EPIC is much better on privacy than the EFF is, who only has sharp words for government surveillance but otherwise acts as the tech industry's lobbyist.
https://slate.com/technology/2018/04/why-arent-privacy-group...
https://slate.com/technology/2018/04/why-arent-privacy-group...
your critic is more a matter of focus than agenda.
EFF is more focused on protocols and crypto and software per se. while usability, end user abuse etc is not high on it's priorities.