epic 2005–2006
annual report
ENSURING ACCURACY & PRIVACY
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mission & p
rograms
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voting techn
ology:
the design o
f privacy
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epic program
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epic publica
tions
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epic in cong
ress
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litigation
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advocacy
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internet pub
lic interest
opportunitie
s program
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epic affiliat
ed sites
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finances
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epic board &
staff
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epic suppor
ters
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support epic
CONTENTS
T H E E L E C T R O N I C P R I V A C Y
I N F O R M A T I O N C E N T E R is a public interest research
center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public
attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, freedom of
expression and constitutional values in the information age. EPIC pursues a wide
range of activities, including policy research, public education, conferences, litigation,
publications, and advocacy.
EPIC is incorporated in Washington, D.C. and tax-exempt under IRC section
501(c)(3). EPIC receives support from individual contributors, private foundations,
the sale of publications, and legal awards. Contributions to EPIC are tax-deductible.
EPIC maintains two of the world’s most popular privacy sites—epic.org and
privacy.org — and publishes the online EPIC Alert every two weeks with information
about emerging civil liberties issues. EPIC also publishes Privacy and Human
Rights, Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws, Filters and Freedom,
The Privacy Law Sourcebook, and The Consumer Law Sourcebook. EPIC litigates
high-profile privacy, First Amendment, and Freedom of Information Act cases.
EPIC advocates for strong privacy safeguards.
EPIC works in support of several NGO coalitions, including Privacy International
(privacyinternational.org), the Internet Free Expression Alliance (ifea.net), the
Global Internet Liberty Campaign (gilc.org), the Internet Democracy Project
(internetdemocracy.org), and the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (tacd.org). EPIC
maintains the Privacy Site (privacy.org) and coordinates the Public Voice coalition
(thepublicvoice.org), the Privacy Coalition (privac