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Electronic Privacy Information Center

Summary

EPIC is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and advocacy center founded in 1994 to secure the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age through advocacy, research, and litigation.

Verified Facts

  • EPIC was established in 1994 to protect privacy, freedom of expression, and democratic values in the information age.1
  • EPIC describes its mission as securing the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age for all people through advocacy, research, and litigation.1
  • EPIC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with no clients, customers, or shareholders.1
  • Program areas include surveillance oversight, consumer privacy advocacy, AI and human rights, platform accountability and governance, telephone subscriber privacy, health privacy, and open government.1
  • EPIC routinely files amicus briefs, pursues open government cases, and speaks before Congress and judicial organizations.1
  • The official contact page lists address 1519 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036; phone (202) 483-1140; general inquiries info@epic.org; press inquiries press@epic.org.2

Public Contact Information

Relevance to Open Source and Software Companies

EPIC's work on surveillance, consumer privacy, AI accountability, and platform governance is relevant to software companies facing government data demands, biometric or tracking technologies, and privacy-regulation compliance questions.

Relationships

Sources

  1. SRC-EPIC-ABOUT: EPIC About Page.
  2. SRC-EPIC-CONTACT: EPIC Contact Page.

Research Debt

  • Add intake path for organizations seeking EPIC advocacy support.

Document metadata

  • Last verified: 2026-07-19

  1. SRC-EPIC-ABOUT — EPIC About Page. Self-reported profile; corroboration pending. ↩↩↩↩↩

  2. SRC-EPIC-CONTACT — EPIC Contact Page. Official organizational record. ↩