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Table of Contents
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[1] EPIC Files Lawsuit to Determine Legal Authority for PRISM Program
[2] EPIC Asks Federal Court for Release of Govt. Surveillance
Reports
[3] White House Previews New Open Government Plan
[4] Europe May Suspend Data Transfer Agreement with US
[5] Spotlight on
Surveillance:  FBI Pushes Forward with Massive 
    Biometric Database Despite Privacy Risks
[6] News in Brief 
[7] EPIC in the News

[8] EPIC Bookstore
[9] Upcoming Conferences and Events


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[1] EPIC Files Lawsuit to Determine Legal Authority for PRISM Program
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EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the 
Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel for the secret legal 
analysis that justifies the use of the
NSA's PRISM program. The PRISM 
program allows the FBI and NSA to warrantlessly collect information, 
including the contents of Internet
users' communications, directly from 
Internet service providers.

The PRISM program has been in operation since 2008 and allows
the 
National Security Agency to obtain real-time electronic communications 
from Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL,
Skype, YouTube, 
and Apple. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court found in 2011 
that the PRISM program accounts for 91% of
the roughly 250 million 
Internet communications acquired each year under Section 702 of the 
FISA Amendments Act. The CIA also uses
PRISM data and can search for 
communications between US persons.

Through this lawsuit, EPIC seeks to clarify which, if any, legal

authority would permit such extensive domestic surveillance. The 
Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel definitively interprets

law for the Executive Branch, and the Office's legal opinions are 
binding on all federal agencies. The OLC also interprets the
legality 
of the Intelligence Community's access to the electronic communications, 
including content information, of US persons.
No legal analysis of the 
PRISM program has been provided to the public. 

EPIC's lawsuit requests that the court order OLC to 1)
promptly provide 
EPIC with "responsive agency records"; 2) "file, within 14 days of the 
date of the Court's Order . . . an affidavit:
1) identifying each 
document withheld from disclosure; 2) stating [OLC's] claimed statutory 
exemption as to each withheld document
(or portion of a document); and 
3) explaining why each withheld document is exempt from disclosure;" 
and 3) award EPIC legal costs
and attorneys' fees. 

The secrecy of OLC opinions is of increasing concern to open-government 
advocates. Earlier in 2013, EPIC,
joined by a coalition of FOIA 
organizations, filed a "friend of the court" brief in support of a New 
York Times lawsuit for opinions
of the Office of Legal Counsel. The 
brief argues that "establishing secret law is antithetical to 
democratic governance" and that
the Freedom of Information Act "does 
not allow for secret law."


EPIC:  FOIA Lawsuit against DOJ regarding PRISM Program (Nov. 26, 2013)
    http://epic.org/foia/doj/olc/prism/Complaint.pdf

EPIC:  FOIA Request to DOJ Regarding PRISM Program (June 6, 2013)
    http://epic.org/foia/doj/olc/prism/Request.pdf

EPIC:  EPIC v. DOJ - PRISM
    http://epic.org/foia/doj/olc/prism/

EPIC et al.:  "Friend of the Court" Brief in NYT v. DOJ (Apr. 22, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/043013-epic-nyt-doj-amicus.html

EPIC:  New York Times v. DOJ
    http://epic.org/amicus/foia/new-york-times/

 
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[2] EPIC Asks Federal Court for Release of Govt. Surveillance
Reports
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EPIC has filed a lawsuit to compel the Department
of Justice to release 
reports on the NSA's use of certain legal authority to collect Internet 
and email metadata. The Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act requires 
that these reports be sent to Congress biannually, but they have never 
been released to the public. In
a Motion for Preliminary Injunction, 
EPIC had sought the immediate release of these reports, citing the 
importance in providing
the public with the information to participate 
in the current debate over NSA surveillance authorities.

EPIC filed the original
FOIA request with the Department of Justice in 
October 2013. The Department determined EPIC's FOIA request qualified 
for expedited
processing, but failed to process the request in 20 days 
as required by law. DOJ has not communicated with EPIC since November 
2013. EPIC's suit alleges that DOJ has failed "to comply with statutory 
deadlines" and has unlawfully withheld agency records.

The reports sought by EPIC pertain to the use of legal authority to 
collect vast amounts of metadata on individuals worldwide, including
US 
persons. Earlier in 2013, The Washington Post and The Guardian revealed 
that the NSA had been collecting bulk, suspicionless
Internet metadata 
since 2004. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has 
since published an undated opinion from the
Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court authorizing such collection. The program was 
allegedly halted in 2011 under pressure from
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) 
and Mark Udall (D-CO). 

These revelations have sparked debate over similar collection of 
telephone metadata
under separate FISA authority. Both programs were 
based on a similar interpretation of the "relevance" standard found in 
the USA
PATRIOT Act. Earlier in 2013, EPIC petitioned the Supreme Court 
to rule that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court exceeded
its 
authority when it compelled the Verizon corporation to turn over the 
telephone records of all US telephone customers. EPIC
said that it was 
not possible that all customer records could be "relevant" to a foreign
intelligence investigation.


EPIC:  EPIC
v. DOJ (Pen Register / Trap and Trace)
    http://epic.org/foia/doj/pen-reg-trap-trace/

EPIC:  FOIA Lawsuit Against DOJ (Dec. 9, 2013)
    http://epic.org/foia/doj/pen-reg-trap-trace/

EPIC:  Original FOIA Request to DOJ (Oct. 3, 2013)
    http://epic.org/foia/doj/pen-reg-trap-trace/EPIC-FOIA-PRTT.pdf

EPIC:  Motion for Preliminary Injunction in EPIC v. DOJ (Nov. 2013)
    http://epic.org/foia/doj/pen-reg-trap-trace/Motion-for-PI.pdf

FISA Court:  Approval of NSA Request to Collect Metadata (2004)
    http://www.dni.gov/files/documents/1118/CLEANEDPRTT%201.pdf


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[3] White House Previews New Open Government Plan
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The Obama Administration has released a preview of the second Open 
Government National Action Plan. The National Action Plan was
released 
as part of the Administration's commitment to the Open Government 
Partnership, an international transparency initiative
that includes the 
US and seven other nations in Africa, Europe, South America, and Asia. 
The Open Government Partnership has the
stated goal of securing 
"concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower 
citizens, fight corruption, and
harness new technologies to strengthen 
governance."

In 2011, the US composed an initial version of an Action Plan that set 
out
those goals. The second Action Plan, to be released in December 
2013, sets out more specific commitments to improve both public

access to information and government information management. 

The report focuses on three broad goals that the Obama White House

hopes to achieve through increased government transparency: "to 
increase public integrity," "to manage resources more effectively,"
and 
"to improve public services." Within these categories, the report 
covers a wide range of topics, including efforts to improve
public 
participation in government, and proposals to modernize management of 
government records and update the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 
The report also contains plans to transform the security classification 
system, increase transparency of foreign intelligence
surveillance 
activities, make privacy compliance information more accessible, and 
strengthen protections for whistleblowers. 

Specifically, the Administration proposes to establish a five-part FOIA 
modernization process. The components include a unified
online FOIA 
service, to consolidate and streamline the FOIA process for requesters; 
a set of standardized FOIA practices consistent
across all agencies; a 
FOIA Modernization Committee, composed of both government and civil 
society advisers, to improve dialogue
between the government and 
requesters; and improved FOIA training for government employees and 
improved administration within agencies.
If adopted, the proposed 
commitments would clarify the records requesting process and make the 
FOIA more accessible to the public.


EPIC joined other open government organizations to advise the White 
House on modernizing the FOIA. EPIC also regularly comments
on 
proposed changes to agency FOIA regulations. Earlier in 2013, EPIC 
submitted extensive comments to the President's Privacy and
Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board on the Board's initial draft of a set of 
FOIA regulations. The Board adopted almost all of EPIC's
proposed 
changes and issued a final set of FOIA regulations that reflected 
EPIC's considerable input. 


The White House:  Preview
of National Action Plan (Dec. 6, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/121113-white-house-action.html

The White House: National Action Plan Press Release (Dec. 6, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/121113-white-house-action-release.html

EPIC:  Administrative Procedure Act Comments
    http://epic.org/apa/comments/

EPIC:  Open Government Project
    http://epic.org/open_gov/


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[4] Europe May Suspend Data Transfer Agreement with US
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The European Commission has released a report questioning
the 
effectiveness of the US-EU Safe Harbor framework. The Safe Harbor 
agreement allows data to be transferred from EU member states
to 
companies in the US that have promised to adhere to a set of privacy 
practices. The report cited "large scale access by intelligence

agencies to data transferred to the US by Safe Harbour certified 
companies" as a key concern. 

Companies wishing to participate
in the Safe Harbor framework must 
identify that they comply with the Safe Harbor principles and must 
self-certify on an annual
basis to the US Department of Commerce. In 
the US, both the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade 
Commission have authority
to enforce the arrangement. In the EU, data 
protection authorities of the member states may suspend data transfers 
to Safe Harbor
certified companies, and the Commission may suspend Safe 
Harbor altogether in light of information about its implementation.

The
European Commission's report cites several flaws in the current 
arrangement. First, "information recently released on US surveillance

programmes [] raises new questions on the level of the protection the 
Safe Harbour arrangement is deemed to guarantee." The report
explains 
that German data protection authorities have expressed concerns that 
Safe Harbor was being violated, and the Irish data
protection authority 
reported receiving two complaints over the practices of the US 
intelligence community. Second, the Commission
notes, "Over the years a 
substantial number of self-certified companies had not made their 
privacy policy public and/or had not
made a public statement of 
adherence to the Privacy Principles." Finally, the Commission reports 
that a certain percentage of companies
were falsely claiming to adhere 
to the Safe Harbor principles.

The report recommends a variety of measures designed to strengthen
Safe 
Harbor by improving transparency, redress, enforcement, and access by 
US authorities. For example, the Commission recommends
increasing 
investigations into compliance, limiting the national security 
exception to cases that are "strictly necessary or proportionate,"
and 
facilitating EU citizens' access to alternative dispute resolution 
providers. EPIC has previously recommended that the US support
the EU 
Data Protection Regulation and adopt an international framework for 
privacy protection.


European Commission:  Safe Harbor
Report (Dec. 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/121113-safe-harbor-report.html

Export.gov:  U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement
    http://export.gov/safeharbor/eu/index.asp

EPIC: Testimony before LIBE Committee on US-EU Agreement (Sep. 30, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/103113-rotenberg-libe.html

US NGOs:  2013 Letter to EU Parliament re: Safe Harbor (Oct. 15, 2013)
    http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/ltreudatareg101513.pdf

US NGOs:  2012 Letter to EU Parliament re: Safe Harbor (Sep. 5, 2012)
    https://epic.org/privacy/intl/US-Cons-Grps-Support-EU-Priv-Law.pdf

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. 30, 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

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


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[5] Spotlight on Surveillance:  FBI Pushes Forward with
Massive 
    Biometric Database Despite Privacy Risks
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The
Federal Bureau of Investigation is spending over $1 billion to 
develop a biometric database program called "Next Generation 
Identification"
(NGI), also called Next-Gen ID. The project will 
increase the FBI's ability to collect, use, and store multiple 
biometric identifiers
on millions of criminals and non-criminals. 
EPIC's "Spotlight on Surveillance" project returns to scrutinize this 
massive surveillance
program.

The Next-Gen ID program will build on the FBI's current biometric 
database of fingerprints, which is accessible to over
18,000 local, 
state, tribal, federal, and international partners. The FBI is in the 
process of adding facial, iris, and voice recognition
to the database, 
which will greatly increase the Bureau's ability to perform domestic 
surveillance. The FBI already has signed
Memoranda of Understanding 
with several states for access to DMV driver license and identification 
databases, and the agency plans
to harvest the data for facial 
recognition programs.

EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in 2012 to obtain more 
information about Next-Gen ID. The documents received through the FOIA 
lawsuit revealed the FBI's
acceptance of a 20% error rate for the 
facial recognition software used on the NGI database. Technical 
specifications for another
facial recognition project reveal that the 
FBI is extending access to the biometric database to state and local 
law enforcement
for the purpose of running facial recognition queries. 
The NGI program will greatly increase the FBI's potential database of 
facial
recognition photos by adding non-criminal photos.

FBI Deputy Director Jerome Pender testified before Congress in July 
2012 that
the agency was in the process of renewing the 2008 Interstate 
Photo System Privacy Impact Assessment to focus on facial recognition.

The FBI has not released any Privacy Impact Assessment with respect to 
facial recognition or the NGI program. EPIC has recommended
increased 
Congressional scrutiny of the Next Generation Identification program 
and new regulations to address privacy concerns.


FBI:  Next Generation Identification
    http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/fingerprints_biometrics/ngi

EPIC: Spotlight on Surveillance: The FBI's Next-Gen ID Program
    http://epic.org/privacy/surveillance/spotlight/ngi.html

EPIC:  FOIA Docs on Next-Gen ID (Oct. 1, 2010)
    http://epic.org/foia/fbi/ngi/NGI-System-Requiremets.pdf

EPIC:  EPIC v. FBI - Next Generation Identification
    http://epic.org/foia/fbi/ngi/

EPIC:  Face Recognition
    http://epic.org/privacy/facerecognition/

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[6] News in Brief
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Nation Mourns Death of Nelson Mandela, World Leader Who Appeared on 
US 'Terrorist' Watch List

Former South African President and
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson 
Mandela has died at age 95. He is revered in the US and worldwide for 
helping to bring about
the end of apartheid, leading his country into a 
new era, and championing the cause of human rights. Until 2008, Mr. 
Mandela, a
member of the African National Congress, also appeared on 
the US "Terrorist" Watch List. Documents obtained by EPIC under the 
Freedom
of Information Act in 2012 revealed a broad legal standard that 
allows the US to place someone on the Terrorist Watch List virtually 
forever. Mr.
Mandela's name was taken off the list in 2008 by a formal 
act of Congress. Approximately 700,000 people are currently tracked by

the US Terrorist Screening Center. 


US Congress:  Amendment Removing ANC from Terrorist Watchlist (2008)
    http://epic.org/redirect/121113-congress-anc-removal.html

EPIC:  FBI Watchlist (National Terrorist Screening Center)
    http://epic.org/foia/fbi_watchlist.html

EPIC:  Nelson Mandela and Privacy
   http://epic.org/nelson_mandela_and_privacy.html



Willis Ware, Tech Innovator, Privacy Pioneer, Dies at 93

Willis Ware, who helped usher in the computer age and provided the 
foundation for modern privacy law, passed away recently at his home 
in Santa Monica, CA, at age 93. An electronic engineer by training,

Ware had worked with John von Neumann at Princeton on the early 
designs for digital processing. Fascinated by the social impact
of 
computer technology, he turned quickly to the key challenge of privacy 
protection. In 1973, as the chair of an influential government

committee wrestling with the increased automation of recordkeeping, 
Ware conceived of "Fair Information Practices", or the allocation
of 
rights and responsibilities in the collection and use of personal data. 
The report, "Records, Computers and the Rights of Citizens,"
became the 
foundation of the Privacy Act of 1974, the most comprehensive privacy 
law ever enacted in the US. Ware also served as
chairman of the 
Security and Privacy Board, established by Congress in 1987, which 
helped loosen controls on the public use of
cryptography in the 1990s 
and made possible the adoption of critical security technologies for 
the Internet. Ware joined the EPIC
Advisory Board not long after the 
organization was established in 1994, and received the EPIC Lifetime 
Achievement Award in 2012.



Rand Corp.:  Obituary for Willis Ware (Nov. 27, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/121113-rand-ware-obit.html

EPIC:  Code of Fair Information Practices
    http://epic.org/privacy/consumer/code_fair_info.html

EPIC:  Records, Computers and the Rights of Citizens (Jul. 1973)
    http://epic.org/privacy/hew1973report/

EPIC:  Privacy Act of 1974
    http://epic.org/privacy/1974act/

NIST:  Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board 
    http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/index.html

EPIC:  Willis Ware
    http://epic.org/epic/ware/


Lights Out for Flashlight App Developer in Privacy Case

The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with the 
developer
of a flashlight app for Android mobile devices that 
deceptively collected and then disclosed consumers' personal 
information to
third parties. "Brightest Flashlight Free" secretly 
collected users' location information and unique identifiers and then 
provided
that information to third parties, including advertising 
networks. The developer even included a dummy privacy setting that had

no actual effect. The settlement prohibits the company, Goldenshores 
Technologies LLC, from misrepresentations and requires it
to obtain 
consumers' affirmative express consent before using and disclosing 
personal information. Jessica Rich, Director of the
FTC's Bureau of 
Consumer Protection, said the flashlight app left users "in the dark 
about how their information was going to be
used." EPIC has commented 
previously on mobile privacy issues before the FTC, emphasizing the 
importance of the Fair Information
Practices. 


FTC:  Press Release on Flashlight App Settlement (Dec. 5, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/121113-ftc-flashlight-settlement.html

FTC:  Text of Settlement (Dec. 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/121113-ftc-flashlight-text.html

EPIC:  Comments to FTC on Digital Advertising and Privacy (Jul. 2012)
    http://epic.org/privacy/ftc/FTC-In-Short-Cmts-7-11-12-FINAL.pdf

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


FTC Announces 2014 Privacy Workshops

The Federal Trade Commission has announced a series of workshops on 
emerging consumer
privacy issues. The series, intended to "shine a 
light on new trends in Big Data and their impact on consumer privacy," 
includes
three topics: the use of mobile devices to track users in real 
space; predictive scoring algorithms that determine access to products

and offers; and consumer-generated health data that falls outside 
HIPAA. The FTC has invited public comment on the proposed topics
for 
the Spring 2014 workshops. The FTC recently concluded a workshop on the 
Internet of Things, for which EPIC submitted comments.
EPIC has also 
urged the Commission to enforce prior consent orders, incorporate the 
Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights in privacy
settlements, and respect 
public comments on proposed settlements. 


FTC:  Press Release on Privacy Workshops (Dec. 2, 2013)
  
 http://epic.org/redirect/121113-ftc-workshop-release.html

FTC:  Instructions for Public Comment on Workshops (Dec. 2, 2013)
    http://epic.org/redirect/121113-ftc-workshop-comments.html

FTC:  Announcement on Internet of Things Workshop (Nov. 19, 2013)
    http://ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/internet-of-things/

EPIC:  Comments to FTC on Internet of Things (Jun. 1, 2013)
    http://epic.org/privacy/ftc/EPIC-FTC-IoT-Cmts.pdf

EPIC: Federal Trade Commission
    http://epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/
    
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[7] EPIC in the News
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"Tech Giants Issue Call for Limits on Government Surveillance of Users."
The New York Times, Dec. 9, 2013.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/technology/tech-giants-issue-call-
    for-limits-on-government-surveillance-of-users.html?_r=0

"Here's why the FTC couldn't fine a flashlight app for allegedly 
sharing user location data." The Washington Post, Dec. 9, 2013.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/09/
    heres-why-the-ftc-couldnt-fine-a-flashlight-app-for-allegedly-

   sharing-user-location-data/

"DC, Maryland and Virginia cops spying on cell phone data." [Video]
WUSA-9, Dec. 9, 2013.
    http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/285084/189/DC-area-police-spying-
    on-cell-phone-data
    
"Cellphone data spying: It's not just the NSA." [Video] USA Today, Dec.
8, 2013.
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/08/cellphone-
    data-spying-nsa-police/3902809/
    
"Fighting for Information from DHS." NPR's "On the Media," Dec. 6, 2013.
    http://www.onthemedia.org/story/fighting-information-dhs/

"Will this robot make America safer?" CIO Australia, Dec. 5, 2013.
    http://www.cio.com.au/article/533537/will_robot_make_america_safer_/
    
"Square Peg, Round Hole - How the FISC has misapplied FISA to Allow for 
Bulk Metadata Collection," by EPIC Appellate Advocacy
Counsel Alan 
Butler and Director of EPIC's Domestic Surveillance Project Amie
Stepanovich. Just Security, Dec. 2, 2013.
    http://justsecurity.org/2013/12/02/butler-stepanovich-square-peg-
    round-hole-fisc-fisa/
    
"Digital era confounds the courts." Politico, Dec. 1, 2013.
    http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/digital-era-technology-
    supreme-court-cases-100410.html

"A Night Watchman With Wheels?" The New York Times, Nov. 29, 2013.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/science/coming-soon-a-night-
    watchman-with-wheels.html?smid=tw-share&_r=2&
    
"US Government Ordered to Reveal Details of 'Internet Kill Switch' to 
Deactivate Wi-fi Networks." The News Reports, Nov. 27,
2013.
    http://www.thenewsreports.com/us-government-ordered-to-reveal-
    details-of-internet-kill-switch-to-deactivate-wi-fi-networks/2260/
    leer
    
"Washington's overall take on data brokers muddled." Politico, Nov. 25,
2013.
    http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/washingtons-overall-take-on-
    data-brokers-muddled-100316.html?hp=r4
    
    
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.

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Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws is the most
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This updated version includes new material regarding President Obama's
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Subscribe to EPIC FOIA Notes at:
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[9] Upcoming Conferences and Events
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"Who's Watching Little Brother? Local Surveillance, National Concerns,"
presented by the Cato Institute. Washington, DC, December
11, 2013.
For More Information:  http://www.cato.org/events/whos-watching-little-
brother-local-surveillance-national-concerns?.

"Protecting Human Rights: Are Drones the New Sheriffs in Town?," 
presented by the American Bar Association. Speaker: EPIC Domestic

Surveillance Counsel Amie Stepanovich. Washington, DC, December 12, 
2013. For More Information:  https://apps.americanbar.org/aba_timssnet/
meetings/tnt_meetings.cfm?.

"Big Data and Security in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities." 
Speaker: EPIC President Marc Rotenberg. Brussels, January 21,
2014.
For More Information:  http://epic.org/2014/01/big-data-and-security-
in-europ.html.

"Privacy in the Networked World," featuring EPIC Appellate Advocacy
Counsel Alan Butler.  Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 26, 2014. For
More
Information:  http://www.alaskatel.org/Flyer2.pdf.

Fourth Annual International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy.
Washington, DC, June 4-5, 2014. For More Information:  
http://patientprivacyrights.org/summit/.

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