Privacy advocate, Executive Director @EPICprivacy in Washington, DC. Interested in: tech + privacy law. @AlanInDC@infosec.exchange
Washington, DC
Joined June 2009
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Alan Butler retweeted
Excited to be heading into the office this am! Top of the to-do list: calling a vote on restoring the Click to Cancel Rule. It’s time the FTC gets back to protecting consumers from real abuses like subscription traps that cost Americans countless hours and millions of dollars.
Alan Butler retweeted
For all Trump's talk of manufacturing jobs, you didn't see the CEOs of GE and Caterpillar sitting in the prime seats today. You saw the CEOs of Amazon and X and Meta and Google and TikTok.
It's the attentional oligarchs whose power he cares about.
Alan Butler retweeted
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#CyberMonday is prime time for hackers. Don’t forget to #Take9.
Learn more at PauseTake9.org.
#CyberCivilDefense
Alan Butler retweeted
I am proud of @FTC’s work championing the public interest and fighting corporate cheats.
It’s been a week, so you might have missed how busy we’ve been 🧵
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Alan Butler retweeted
trump has vowed to go after political enemies, undocumented immigrants, and others if he wins.
experts have warned that he could easily turn the surveillance state against his targets. now, he’s won…
wired.com/story/trump-second…
Alan Butler retweeted
This has been a remarkably smooth election day with only minor hiccups so far (and some despicable bomb threats coming from Russia).
It takes tens of thousands of people to pull this off. Especially given threats and intimidation of election workers.
I thank them all.
Alan Butler retweeted
Just voted. Shoutout to poll workers at Mountain Shadows Community Center. They were great. All poll workers everywhere deserve our thanks, especially these days.
Alan Butler retweeted
Today, hundreds of thousands of election workers and millions of volunteers will be working a very long day to ensure that every American citizen has a voice in who governs them. Join me in thanking them for their service. No election is perfect, but they do a great job ensuring our elections are secure, your vote will be safe and convenient, and your vote will matter. Even if it's close, we will know who accurately won, thanks to our election workers!
Alan Butler retweeted
Design-based litigation is sweeping the nation, leaving courts...confused about how to apply Section 230. 🧵epic.org/design-based-lawsui…
Alan Butler retweeted
Plus Harris will support enacting online privacy regulations that Trump would oppose. Today’s unregulated data environment is what helps fill coffers of Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg, Google, Kroger & also enables the commercial surveillance based misinformation state.
Alan Butler retweeted
Today, @CFPB finalized a rule that will make it easier to switch to a new provider when it comes to your loan or bank account, while also safeguarding against intrusive financial spying and surveillance.
consumerfinance.gov/about-us…
Alan Butler retweeted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced a new rule, the Personal Financial Data Rights Rule, which will give consumers more control over their financial data, shielding it from third-party use. therecord.media/cfpb-new-reg…
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I generally won't analyze specific reports I disagree with (or will use a vague "some people have said/suggested/etc." to start out), but there's a report on AI disclaimers in election ads that has been cited by major news sources a few times that we REALLY need to talk about.
Alan Butler retweeted
Haven’t gotten your EXCLUSIVE 30th Anniversary @EPICPrivacy’s stickers and pins yet?
Support the 2024 Champions of Freedom Awards today by registering as a Privacy Ally Online and get your very own set! epic.org/sept25
To celebrate 3 decades of @EPICprivacy's work defending your privacy online, we are launching ✨EXCLUSIVE✨ merch in collaboration w/ Whitney Merrill (@wbm312)!
To support EPIC & take home stickers & a pin (see preview), register as a Privacy Ally Online epic.org/sept25
ALT Pin design of the Clipper Chip on a backing card with binary that translates as "We all share a fundamental right to privacy." link to archive.epic.org/crypto/clipper
ALT Sticker design of a post with four surveillance cameras. three colorful frogs are climbing on the post, with one covering the front-facing camera. Text below the post reads "Defend privacy. Support EPIC."
ALT Sticker design of the Clipper Chip. Text below the chip reads "epic.org – defending individuals against surveillance for 30 years"
ALT Sticker design of the HEW Report of 1973 cover in black and blue. Text on the forehead reads "EPIC.ORG"; text near the bottom reads "CELEBRATING FIVE DECADES OF FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES"
Alan Butler retweeted
Join Andrew Selbst from @Harvard Law and @UCLA Law in a discussion of the challenge that artificial intelligence poses for discrimination law, the root causes, and possible regulatory approaches.
📅 Sept 25
⏰ 12-1 PM
🍽️ Lunch provided!
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/eFv_jQ4R
Alan Butler retweeted
On Wednesday 9/25, @EPICPrivacy will be celebrating public officials and leading experts who have led the charge against surveillance capitalism and data abuses. Check out this thread for more info on this year’s awardees
You can register for TODAY at epic.org/sept25!
Alan Butler retweeted
Today, @EPICprivacy submitted an amicus brief in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, urging the Supreme Court to adopt a framework that can differentiate unconstitutional online censorship from constitutional kids’ privacy and safety laws. 🧵 (1/7)
epic.org/in-texas-age-verifi…
Alan Butler retweeted
In celebration of @EPICprivacy's 30th anniversary, all donations made towards the 2024 Champions of Freedom Awards are being matched up to $75k!
➡️DOUBLE your impact today by registering as a “Privacy Ally Online” epic.org/sept25
Alan Butler retweeted
Two decades of unchecked surveillance has generated vast wealth for tech giants, while leaving Americans exposed to fraud, profiling, and more.
Today’s report sounds the alarm, and calls for an end to an era when tech giants were trusted to police themselves. Check it out:
FTC staff report finds large social media and video streaming companies have engaged in vast surveillance of users with lax privacy controls and inadequate safeguards for kids and teens 1/
ftc.gov/news-events/news/pre…
