Electronic Privacy Information Center
Law PracticeDistrict of Columbia, United States11-50 Employees
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is an independent nonprofit research center based in Washington, DC. In the law practice field, EPIC pursues privacy protection, freedom of expression, and democratic values, and seeks to promote broad public involvement in decisions about the future of the Internet. The organization conducts public education, litigation, and advocacy, and routinely files amicus briefs in federal courts, pursues open-government cases, defends consumer privacy, organizes conferences for NGOs, and speaks before Congress and judicial bodies on emerging privacy and civil liberties issues. EPIC works with an advisory board of experts in law, technology, and public policy, maintains two privacy-focused websites (epic.org and privacy.org), and is headquartered at 1519 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. The organization employs between 11 and 50 staff members and reports annual revenue in the range of $10 million to $25 million.