Mission: The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. EPIC was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, freedom of expression, and democratic institutions in the information age. EPIC is now one of the leading privacy research and advocacy organizations in the world. EPIC pursues a wide range of activities, including public education, litigation, publications, and advocacy. EPIC publishes the EPIC Alert, a biweekly newsletter and maintains epic.org, a top resource for privacy-related topics. The EPIC Bookstore features publications by EPIC and members of the EPIC Advisory Board. (Less)

Electronic Privacy Information Center is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2000, and donations are tax-deductible.