# Electronic Privacy Information Center
**Entity class:** Privacy research and advocacy organization
**Aliases:** EPIC
**Maturity:** Developed
## Definition
The **Electronic Privacy Information Center** is a nonprofit organization focused on privacy, civil liberties, and accountability in information systems.
## Relationships
- **scrutinizes:** federal databases, automated decision systems, and surveillance.
- **peer organizations:** [[wiki/Electronic Frontier Foundation|EFF]] and [[wiki/American Civil Liberties Union|ACLU]].
- **records tool:** [[wiki/Freedom of Information Act|FOIA]].
## Sources / Provenance
- [EPIC — About](https://epic.org/about/)