BOARD AGENDA, NOVEMBER 12, 2025, 8:30PM

ATTENDANCE

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER BOARD MEETING (EQ)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING (EQ)

NOMINATIONS REPORT (AM)

Potential Treasurer candidate in mind, but approaching cautiously.

Suggestion from TS for Communications Chair

AM absence upcoming; protocol writeup for his absence? (CD)

FINANCIAL / FUNDRAISING REPORT (AM)

Bookkeeping work still underway; preliminary P&L now together

ZCash Foundation proposal update

TECH CHAIR REPORT (TS)

SSL cert

Updates needed to Data Usage Policy

DS's Protonmail address for board communications

LITIGATION WORKING GROUP REPORT (AM)

No amicus briefs filed or contemplated this month

LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP REPORT (AM/CD)

Main focus of federal advocacy has been FISA/702 and the NDAA/IAA this month. NDAA was released without containing anything major either bad or good for us. On FISA/702, Rep. Crawford sent up a trial balloon to advocacy groups regarding splitting off and delaying the warrant requirement discussion till after a 2nd Circuit ruling in Hasbajrami.

Outreach to congressional offices: Few meetings because of Thanksgiving, just Rep. Grothman (R-WI) and Rep. Johnson (D-GA).

Coalition letters for approval of cosignatures:

EPIC letter Letter to DHS Privacy re ICE use of FRT

EPIC comments Dec 1 to USCIS on SAVE database integration https://downloads.regulations.gov/USCIS-2025-0337-9197/attachment_1.pdf

Short coalition letter from CDT this week on 702 FISA 702 Reform Priorities Coalition Letter

CHAPTER REPORTS (AM/EQ/DS)

Massachusetts report: Finally blocked deployment of Flock Safety cameras in Cambridge, MA; arguing against social media surveillance software in Boston; proposing strengthening amendments to Mass House version of Digital Privacy Act; 

Pennsylvania report

Albany report

Minnesota report

Other chapters and associated groups

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

DATE AND TIME FOR NEXT BOARD MEETING

Wednesday, Jan 14, 8:30pm Eastern?

ADJOURNMENT

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