Friday, December 18, 2009

[EPIC NEWS] EPIC Alert 16.24, 18Dec09


From: EPIC Alert   Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009
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Volume 16.24                                          December 18, 2009
                         Published by the
               Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
                         Washington, D.C.
"Defend Privacy. Support EPIC."  http://epic.org/donate
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Table of Contents
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[1] EPIC Files Facebook Privacy Complaint with Trade Commission
[2] EPIC Files Suit Against DOJ About Whole Body Imaging Documents
[3] EPIC Supports Privacy Safeguards for Genetic Information
[4] Google Expands Control of Internet Architecture
[5] Supreme Court Grants Cert in Workplace Privacy Case
[6] News in Brief
[7] EPIC Bookstore: "Change of State: Information, Policy, and Power"
[8] Upcoming Conferences and Events
 - Join EPIC on Facebook http://facebook.com/epicprivacy
 - Privacy Policy
 - About EPIC
 -  Donate to EPIC http://epic.org/donate
 - Subscription Information & Join EPIC on Facebook
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About EPIC
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center is a public interest research
center in Washington, DC. It was established in 1994 to focus public
attention on emerging privacy issues such as the Clipper Chip, the
Digital Telephony proposal, national ID cards, medical record privacy,
and the collection and sale of personal information. EPIC publishes the
EPIC Alert, pursues Freedom of Information Act litigation, and conducts
policy research. For more information, see http://www.epic.org or write
EPIC, 1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009. +1 202
483 1140 (tel), +1 202 483 1248 (fax).
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Your contributions will help support Freedom of Information Act and
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of privacy and efforts to oppose government regulation of encryption and
expanding wiretapping powers.


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