion.pdf

EPIC:  EPIC v. NSA
    http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/epic_v_nsa.html

EPIC:  FOIA Documents on NSPD 54 (Oct. 2013)
    http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/foia/EPIC-001-048.pdf

EPIC:  FOIA Documents on NSPD 54 and Domestic Procedure (Oct. 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-epic-foia-nspd54.html

EPIC
v. NSA - Cybersecurity Authority
     http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/epic_v_nsa.html



EPIC,Coalition Urge NSA to Comply with Privacy
Act

EPIC,joined by a coalition of privacy, consumer rights, and civil 
rights organizations, has urged the Department of Defense
to require 
the National Security Agency to comply with the federal Privacy Act, 
the primary law protecting personal information
held by the federal 
government. The coalition's comments were in response to a proposed 
agency rule amending the Defense Department's
privacy program. The 
organizations noted that the National Security Agency is a component of 
the Defense Department and subject
to agency regulations. EPIC and the 
coalition stated, "The DOD must ensure that the NSA complies with the 
Privacy Act by publishing
additional system of records notices and 
otherwise adhering to the Privacy Act before it can adopt its current 
proposal." Although
the NSA has identified 26 Privacy Act databases, 
recent revelations by The Guardian newspaper suggest that there are 
many other
databases subject to the Privacy Act that should be 
identified. EPIC has also petitioned the US Supreme Court, challenging 
the
NSA's telephone record collection program. 


EPIC et al.:  Comments to DoD re: NSA and Privacy Act (Oct. 21, 2013)
    http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/Coal-DoD-Priv-Program-Cmts.pdf

Federal Register:  Proposed Rule on DoD Privacy Policy (Aug. 22, 2013)
    http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-22/pdf/2013-20515.pdf

US Defense Dept.:  SORN on Privacy Databases
    http://dpclo.defense.gov/privacy/SORNs/component/nsa/index.html

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

EPIC:  In re EPIC
    http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/in-re-epic/
    


Open Government Organizations Support EPIC's FOIA Appeal

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has
filed 
a "friend of the court" brief in EPIC v. DHS, a challenge to the 
secrecy of government documents now pending before the DC
Circuit Court 
of Appeals. EPIC is appealing a District Court decision that allowed 
two federal agencies to withhold factual documents,
including test 
results, about airport body scanners. "[A]ccepting the District 
Court's analysis would threaten the integrity of
the decision making 
process and undermine the goals of the FOIA." CREW's brief explains. 
Several other open government groups joined
the CREW brief, including 
the ACLU, EFF, and the OpenTheGovernment coalition. EPIC filed the 
opening brief in early October 2013.
The government is expected to 
file an opposition brief in early November. 


CREW et al.:  "Friend of the Court" Brief - EPIC v.
DHS (Oct. 15. 2013)
      http://epic.org/foia/dhs/CREW_Amicus.pdf

EPIC:  Decision in EPIC v. DHS (Mar. 7, 2013)
    http://epic.org/EPIC v DHS.pdf

EPIC:  EPIC
v. TSA (Mar. 7, 2013)
    http://epic.org/EPIC v. TSA.pdf

EPIC:  Reply Brief in EPIC v. DHS (Oct. 1, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-epic-reply-brief-dhs.html

EPIC v. DHS - Body Scanner FOIA Appeal.   
    http://epic.org/foia/dhs/bodyscanner/appeal/


Facebook Removes Crucial Privacy Setting
for Users' Names 

Facebook has begun removing a privacy setting that had allowed users to 
opt out from their names being included
in Facebook's "Graph Search" 
feature. All users, even those who had previously removed their names 
from searches, will now be included
in Graph Search results. Facebook 
is bound by the provisions of a 20-year consent decree from the FTC 
that requires express affirmative
consent from users before disclosing 
personal information that exceeds the restrictions imposed by users' 
privacy settings. Facebook
announced the change in 2012; EPIC 
subsequently warned about the consequences of the privacy changes. 
EPIC later sent a letter
to Facebook requesting a reversal of policy 
changes that automatically shared users' private information. 


Facebook:  Blog Post
on Graph Search Settings (Oct. 10, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-facebook-graph-search.html

FTC:  Facebook Agreement
(Nov. 29, 2011)
    http://ftc.gov/os/caselist/0923184/111129facebookagree.pdf

EPIC:  News Item on Facebook Changes (Dec. 13, 2012)
    https://epic.org/2012/12/facebook-updates-privacy-contr.html

EPIC:  Letter to Facebook on Proposed Privacy Changes (Nov. 27,
2012)
    https://epic.org/privacy/facebook/EPIC-CDD-Ltr-to-FB-Data-Use.pdf

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

EPIC:  In re Facebook
    https://epic.org/privacy/inrefacebook/

    
    
Senator Markey Investigates Student Data Disclosures

Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) has sent a letter to the US Education 
Department, requesting information on the "impact of increased

collection and distribution of student data" on student privacy rights. 
Among other questions, Senator Markey asked why the Department
made 
changes to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal 
student privacy law; whether the Department "performed
an assessment of 
the types of information" that schools disclose to third party vendors; 
and whether students and their families
can obtain any personal 
information held by private companies. Markey's letter states, "By 
collecting detailed personal information
about students' test results 
and learning abilities, educators may find better ways to educate their 
students. However, putting
the sensitive information of students in 
private hands raises a number of important questions about the privacy 
rights of parents
and their children." EPIC has sent a letter to the US 
Senate and House Committees on Education, urging Congress to restore 
privacy
protections for student data. 


Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA):  Letter to ED re: Student Data (Oct. 22, 2013)
    http://www.markey.senate.gov/documents/2013-10-22_FERPA.pdf

EPIC:  EPIC v. Dept. of Education    
    http://epic.org/apa/ferpa/

EPIC:  Letter to Congress re: Student Privacy (Oct. 9, 2013)
    http://epic.org/apa/ferpa/EPIC-ED-Student-Privacy-Letter.pdf

EPIC:  Student Privacy
    http://epic.org/privacy/student/

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[7] EPIC in the News
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"Report: NSA Broke Into Yahoo, Google
Data Centers." ABC News, Oct. 
30, 2013.
    http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/report-nsa-broke-yahoo-
    google-data-centers-20728989

"After US spying, Brazil to require local data storage." Aljazeera
America, Oct. 29, 2013.
    http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/29/vote-on-brazil-
    internetlawcouldcomethisweek.html

"NSA's Spy Rules Create Vast Number of U.S. Eavesdropping Targets."
ABC News, Oct. 29, 2013.
    http://abcnews.go.com/US/nsas-spy-rules-create-vast-number-us-
    eavesdropping/story?id=20717417

"F.T.C. Documents Show Extent of Rage Over Facebook Complaints." Time,
Oct. 29, 2013.
    http://business.time.com/2013/10/29/ftc-facebook-complaints/
    #ixzz2jFkLsBrD

"EPIC petitions US Supreme Court to review PRISM data collection." The
Inquirer, Oct. 29, 2013.
    http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2303729/epic-petitions-us-
    supreme-court-to-review-prism-data-collection

"A Look Into Facebook's Potential To Recognize Anybody's Face." NPR's
"Morning
Edition," Oct. 28, 2013.
    http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/10/28/228181778/
    a-look-into-facebooks-potential-to-recognize-anybodys-face

"America is losing its way in war against terrorism." Capitol Hill 
Blue, Oct. 27, 2013.
    http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/49973

"'Stop Watching Us' sees a chance to reform the NSA." MSNBC, Oct. 26,
2013.
    http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/stop-watching-us

"Opting
Out From the Corporate State of Surveillance. Op-Ed, The 
Huffington Post, Oct. 25, 2013.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ralph-nader/opting-out-from-the-
    corporate-state-of-surveillance_b_4165282.html

"On the NSA, the media may tilt right." Columbia Journalism Review,
Oct. 25,
2013.
    http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/news_media_pro_surveillance_bi.php?
    page=all

"The FTC is set to investigate rules for
the internet of things."
GigaOm, Oct. 24, 2013.
    http://gigaom.com/2013/10/24/the-ftc-is-set-to-investigate-rules-
    for-the-internet-of-things/

"Podcast: Kerr, Rotenberg on NSA domestic surveillance." Constitution
Daily, Oct. 24, 2013.
    http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2013/10/audio-kerr-rotenberg-on-
    warrantless-surveillance/

"Student:
Scrapped RFID 'Huge Weight off Shoulders'." CBN News, Oct. 
24, 2013.
    http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2013/October/Student-Scrapped-RFID-
    Huge-Weight-off-Shoulders/

"The Solicitor General Responds to an EPIC Mandamus Effort." Lawfare,
Oct. 23, 2013.
    http://www.lawfareblog.com/2013/10/the-solicitor-general-responds-
    to-an-epic-mandamus-effort/
    
"EPIC FOIA fails to get secret presidential cybersecurity order."
McClatchyDC, Oct. 22, 2013.
    http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/10/22/206100/epic-foia-fails-to-
    get-secret.html
    
EDITORIAL: "Reining in the snoops."
The Washington Times, Oct. 20, 2013.
    http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/20/editorial-reining-in-
    the-snoops/ 

   
"Court reauthorizes surveillance program, citing congressional 
approval." The Hill, Oct. 18, 2013.
    http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/329391-court-
    reauthorizes-surveillance-program-citing-congressional-approval

Video Trailer:  "NSA Files: Decoded - coming soon to the Guardian."
The Guardian, Oct. 18, 2013.
    http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/oct/18/nsa-files-
    decoded-trailer-video
    
"Google's
$8.5M Privacy Pact Going To Inapt Orgs, Groups Say." Law360,
Oct. 17, 2013.
    http://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/481100/google-s-8-5m-
    privacy-pact-going-to-inapt-orgs-groups-say

"Attorneys' Fees Awarded in Body Scanner Fight." Courthouse News
Service, Oct. 17,
2013.
    http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/10/17/62118.htm
    
"Obama Administration fights quick Supreme Court review of NSA
program."
Politico, Oct. 16, 2013.
    http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2013/10/obama-fights-
    quick-supreme-court-review-of-nsa-program-175217.html
    
"Snapchat explained in 60 seconds." BBC, Oct. 16, 2013.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24556896
    
"Groups Press
For Changes To Google Privacy Settlement." MediaPost, 
Oct. 16, 2013.
    http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/211458/groups-press-
    for-changes-to-google-privacy-settlem.html#ixzz2hvaMJfw8
    
"As Mrs. Sandberg goes to Washington, privacy advocates criticize

Facebook exec's secret FTC talks." SFGate, Oct. 15, 2013.
    http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2013/10/15/as-mrs-sandberg-goes-
    to-washington-privacy-advocates-criticize-facebook-execs-secret-
    ftc-talks/
    
    
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.

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"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
privacy law allows instructors to enliven their teaching of fundamental
concepts by addressing both enduring and emerging controversies.
The
Second Edition addresses numerous rapidly developing areas of privacy
law, including: identity theft, government data mining
and electronic
surveillance law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,
intelligence sharing, RFID tags, GPS, spyware, web bugs,
and more.
Information Privacy Law, Second Edition, builds a cohesive foundation
for an exciting course in this rapidly evolving area
of law.

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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
overview of
key privacy topics and reviews the state of privacy in over
75 countries around the world. The report outlines legal protections,
new challenges, and important issues and events relating to privacy.
Privacy & Human Rights 2006 is the most comprehensive report
on privacy
and data protection ever published.

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

http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pvsourcebook

This resource
promotes a dialogue on the issues, the outcomes, and the
process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This
reference
guide provides the official UN documents, regional and
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.

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"The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2004: United States Law, International Law,
and
Recent Developments," Marc Rotenberg, editor (EPIC 2005). Price:
$40.

http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pls2004/

The Privacy Law Sourcebook,
which has been called the "Physician's Desk
Reference" of the privacy world, is the leading resource for students,
attorneys, researchers,
and journalists interested in pursuing privacy
law in the United States and around the world. It includes the full
texts of major
privacy laws and directives such as the Fair Credit
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:
http://mailman.epic.org/mailman/listinfo/foia_notes

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[9] Upcoming Conferences and Events
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ABA Administrative Law
Conference: "The Year in Government 
Information: NSA Surveillance, Bin Laden Photos, White House Logs 
and More." Speaker: Alan
Butler, EPIC Appellate Advocacy Counsel.
Washington, DC, 8 November 2013. For More Information:
http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/administrative_law/
2013/11/Administrative%20Law%20Fall%20Conference%202013/adlaw_13
fallconf_brochure.authcheckdam.pdf.

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.

CATO Institute
Presents "Mission Creep at the TSA and the Case for 
Privatization." Speaker: Khaliah Barnes,EPIC Administrative Law Counsel.
Washington,
DC, 14 November 2013. For More Information:
http://www.cato.org/events/mission-creep-tsa-case-privatization.

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