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Privacy Rights of Americans: Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Sues FBI for Details on “Next Generation Biometric Data”
Controversy Surrounding "Next Generation Identification"
By Statewatch
Privacy Organization Says FBI Director Shows “Reckless Disregard” for Privacy Rights of Americans
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has sued the FBI to obtain a secret agreement with the Department of Defense about “Next Generation Identification,” a biometric database containing detailed personal information on millions of Americans.
EPIC is a Washington-DC based civil liberties organization with a long history of successful Freedom of Information Act litigation against federal agencies. EPIC prevailed in a similar case against the FBI in 2014.
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