Terms Accepted

Independent Research · captured 2026-09-06T17:36:18Z research·REC·dd6761 CAP-03172

EPIC — consumer privacy

The text as it stood on 2026-09-06. This document was captured 4 times that day, so the date on its own does not name one of them — it returns the last. To cite exactly this capture, use /d/research-epic-consumer-privacy/v/cap-03172, which will always mean this one and nothing else.

Captured
2026-09-06
Words
503
HTTP
200
Size
5.7 KB
State
Unchanged

HTML (as served) Extracted text

Cite this capture

Everything a footnote needs, including the checksum, so a reader can confirm they are looking at the same bytes you did. Select and copy. 

Independent Research, “EPIC — consumer privacy”.
Captured 2026-09-06T17:36:18Z by Terms Accepted.
Permalink: https://termsaccepted.org/d/research-epic-consumer-privacy/v/cap-03172
Original:  https://epic.org/issues/consumer-privacy
SHA-256:   dc28025dc14c5cb9a5015f589cd9423f36989acc3da9c4fbd820caf7e2afd6d6
Provenance: captured directly from the publisher.
Verify this file — SHA-256

The file below is stored under this checksum, so altering it would change its name. Download the copy above and run sha256sum on it: if the value differs from this one, you are not looking at what we captured.

dc28025dc14c5cb9a5015f589cd9423f36989acc3da9c4fbd820caf7e2afd6d6

Also captured that day

3

Every reading of this document on 2026-09-06. They may be identical; where they are not, the difference is a change the publisher made within a single day.

CapturedPermalinkWordsState
2026-09-06T06:33:28Z cap-02507 3 Refused to serve us (still published)
2026-09-06T15:21:51Z cap-02848 503 First capture
2026-09-06T19:01:46Z cap-03499 503 Unchanged

The document

Issues Consumer Privacy Improper tracking and profiling of internet users is widespread because companies have been allowed to set their own rules and ignore data protection standards. EPIC seeks to protect users from data abuses and strengthen privacy standards online. Background When consumers make a purchase online, browse the internet, or scroll through social media, they expect that companies will use their information solely for the purposes of the transaction. All too often, companies misuse, sell, or fail to protect consumers’ personal information. EPIC has a particular interest in protecting consumer privacy and has played a leading role in developing the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to address emerging privacy issues and to safeguard the privacy rights of consumers. EPIC has also long advocated for a comprehensive U.S. privacy law and a Data Protection Agency. Areas of Focus Within Consumer Privacy Get more detail on issues related to Consumer Privacy Communications Privacy Individuals reasonably expect that content and details of their electronic communications will remain private. Abusive commercial data practices and government surveillance threaten that privacy. Competition and Privacy Privacy protection and platform competition are closely linked. A lack of both has enabled a small number of firms to consolidate and exploit huge volumes of personal data. Data Brokers Regulation is desperately needed to protect individuals from companies that aggregate and sell personal information at industrial scale. Data Minimization Data minimization offers a practical solution to a broken internet ecosystem by providing clear limits on how companies can collect and use data. Online Advertising & Tracking Massive troves of personal data are collected and transferred within the targeted advertising ecosystem. This ubiquitous tracking of everything we do online, and the entities that aggregate and monetize it, poses threats to consumers’ privacy, autonomy, and security. Robocalls Robocalls are more than a minor inconvenience; they are a serious privacy invasion. EPIC regularly defends the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the federal anti-robocall statute. Social Media Privacy Many social media platforms are built on excessive collection, algorithmic processing, and commercial exploitation of users’ personal data. That must change. Surveillance Pricing Businesses are increasingly using personal data to set individualized prices. As a result, people are paying different amounts for the same exact product, just because businesses are better equipped to infer who will pay more. Top Updates EPIC Commends California Legislature for Regulating Addictive Social Media Design Instead of Banning Minors’ Access September 1, 2026 PRESS RELEASE: EPIC and CFA Publish New Resource: Explaining Surveillance Pricing and Other Data-Driven Pricing Practices August 20, 2026 EPIC, Coalition Oppose California Effort to Shield Companies from Liability for Surveilling Individuals August 19, 2026 All Updates Contact EPIC’s Experts on Consumer Privacy John Davisson Deputy Director and Director of Enforcement Sara Geoghegan EPIC Senior Counsel and Director of the Consumer Privacy Program Caitriona Fitzgerald Deputy Director and Policy Director Explore EPIC’s Work on Consumer Privacy Browse amicus briefs, documentation obtained through FOIA litigation, testimony, agency comments, and archival materials related to EPIC’s work on consumer privacy. Explore the Digital Library