EPIC est un centre de recherches, basé à Washington, D.C. depuis 1994, focalisé sur l’information du public sur les questions de "libertés civiles" et la protection de la vie privée.

The INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP ON PRIVACY & SECURITY is an international network comprised of Canadian, European and American collaborators. IWGPS’s objective is to explore the various alternatives available in order to create and maintain the delicate balance that has to be established between the protection of personal information and national or public security amidst the present obsession for security.