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Privacy's Defenders: Stories From the Fights for Digital RightsPrivacy's Defenders: No Privacy Without EncryptionWhen we communicate online today – from your personal emails and DMs to secure international commerce – we usually do so with encryption. Encryption converts readable data into unreadable gibberish to protect our privacy and security. This didn’t just happen organically. Three decades ago, the U.S government treated encryption like a weapon, and it took some unlikely heroes to set it free: a grad student, a junior lawyer, and a fledgling digital rights group who sued the federal government. The ruling in Bernstein v. Department of Justice held that code is speech and so is protected by the Fir...
2026-10-1332 min
Privacy's Defenders: Stories From the Fights for Digital RightsPrivacy's Defenders: Cowboys, Cypherpunks and VisionariesPeople are increasingly concerned about the ways in which mass surveillance is tracking our every move: from Flock license plate readers to face recognition to creepy ads that – based on what we see and do online – seem to know everything we’re thinking and planning. It didn’t have to be this way, and since the early days of the internet, a dedicated band of activists, lawyers and technologists have fought for a better, more secure and private digital future – a future that’s still attainable. Cindy Cohn, who just finished a 26-year run with the Electronic Frontier Found...
2026-09-2929 min
Behind the LineESPN Star HUMILIATED as Linda Cohn EXPOSING the NetworkLinda Cohn has been brutally honest about ESPN and some of her former colleagues...since retiring from the network earlier this summer. Over the weekend...Linda Cohn called out David Dennis Jr. for downplaying the impact of Caitlin Clark.
We reveal and react to Linda Cohn...calling out ESPN and former colleagues at the network. We discuss Cindy Brunson getting torched on social media...for attempting to disparage Linda Cohn. We also discuss ESPN being criticized for hypocrisy...for publishing an article about the epidemic of sports gambling.
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2026-09-0114 min
The Last Show with David CooperPrivacy's Defender: A Fight Against Digital Surveillance with Cindy CohnCivil liberties attorney Cindy Cohn, the former executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), talks about digital surveillance and her book Privacy's Defender – taking us inside some of the privacy battles that shaped today's internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-08-1320 minThe Last Show with David CooperPrivacy's Defender: A Fight Against Digital Surveillance with Cindy CohnCivil liberties attorney Cindy Cohn, the former executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), talks about digital surveillance and her book Privacy's Defender – taking us inside some of the privacy battles that shaped today's internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-08-1320 minThe Last Show with David CooperFULL EPISODE: GLP-1: Positives with Professional Downsides - August 12, 2026For science news, professor Jesse Rogerson brings the following stories: Scientists isolate bacteria behind the immune system farm effect showing how they protect against asthma and allergies; Babies get sick less often in families with dogs thanks to bacteria and fungi that they bring home; How an ancient poop explosion could have helped complex life evolve; Ant colonies pulse like a physical system and we're beginning to understand what triggers them; First-of-its-kind study shows just one extra hour of sleep a night raised college students' grades; and Study finds GLP-1 drugs may have a hidden effect on your eyes...
2026-08-131h 27The Last Show with David CooperFULL EPISODE: GLP-1: Positives with Professional Downsides - August 12, 2026For science news, professor Jesse Rogerson brings the following stories: Scientists isolate bacteria behind the immune system farm effect showing how they protect against asthma and allergies; Babies get sick less often in families with dogs thanks to bacteria and fungi that they bring home; How an ancient poop explosion could have helped complex life evolve; Ant colonies pulse like a physical system and we're beginning to understand what triggers them; First-of-its-kind study shows just one extra hour of sleep a night raised college students' grades; and Study finds GLP-1 drugs may have a hidden effect on your eyes...
2026-08-131h 27
River to RiverMeet the Iowan who has spent decades fighting for your rights onlineCindy Cohn, originally from Newton, Iowa, became one of the country's foremost digital rights lawyers. Her new memoir is titled 'Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance.' Part legal history, part personal story and part rallying cry, it's front-row account of the legal battles that shaped the internet we use every day. Cohn discusses the book, growing up in Iowa, your rights online and more. (This show was originally produced April 9, 2025.)
2026-07-3148 min
PST with Emily DreyfussDigital privacy is already dire. AI could make it worse.Cindy Cohn spent decades at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) fighting for digital rights, including taking on the NSA's mass surveillance program. Now, as AI reshapes the internet, she's sounding the alarm again. In this episode, Cohn joins host Emily Dreyfuss to talk about why the copyright lawsuits against AI companies are the wrong fight, why privacy harms are the real threat but are much harder to litigate, and what it would actually take to protect your rights in the age of ChatGPT and Claude. She also explains why the government and corporate surveillance are not separate problems, and...
2026-07-1037 min
GrowthReady Podcast with Steve MellorEpisode 325: Leading Through Change Without Losing Yourself w/ Cindy CohnSteve sits down with Cindy Cohn, former Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, for a conversation about values, leadership, change, and knowing when it is time to make room for what comes next.Cindy has spent decades fighting for digital rights, privacy, free speech, and a better internet for the people who use it. Her career is a powerful example of what it means to stay grounded in your values while remaining flexible enough to adapt as the world changes around you.Cindy also shares a deeply personal look at her decision to step...
2026-07-0151 min
The Monopoly ReportEpisode 78: Privacy’s Defender Cindy Cohn on Encryption, Surveillance, Privacy Rights, and the Future of Digital FreedomAlan Chapell sits down with Cindy Cohn, former Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and author of Privacy’s Defender. They discuss the landmark Bernstein encryption case, the Snowden revelations, surveillance, behavioral advertising, privacy regulation, competition law, some lessons for companies in the ads space, and the future of digital rights in an increasingly monitored world.
Privacy’s Defender is available at: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262051248/privacys-defender/
Can Privacy Technologies Replace Cookies? Ad Revenue in a Field Experiment is available at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?a...
2026-06-2456 min
The Deep Dive Radio Show and Nick's Nerd NewsEpisode 203 - The Battle For Privacy And Free Speech In The US... Interviewing the EFF's Cindy CohnAs seen on Colbert, Jon Stewart and more, Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has been fighting for our privacy for over three decades. We dive into government & corporate surveillance, Snowden and so much more.
Don't miss this episode...
2026-06-1259 min
Hard Fork‘Hard Fork’ Live, Part 1: Satya Nadella and Cindy CohnThis week and next, we’re bringing you recordings from our second-ever live taping in San Francisco. First, we sit down with Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, to hear what he’s maxing out his A.I. tokens on, why he’s skeptical that software developers will ever be fully replaced, and how he’s hoping to create a new business model for Xbox. Then, Phil Mohun tells us what it has been like to watch people in the Bay Area interact with two robot dogs that wear the faces of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. And finally, we talk wi...
2026-06-121h 06
Fork Around And Find OutSuing The Government with Cindy CohnCome find Justin in-person and get FAFOFM stickers!Devopsdays - Portland, OR - September 8-10. Get 20% off tickets with FAFOFMEdgecase - Gooiland Hilversum, NL - September 24Taloscon - Amsterdam, NL - October 15-16KCD UK - Edinburgh - October 19Kubecon NA - Salt Lake City, UT - November 9-12Have an opening? HIRE AUTUMN!!! She's looking for open source, forward deployed engineer, and developer relation roles. They need to be remote or flexible in-office schedules in Seattle.If you've ever heard code is an expression of free speech you have Cindy Cohn to thank...
2026-06-1056 min
Town Hall Seattle Civics Series411. Cindy Cohn: Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age As we cascade further into the digital age, concerns over privacy and data security continue to rise with increasing urgency. As artificial intelligence expands its reach, vast aggregates of personal data are constantly being mined to refine future models. But, the fight for digital privacy is as old as the digital age itself. In Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance, author and Digital Rights Activist, Cindy Cohn, chronicles her career-long battle to preserve our right to privacy online. Part memoir and part legal history for a general audience, Privacy's Defender reminds the reader jus...
2026-06-0559 min
Commonwealth Club of California PodcastThe Fight Against AI-Powered Surveillance with EFF's Cindy Cohn and Adam SavageWhen the Pentagon formally designated Anthropic a “supply chain risk” this March, the dispute put a spotlight on civil liberties concerns in the AI-era. Anthropic had reportedly hit an impasse with the Trump administration over the company’s push for guardrails banning the use of its Claude model to conduct mass surveillance. Anthropic’s CEO had called such surveillance a “red line” it would not cross. But where exactly should those lines be drawn, and who should draw them?
Few people have spent more time thinking about those issues than Cindy Cohn, executive director of the San Francisco-ba...
2026-05-311h 08
The Deep Dive Radio Show and Nick's Nerd NewsPrivacy's Defender: An Interview With EFF's Cindy CohnCindy Cohn is one of the world's leading advocates for digital rights and online freedom.
She is the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, or EFF.
Cindy has spent more than three decades fighting landmark battles for us over encryption, privacy, free expression, and government surveillance.
It's my great honor to interview her today!
2026-05-2947 min
KSQD 90.7 FM Santa CruzFighting for a Better Online World with Cindy CohnSubscribe: Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify • Amazon • TuneIn
Cindy Cohn joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation to argue cases like Bernstein v. Dept. of Justice, the successful First Amendment challenge to the U.S. export restrictions on cryptography. But she says that she actually spends more time on breastfeeding than any other topic.
" We've spent years trying to help women who have breastfeeding forums continue to have their forums when they get flagged for nudity because somebody's taking a picture and saying she's not latching—how does this work?"
It's that wide experience, from cryptography and surveillance technologies...
2026-05-2900 min
The Babblery RADIO-READY FILESFOR BROADCAST ONLY: Fighting for a Better Online World with Cindy CohnNOTE: The audio of this episode is the broadcast version of this episode for radio stations only. Visit BABBLERY.com for the full stream, more information, transcript, and links.
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Cindy Cohn’s new book, Privacy’s Defender, focuses on three legal cases that formed the basis for privacy and freedom of speech on the Internet. But it’s also a memoir of her work with the Internet Frontier Foundation, framing the issues raised by legal battles through personal choices and life events both mundane and momentous. In this unusual convers...
2026-05-2900 min
School for Startups RadioMay 22, 2026 – The Alloy Market Brandon Aversano and Legal Rights Cindy CohnBrandon Aversano – Founder of Alloy Market
In some of the darkest times come the brightest moments.
Brandon Aversano is the founder of Alloy Market, a Newtown, Pennsylvania-based fintech startup launched in 2023 to bring more transparency, trust, and simplicity to the gold and fine jewelry resale market. Alloy Market buys gold jewelry and other precious metals directly from consumers online, offering a tech-enabled alternative to the traditional “Cash for Gold” or pawn shop experience. The idea came from a deeply personal moment. While undergoing cancer treatment at age 30, Aversano brought jewelry he had inherited from his grandmo...
2026-05-2255 min
Plutopia News NetworkCindy Cohn: Privacy’s DefenderCindy Cohn joins Plutopia to discuss her new book, Privacy’s Defender, and reflects on her decades of work with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, from the landmark Bernstein encryption case to fights against NSA mass surveillance and national security letters. She argues that privacy limits the power of governments, corporations, and individuals, and that winning the battle to free encryption was one of the most important victories for digital civil liberties because it made modern secure communication and online commerce possible. The conversation expands into current threats, including ChatGPT data access by law enforcement, border device searches, Palantir and IC...
2026-05-181h 02
Plutopia News NetworkCindy Cohn: Privacy’s DefenderCindy Cohn joins Plutopia to discuss her new book, Privacy’s Defender, and reflects on her decades of work with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, from the landmark Bernstein encryption case to fights against NSA mass surveillance and national security letters. She argues that privacy limits the power of governments, corporations, and individuals, and that winning the battle to free encryption was one of the most important victories for digital civil liberties because it made modern secure communication and online commerce possible. The conversation expands into current threats, including ChatGPT data access by law enforcement, border device searches, Palantir and IC...
2026-05-181h 02
Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons PodcastCindy Cohn: Privacy’s DefenderCindy Cohn has been on the front lines, defending your digital rights, for three decades. With the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), she has litigated several seminal legal cases that have directly impacted the lives of all Americans. As she retires from her role as Director of the EFF, she's written a memoir about her time there and documents several of these legal fights called Privacy's Defender. Today I'll ask Cindy about the key parts of these cases, how we interpret our rights in the digital realm, and what we can do to ensure a free and open internet.
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2026-05-111h 11
Crazy WisdomEp544_Privacy Is the New CountercultureIn this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop sits down with Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), for a wide-ranging conversation covering the EFF's origins and mission, the countercultural roots of Silicon Valley, the rise of surveillance-based business models, the challenges facing open source software and open-weight AI models, the legal landscape around intellectual property and privacy law, and the growing tension between government overreach and civil liberties in the digital age. Cindy also discusses her upcoming departure from EFF after 26 years, the transition to new leadership, and her recently published book Privacy's...
2026-04-2750 min
Jaws of Justice RadioCINDY COHN TALKS ABOUT HER NEW BOOK ON INTERNET LAW: PRIVACY RIGHTS; GUNS TO GARDENS KANSAS CITY, A SAFE ANONYMOUS FIREARMS DISPOSAL EVENTJaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality. We want to dispel misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system. We hope you will listen.
Host Terri Wilke speaks with author Cindy Cohn about her new book,
Privacy's Defender, My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance and her work as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is the world’s biggest and oldest digital rights organization.
https://www.eff.org/Privacys-Defender
Cindy Cohn recounts the fight against sweeping government sur...
2026-04-2755 min
Jaws of Justice RadioCINDY COHN TALKS ABOUT HER NEW BOOK ON INTERNET LAW: PRIVACY RIGHTS; GUNS TO GARDENS KANSAS CITY, A SAFE ANONYMOUS FIREARMS DISPOSAL EVENTJaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality. We want to dispel misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system. We hope you will listen. Host Terri Wilke speaks with author Cindy Cohn about her new book, Privacy's Defender, My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance and her work as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is the world’s biggest and oldest digital rights organization. https://www.eff.org/Privacys-Defender Cindy Cohn recounts the fight against sweeping government sur...
2026-04-2755 min
Talk of the Bay KSQD - Latest NewsCindy Cohn: Privacy's DefenderTalk of the Bay features an interview with Cindy Cohn. For 26 years she was director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, fighting in court for internet privacy . Her new book Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance, explores today’s surveillance dystopia through the eyes of a lawyer who has been at the legal […]
2026-04-1732 minTalk of the Bay from KSQDCindy Cohn: Privacy's DefenderTalk of the Bay features an interview with Cindy Cohn. For 26 years she was director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, fighting in court for internet privacy . Her new book Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance, explores today’s surveillance dystopia through the eyes of a lawyer who has been at the legal forefront of fighting it for decades, and who can describe a better path forward. We should all be concerned about privacy right now, as the federal government consolidates and weaponizes data, companies track our every click, and law enforcement, from local cops to ICE keep...
2026-04-1732 min
Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMUCindy Cohn, author, "Privacy's Defender" from Apr 13, 2026
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2026-04-1400 min
This Week in PrivacyInterview with EFF Executive Director Cindy CohnWe recently interviewed Cindy Cohn, EFF Executive Director and author of her new memoir: “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance”View on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PFv0ki3nDcListen in your favorite podcast app: https://privacyinterviews.transistor.fm/episodes/defending-privacy-w-cindy-cohn-effs-executive-directorThe RSS feed for our audio interviews is separate from This Week in Privacy, you can find it at https://privacyinterviews.transistor.fm/subscribe
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2026-04-1302 min
Privacy InterviewsDefending Privacy w/ Cindy Cohn, EFF's Executive DirectorPrivacy Guides sat down with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn to reflect on her over 30 years of service defending privacy and digital civil liberties at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the importance of community in activist spaces, and the big picture in our fight for privacy. Cindy Cohn’s memoir, Privacy’s Defender, is now available at a variety of retailers: https://www.eff.org/Privacys-DefenderIn “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance,” Cindy weaves her own personal story with her role as a leading legal voice representing the rights and interests of technology users, innovators...
2026-04-1339 min
Taylor Lorenz’s Power UserThe Woman Taking On Big Tech: She Fought the Government and WonAre we losing our right to online privacy entirely? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: https://www.usermag.co In this episode of Free Speech Friday, I sat down with Cindy Cohn, former head of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and author of the new book Privacy's Defender. We dive deep into the secret history of the early internet, the terrifying reality of mass online surveillance by the US government, and how "age verification" laws sweeping the US will destroy digital civil...
2026-04-1033 min
The Paul Barron Crypto ShowPrivacy's Defender🛡️Cindy Cohn INTERVIEWA group of about 50 former national security officials sent a letter to Congress on Tuesday urging lawmakers to approve a “clean” renewal of an electronic surveillance authority slated to expire later this month (Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!GUEST: Cindy Cohn, Executive Director Electronic Frontier FoundationBuy Cindy's Book on Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/4cgQItD00:00 intro00:07 Sponsor: Tangem00:32 Privacy's Defender00:59 Jon Stewart vs Cindy Cohn02:00 Did Jon...
2026-04-0728 min
The 404 Media PodcastThe Lawyer Fighting Government Surveillance for 30 Years (With EFF's Cindy Cohn)This week Jason brings you an interview he did with The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s executive director Cindy Cohn, who recently announced she would be stepping down from the legendary digital rights nonprofit after decades of service. Cindy's new book “Privacy’s Defender,” is a memoir of her work to protect Americans’ privacy and fight government surveillance.Privacy’s Defender weaves Cindy’s life story through three incredibly important court cases. Rather than being a dry recounting of three complicated and technical cases, Cindy recounts her strategies in each case, the trials and tribulations she was going through during each pe...
2026-04-0654 min
The News with Paul DeRienzo040326 Fighter Jets lost in Iran War, Trump Underestimates Foe, Cindy Cohen on Privacy & PalantirCindy Cohn is the author of the professional memoir Privacy’s Defender about the assault on Internet privacy.
2026-04-0405 min
The Daily Show: Ears EditionNo Kings Rallies Can’t Stop CPAC's Trump Glazing & Iran War Hits One Month | Cindy CohnHappy one-monthiversary of the Iran war! With the Strait of Hormuz still closed, Jon Stewart examines how global shortages are hitting everything from grain to helium to pickleballs. Meanwhile, Americans flood the streets for the No Kings protests while CPAC throws Trump his own Yassss Kings rally. Plus, the U.S. finally has a detailed explanation of the president's objectives and exit strategy... for the White House ballroom.
Attorney Cindy Cohn talks to Jon Stewart about her new book, “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance,” and her work as executive director of the Electronic Fronti...
2026-03-3154 min
Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez (Featured Interviews)WCPT 820 Interview: Cindy Cohn of Electronic Frontier FoundationPatti Vasquez is joined by Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and author of "Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance.” Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2026-03-2912 min
KQED's ForumFighting for Internet Privacy in an Increasingly Surveilled World“Privacy is a check on power,” writes Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation in her book, “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance.” Since the San Francisco based non-profit began in 1990 to advocate for open access to a then fledgling internet, EFF has been at the center of battles over individual rights and privacy from corporations and government in an increasingly surveilled world. We talk to Cohn about the ever-shifting world of digital surveillance and why, despite its ubiquity, we don’t need to feel powerless.
Guests:
Cindy Cohn, executive director, Ele...
2026-03-1954 min
Privacy's Defenders: Stories From the Fights for Digital RightsBonus Episode: Privacy’s DefenderWhile How to Fix the Internet is on hiatus, we wanted to share a great conversation with you from earlier this week. EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn spoke with bestselling novelist, journalist, and EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow about Cindy’s new book, “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance” (MIT Press).
Part memoir, part battle cry, “Privacy’s Defender” is the story of Cindy’s fights alongside the visionaries who looked at the early internet and understood that the legal and political battles over this new technology - the Crypto Wars, the NSA’s dragnet, the FBI g...
2026-03-171h 07
SoundsideA privacy advocate reflects on 30 years of fighting the good (digital) fightCindy Cohn can remember using punched cards for computing during her college years in Iowa. She can tell you about watching the rise of the internet and home computing with her techie friends in San Francisco. She can also recall the times she’s stood in court, working to protect someone’s right to put encrypted code on the internet, or the fight against the NSA’s mass surveillance system after 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Cohn has led the Electronic Frontier Foundation for 25 years. That’s a non-profit that advocates for privacy and free speech. This...
2026-03-1635 min
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable PeopleHow Privacy’s Defender Cindy Cohn Changed the Future of Encryption
Cindy Cohn joins Remarkable People to break down encryption, Section 230, metadata, and the real meaning of the First and Fourth Amendments in the digital age. As longtime leader of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, she has taken on the Department of Justice, challenged mass surveillance, and helped secure the tools we rely on every day.We also dive into her new memoir, Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance, and what comes next in the fight for online freedom.--Guy Kawasaki is on a mission to make you remarkable. His Remarkable Pe...
2026-03-111h 07
Expressive Audiobook Performances Captivating Audiences Seeking Meaningful Entertainment DailyPrivacy's Defender Audiobook by Cindy CohnListen to full audiobook for free :https://audiobookzap.com/freeTitle: Privacy's DefenderSubtitle: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital SurveillanceCategories: Law, Security, Social Science, TechnologyAuthor: Cindy CohnNarrator: Cindy CohnPublisher: Skyboat MediaRelease date: 03-10-2026Language: EnglishSummary:A personal chronicle of three key legal privacy battles that have defined the digital age and shaped the internet as we know it.
From a seasoned leader in the field of digital privacy rights.
Throughout her career, Cindy Cohn has been driven by a fundamental...
2026-03-1000 minLet narration enrich your perspective dailyPrivacy's DefenderVisit audiobookzap.com to start the 30-day free trial and listen to full audiobooks for free!Title: Privacy's DefenderSubtitle: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital SurveillanceCategories: Law, Security, Social Science, TechnologyAuthor: Cindy CohnNarrator: Cindy CohnPublisher: Skyboat MediaRelease date: 03-10-2026Language: English
2026-03-1000 min
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2026-03-091h 24
The Tech Policy Press PodcastCindy Cohn on How to Sustain the Fight Against AuthoritarianismToday's guest has spent thirty years on the front lines of one of the defining battles at the intersection of technology and democracy: privacy and the fight for who controls your digital life. Cindy Cohn is the executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and she has been in the room for some of the most consequential fights over digital rights since the internet became part of everyday life—from fighting for encryption in the 90s, to the NSA mass surveillance revelations, to battling FBI gag orders that kept Americans in the dark about government data requests, and no...
2026-03-0841 min
Original Law and Disorder Radio ™Law and Disorder March 2, 2026 Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital SurveillanceCivil liberties attorney Cindy Cohn is widely recognized as one of the leading voices on digital freedom in the United States. As she prepares to step down as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, or EFF, she leaves behind a 25-year legacy at the forefront of the fight for online rights. Over the years, she has helped shape some of the most important debates around encryption, government surveillance, and freedom on the internet.Cohn first rose to national prominence in the 1990s a...
2026-03-0256 min
That Tech PodYou’re Not Paranoid. You’re Just Paying Attention. Digital Rights in the Age of Surveillance with EFF’s Cindy CohnThis week on That Tech Pod, Laura and Kevin sit down with Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, to talk about the power structures hiding in plain sight across the internet, money, surveillance, and AI. Cindy breaks down what EFF actually does and why access to the internet is not just an infrastructure problem, but a civil liberties issue that shapes who gets heard, who gets tracked, and who gets left out.We get into how mass surveillance quietly became normal, from license plate readers to cell phone tracking, and why most people would...
2026-01-2024 min
Future KnowledgeThe Open Web at a Crossroads: A Conversation with Vint Cerf, Brewster Kahle, Cindy Cohn & Jon StokesWhat made the early web so thrilling, and how do we reclaim that spirit today? In this special episode, recorded at Georgetown University’s historic Riggs Library, leaders who helped build the internet and those fighting for its future come together to chart a path forward.Featuring Brewster Kahle (Internet Archive), Vint Cerf (Google), Cindy Cohn (EFF), and Jon Stokes (Ars Technica), and moderated by Luke Hogg of the Foundation for American Innovation, this conversation looks back at the web’s origins to imagine what a truly open, innovative, and empowering internet could still become.This...
2025-12-171h 03
Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of NatureCindy Cohn, director of Electronic Frontier Foundation is challenging digital authoritarianism.We plug into the real world Matrix – the digital Wild West of surveillance capitalism that dominates this Age of Information. Behind it is the unholy alliance between Big Tech and Big Brother. Privacy is the first casualty and democracy dies with it. Our guide is Cindy Cohn, director of Electronic Frontier Foundation, with her decades of experience challenging digital authoritarianism.
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Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation since 2015, served as EFF’s Legal Director as well as its General Counsel from 2000 to 2015. Among other honors, Ms. Cohn was name...
2025-07-3030 min
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable PeopleWho Defends Your Digital Rights? Meet EFF's Cindy Cohn
Four years out of law school, and she's taking on the entire U.S. Department of Justice? Meet Cindy Cohn, the attorney who turned a Haight-Ashbury party connection into one of the most pivotal legal victories in internet history. As Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation—the world's leading digital rights organization—Cindy commands a team of 125 lawyers, technologists, and activists fighting the surveillance state daily. She spills the brutal truth about encryption backdoors threatening global security, why the "nothing to hide" argument crumbles in 2025's political reality, and how well-intentioned laws become authoritarian weapons. From tactical Signal advi...
2025-07-021h 10Plutopia News NetworkCindy Cohn and Kevin Welch: Settling the Electronic FrontierThe Electronic Frontier Foundation has worked for more than three decades to defend free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, advocate for users and innovators, and support freedom-enhancing technologies. EFF has fought to clear the way for open source software, encryption, security research, file sharing, and important new technologies.
In the latest episode of the Plutopia News Network podcast, Plutopians speak with Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Kevin Welch, President of EFF-Austin, about the history and evolving mission of EFF in defending digital rights. They discuss EFF’s ongoing battles against illegal su...
2025-05-201h 02Plutopia News NetworkCindy Cohn and Kevin Welch: Settling the Electronic FrontierThe Electronic Frontier Foundation has worked for more than three decades to defend free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, advocate for users and innovators, and support freedom-enhancing technologies. EFF has fought to clear the way for open source software, encryption, security research, file sharing, and important new technologies.
In the latest episode of the Plutopia News Network podcast, Plutopians speak with Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Kevin Welch, President of EFF-Austin, about the history and evolving mission of EFF in defending digital rights. They discuss EFF’s ongoing battles against illegal su...
2025-05-201h 02
Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of NatureNone of Your Business: Claiming Our Digital Privacy Rights, Reclaiming DemocracyWe plug into the real world Matrix – the digital Wild West of surveillance capitalism that dominates this Age of Information. Behind it is the unholy alliance between Big Tech and Big Brother. Privacy is the first casualty and democracy dies with it. Our guide is Cindy Cohn, director of Electronic Frontier Foundation, with her decades of experience challenging digital authoritarianism.FeaturingCindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation since 2015, served as EFF’s Legal Director as well as its General Counsel from 2000 to 2015. Among other honors, Ms. Cohn was name...
2024-08-0829 min
Pioneers and PathfindersBest of Pioneers and Pathfinders: Cindy CohnIn honor of Independence Day, we're revisiting our discussion with Cindy Cohn, executive director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). For many years, Cindy has been a champion for civil liberties in the digital space. In our conversation, she spoke about the EFF's history and mission, as well as the human rights issues she focuses on today. We hope you enjoy the holiday this week. We will return next week with a new episode.
As technology has progressed, we have also seen emerging concerns for freedom of speech and privacy. Our guest today has spent the past 30 years defending individual...
2024-07-0337 min
Fighting dark patterns - regain your free will onlineDark Patterns and Digital Freedom Today. A conversation with Cindy Cohn.How are dark patterns and deceptive practices impacting fundamental rights such as freedom and privacy? The raise of Ai is exacerbating transparency issues and the potential for AI-powered dark patterns, highlighting the the importance of informed decision-making and the need for individuals to have the ability to enforce their rights.To understand more about it, Marie Potel-Seville sits with Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). From 2000-2015 she served as EFF’s Legal Director as well as its General Counsel. Ms. Cohn first became involved with EFF in 1993, when EFF asked her to s...
2024-02-1426 min
Privacy FilesThe Legal Landscape of Internet PrivacyIn this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to Cindy Cohn, an American civil liberties attorney and the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
In 2018, Forbes named Cindy one of America's Top 50 Women in Tech.
Cindy's passion for internet law spans decades and has put her in the middle of landmark legal cases involving privacy, censorship and the Fourth Amendment.
We begin the episode by discussing Cindy's lead role in the case of Bernstein vs. Department of Justice, challenging the United States' export restrictions on cryptography.
Today, written software...
2024-01-2042 min
DWeb DecodedDefending Digital Rights with Cindy Cohn | DWeb DecodedIn this episode, we talk to Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She has led major battles defending rights in the digital age, from fighting for crypto freedom to challenging government surveillance.
Cindy explains why decentralization is core to EFF’s vision for user empowerment online. She also gives advice to decentralized tech builders on thinking through policy obstacles, getting the law on your side, and lifting up positive examples of how the tech helps people.
2023-12-0640 minPioneers and PathfindersCindy CohnAs technology has progressed, we have also seen emerging concerns for freedom of speech and privacy. Our guest today has spent the past 30 years defending individual liberties in the digital space. Cindy Cohn is the executive director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the leading nonprofit organization ensuring that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people. She started her career as a civil litigator in private practice, where she handled various cases related to technology. Then, in 1993, the EFF offered her the opportunity to serve as outside lead attorney in the case Bernstein v. Dept. of Justice, the...
2023-11-0836 min
Privacy's Defenders: Stories From the Fights for Digital RightsRerelease: Securing the VoteThis episode was first published on May 24, 2022.Pam Smith has been working to secure US elections for years, and now as the CEO of Verified Voting, she has some important ideas about the role the internet plays in American democracy. Pam joins Cindy and Danny to explain how elections can be more transparent and more engaging for all.U.S. democracy is at an inflection point, and how we administer and verify our elections is more important than ever. From hanging chads to glitchy touchscreens to partisan disinformation, too many Americans worry that their votes...
2023-08-3031 min
Gaslit NationTeaser - Cindy Cohn Takes the Self Care Q&A Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and host of the podcast How to Fix the Internet, takes the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A. To hear the full bonus episode and get access to all bonus shows and more, support our independent journalism by joining our community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit -- thank you to everyone who supports the show! We invite you to share your own inspiration with our community! Take the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A by leaving your answers in the comments section or send them in an email to GaslitNation@gmail.com...
2023-08-0401 minGaslit NationTeaser - Cindy Cohn Takes the Self Care Q&A Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and host of the podcast How to Fix the Internet, takes the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A. To hear the full bonus episode and get access to all bonus shows and more, support our independent journalism by joining our community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit -- thank you to everyone who supports the show! We invite you to share your own inspiration with our community! Take the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A by leaving your answers in the comments section or send them in an email to GaslitNation@gmail.com...
2023-08-0401 minGaslit NationCindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation on Big BrotherJoin Andrea and Kevin Allison of the RISK! Storytelling podcast and an original member of the comedy group The State on Saturday August 5th at 4pm EST at Caveat on the Lower East Side in NYC -- in person or by livestream -- to celebrate the launch of the new Gaslit Nation graphic novel Dictatorship: It's Easier Than You Think! Details here: https://www.caveat.nyc/events/gaslit-nation-presents-dictatorship-its-easier-than-you-think--8-5-2023 Corporate surveillance is its own kind of dictatorship. Big Brother is watching, and trying to harvest as much data as possible about you. In this enlightening discussion, Cindy Cohn, the...
2023-08-0250 minGaslit NationCindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation on Big BrotherJoin Andrea and Kevin Allison of the RISK! Storytelling podcast and an original member of the comedy group The State on Saturday August 5th at 4pm EST at Caveat on the Lower East Side in NYC -- in person or by livestream -- to celebrate the launch of the new Gaslit Nation graphic novel Dictatorship: It's Easier Than You Think! Details here: https://www.caveat.nyc/events/gaslit-nation-presents-dictatorship-its-easier-than-you-think--8-5-2023 Corporate surveillance is its own kind of dictatorship. Big Brother is watching, and trying to harvest as much data as possible about you. In this enlightening discussion, Cindy Cohn, the...
2023-08-0250 min
Nourish Me: Integrated Wellness ConversationsEP 3 Creating and Cultivating More Joy with Author Cindi Cohn and Certified Wellness Practitioner JoAnne PavinJoAnne welcomes the Queen of Joy, Cindi Cohn is the author of the bestseller More Joy and a motivational speaker, and founder of the MJC (More Joy Community) to the Nourish Me podcast.
After facing her own struggles with her mental health, Cindi climbed her way out and found joy along the way. She now helps other women who feel stuck in their circumstances transform their mindset so that they can live a life of freedom and joy.
Cindi holds a Master’s degree in counseling and education andhas helped thousands of families overcome difficult cir...
2023-07-0546 min
Fever DreamsCindy Cohn On The New AbnormalThe EFF's Cindy Cohn joins The New Abnormal to talk cyber security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-05-1922 min
Type One PlanetCreate A Free, Fair, And Decentralized Internet ◄ Cindy Cohn◄ Episode Topic Score
Culture (9)
Design (7)
Education (8)
Environment (5)
Science (6)
Technology (10)
◄ Topical Keywords
Internet Technology
Free Speech
Digital Privacy
Human Rights
◄ Episode Description
The internet is the greatest invention of modern history - a multifaceted tool that could provide 8 billion individuals with the ability to instantly communicate on a planetary scale. It is the nervous system of our civilization, with our culture intertwined with every facet of its complexity. It is both the answer and the arbiter of our problems, and how we learn to coexist with this technology will determine the future of our techno...
2023-02-1753 min
Priv8 PodcastFreedom of Speech, Privacy, and the Great Encryption Debate with EFF's Cindy CohnThe Priv8 Podcast this week welcomes Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of Electronic Frontier Foundation, an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California. Join us for a deep dive on ways to fix the Internet, the global encryption debate, defending freedom of speech, and why privacy is a human right.
2022-12-0749 min
Digital PlanetPredicting cyclones with mobilesDue to climate change cyclones are increasing in frequency and intensity. Data available to study these weather phenomena though is quite scare, so a new project at Imperial College in London, hopes to harness the computing power of people’s mobile phones to create a virtual supercomputer and create a massive public database of simulated cyclone models to help predict future events. Professor Ralf Toumi, Co-Director of Grantham Institute, is leading the project and is on the show. Listeners are being invited to take part by downloading the Dreamlab app to help process the billions of calculations needed for th...
2022-12-0641 min
Topping the Curve46: Cindy Cohn, Executive Director, Electronic Frontier FoundationIn this episode of Topping the Curve, I interview Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the oldest and biggest organization dedicated to digital rights.In this episode, Cindy discusses advancements in technology law that affect our privacy rights. Topics include:Navigating top secret surveillance and litigation discovery Companies that collect data through the internet and send it to third partiesHow impact litigation differs from regular litigation The future of technology and the digital worldGetting started in the internet and digital tech law worldJoin other pre-law students in the pre-law school men...
2022-09-2932 min
Summation with Auren HoffmanCindy Cohn: Who Should Regulate the Internet?Cindy Cohn is the executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the largest digital rights organization in the world. In this wide ranging conversation, Cindy and Auren touch on a number of topics across the tech space, including privacy on the Blockchain, interoperability and the politics around regulating big tech. They discuss the unintended consequences of privacy protections and what smart regulation should seek to accomplish. Cindy brings a unique perspective to the debate around open access to data and discusses how to think critically about the power that data can un...
2022-08-091h 00
INFLUENCEThe Electronic Frontier FoundationWhen the Web was created, it was open, inter-operable, and structured for everyone to participate. Today, most people consume online content through 5 mega-corps that make billions from our data and warp our social discourse. This has had profound effects on privacy and security. But how did we get here? And can we ever get back?Alli and Lindsey talk with Cindy Cohn, the executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Since 1990, the non-profit EFF has been working to protect the civil liberties of Internet users. This ranges from government surveillance to corporate abuse of privacy. As a...
2022-08-011h 07
The Tennis Psychology PodcastHow to Swing Freely in Matches When TightDo you feel your strokes are super tight during matches and does your game become heavily affected? In this week's tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Cindy. Here's what Cindy had to say about her game: "My strokes feel tight when I play. It's like I can't finish the swing or swing fully in matches… How do I deal with playing tight while playing competitive matches?" Listen to the podcast to hear what Dr. Cohn has to say about swinging freely and pl...
2022-06-0505 min
DARK WATER'S PODCASTBattle of the internet momsToday we discussed Megan and Harry , ruby and Kevin, and have a discussion about Danielle cohn
2022-02-0243 min
Block PartyQ&A: ‘Code as Speech’ - Bernstein vs. The Department of Justice with Cindy CohnRegulatory scrutiny will always be part of the bargain when it comes to the mass adoption of cryptocurrency. To talk about some of the current policy issues surrounding crypto, we spoke with Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
25 years ago, Cindy helped lead the Bernstein vs. The Department of Justice court case, which established software code as protected speech under the US civil rights first amendment.
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2021-10-1654 min
The Road To Philanthropy15 - Interest Free Dreams with Cindy Rogoway, Hebrew Free LoanCindy Rogoway of Hebrew Free Loan steps aside from the demanding world of finance and loans to talk with Gary S. Cohn of Painted Rock Advisors. She speaks of her work with Hebrew Free Loan and her extensive career in giving to those in the community who need financial assistance.------------GUEST: Cindy Rogoway | Hebrew Free LoanHOST: Gary S. Cohn | Painted Rock Advisors | (510) 402 - 8877 | paintedrockadvisors@gmail.com------------This is a Mr. Thrive Media production | email: Chaz@MrThrive.com | stay connected on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
2021-10-1339 min
The TransnationalCindy Cohn: ‘Governments Are Spying on the People Who Bring Us the News’By Cindy Cohn
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/04/cindy-cohn-governments-are-spying-on-the-people-who-bring-us-the-news/
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2021-10-0422 min
California GroundbreakersThis Changes Everything #19: How Technology Is Getting Better, Worse & More Dominant In Our LivesSilicon Valley has always been the global hub of technology, and in the past 18 months, it has made the tools that allowed Americans -- and the American economy -- to survive the pandemic.
Right now, California’s tech industry is triumphant, and flush with profits. What will it do with all that money and power? And who, if anyone, can restrain tech, and its potential to dominate the way we live our lives?
We talk with Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, about what Big Tech and Silicon Valley are doing – and should be doing – when it comes...
2021-08-0155 min
The Omni ShowPrivacy Special - Part 2 with Cindy Cohn and Ken CaseFull transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com
In today’s Omni Show episode, we conclude our two-part privacy special by welcoming the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Executive Director, Cindy Cohn, into the conversation. Ken, Cindy, and Andrew chat about why you care about your privacy and user agency as it relates to iOS’s recent update (Click here to catch up on part one).
We then broaden the conversation to include techniques and tips you can use to better protect your privacy as you surf online.
You can find out more about Om...
2021-05-0332 min
Priv8 PodcastNSA and Protecting our 4th Amendment Rights with Cindy CohnGo down the rabbit hole with Cindy Cohn, Executive Director for EFF, an organization that advocates for our civil liberties and freedom online. A fascinating conversation on the encryption wars, NSA, protecting our 4th amendment rights, and EFF’s battle against the dragnet policy.
2020-07-2948 min
The Business of GivingElectronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director on Protecting Digital Rights in PandemicThe following is a conversation between Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, shares the following:
• Dangers of surveillance and facial recognition
• Issues of data privacy, free speech, and government transparency
• Winning the .ORG legal battle
2020-05-1920 min
The Disruptors - Patron OnlyWhy Freedom of Speech isn’t Free and Apple’s Helping China Crackdown on Hong Kong Protesters in the Name of Profit | Cindy CohnCindy Cohn is the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (@eff) and was the Outside Lead Attorney in Bernstein v. Dept. of Justice, the successful First Amendment challenge to the US export restrictions on cryptography.The National Law Journal named Cohn one of 100 most influential lawyers in America in 2013, noting: “If Big Brother is watching, he better look out for Cindy Cohn.” She was also named in 2006 for “rushing to the barricades wherever freedom and civil liberties are at stake online.” In 2007 the National Law Journal named her one of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America. In 2018 Forbes included...
2019-11-0653 min
The Disruptors - Patron OnlyWhy Freedom of Speech isn’t Free and Apple’s Helping China Crackdown on Hong Kong Protesters in the Name of Profit | Cindy CohnCindy Cohn is the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (@eff) and was the Outside Lead Attorney in Bernstein v. Dept. of Justice, the successful First Amendment challenge to the US export restrictions on cryptography.The National Law Journal named Cohn one of 100 most influential lawyers in America in 2013, noting: “If Big Brother is watching, he better look out for Cindy Cohn.” She was also named in 2006 for “rushing to the barricades wherever freedom and civil liberties are at stake online.” In 2007 the National Law Journal named her one of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America. In 2018 Forbes included...
2019-11-0653 minThe Disruptors157. Why Freedom of Speech isn’t Free and Apple’s Helping China Crackdown on Hong Kong Protesters in the Name of Profit | Cindy CohnCindy Cohn is the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (@eff) and was the Outside Lead Attorney in Bernstein v. Dept. of Justice, the successful First Amendment challenge to the US export restrictions on cryptography.The National Law Journal named Cohn one of 100 most influential lawyers in America in 2013, noting: “If Big Brother is watching, he better look out for Cindy Cohn.” She was also named in 2006 for “rushing to the barricades wherever freedom and civil liberties are at stake online.” In 2007 the National Law Journal named her one of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America. In 2018...
2019-11-0553 min
The Webby PodcastS6 EP 8: Decentralizing the Internet with the EFF’s Cindy CohnData privacy has become hot button issue for anyone using the Internet. Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is a key figure in protecting the digital civil liberties of millions of people around the world. She joins The Webby Podcast to discuss her first case at the EFF, against leaving encryption capabilities in government hands, to the EFF’s current work to decentralize social networks, and more.Keep up with David-Michel @dmdlikes Our Producer is Terence BrosnanOur Editorial Lead is Jordana JarrettMusic is Podington Bear
2019-11-0553 min
TechdirtTrying To Be Optimistic About The InternetThe future of the internet is... uncertain. We've always been optimistic about what technology and innovation can achieve, and that hasn't changed, but right now it often feels like we're facing more new challenges and more reactions to them (including dangerous ones) than ever, and pessimism about the internet seems to be at an all-time high. This week we're joined by EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn, who recently wrote an essay (pdf link) about internet pioneer John Perry Barlow and how his famous tech optimism was more complex — and more aware of challenges — than it is often portrayed, to discuss a po...
2019-09-1057 min
IRL: Online Life is Real LifeThe Tech Worker ResistanceThere's a movement building within tech. Workers are demanding higher standards from their companies — and because of their unique skills and talent, they have the leverage to get attention. Walkouts and sit-ins. Picket protests and petitions. Shareholder resolutions, and open letters. These are the new tools of tech workers, increasingly emboldened to speak out. And, as they do that, they expose the underbellies of their companies' ethics and values or perceived lack of them.
In this episode of IRL, host Manoush Zomorodi meets with Rebecca Stack-Martinez, an Uber driver fed up with being treated like an extension of...
2019-07-2922 min
Jointly Venturing - Let's Talk World CitizenshipEpisode 9 - A Conversation with Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier FoundationIn Episode 9 Scott and Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (www.eff.org, the world's first and still largest NGO fighting for internet freedom, discuss the ups and downs of the digital age, where it has been and where it is likely to go.
2019-04-1348 min
Decoder with Nilay PatelRecode Decode: EFF boss Cindy Cohn and McSweeney's editor Claire BoyleCindy Cohn, the executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Claire Boyle, the managing editor of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, talk with Recode's Kara Swisher about a special nonfiction issue the two organizations teamed up to produce, "The End of Trust."In this episode: Why the EFF and McSweeney's decided to work together; have consumers given up on having privacy?; why "Facebook doesn't really have users or customers, they have hostages"; the current copyright battles in Europe; why the ability of AI to play chess says little about the usefulness of AI in general; surveillance that doesn't...
2019-01-191h 00
Podcast – Cory Doctorow's craphound.comVideo from the launch of the EFF/McSweeney’s “End of Trust” project launch with Cindy Cohn, Annalee Newitz, and me!
The End of Trust is the first-ever nonfiction issue of McSweeney’s, co-edited by McSweeney’s editors and the staff of the Electronic Frontier Foundation; on December 11, we held a sold-out launch event in San Francisco with EFF executive director Cindy Cohn, science fiction writer and EFF alumna Annalee Newitz, and me.
Lisa Rein recorded the event for Mondo 2000, producing a partial transcript, an audio recording (MP3) and a video.
Cindy Cohn: “The first reason is that there’s a fundamental constitutional question at the centerpiece regarding how we are going to interact...
2018-12-3100 min
Quintin's Close-UpsEXCLUSIVE - Cindy Bohn Coats interviewFrom the first day of school for Charleston County to her own re-election bid, I speak exclusively with Charleston County School Board member Cindy Cohn Coats for a special edition of "Quintin's Close-Ups."
2018-08-2323 min
Speaking Freely with Sanford UngarEpisode 7: Speaking Freely with Cindy CohnSanford Ungar, director of the Free Speech Project at Georgetown University, discusses issues of Free Speech and privacy in the internet age, with Cindy Cohn of the Electric Frontier Foundation. This interview was recorded on February 22, 2018.
2018-04-3021 min
Too Embarrassed to AskShould tech companies be able to shut down neo-Nazis?Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince and Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn talk with Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode about the future of free speech on the internet. Cloudflare publicly terminated the account of the Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi website, in the aftermath of the white supremacist protest in Charlottesville that led to the deaths of one counter-protestor and two police officers. Prince and Cohn debate whether CEOs like Prince should be able to unilaterally restrict a website, with Cohn arguing that the move threatens all free expression online; Prince says he knowingly did the wrong thing for the...
2017-08-251h 03
The After On PodcastPrivacy + Govt Intrusion | Cindy Cohn (EFF)In this episode, we discuss patent trolls, government hacking, privacy in the digital age, and other vital issues with Cindy Cohn, who runs the Electronic Frontier Foundation. For those who are reading the novel After On, Tom Merritt and I discuss pages 110-180 in the very last section of the podcast.
2017-08-171h 16
This Golden State with Randy ShandobilThe Resistance: Digital Security Tips For ActivistsSomething anti-Trump protesters should be aware of: President Trump has inherited the most potent surveillance apparatus in history. Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation tells This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil that she fears Trump may use those tools to spy on Muslims and his political opponents. Cohn also gives tips on how to protect your digital privacy.
2017-01-2300 min
Digital DetectivesEncryption, Cyber Security, and Domestic SurveillanceIn the wake of the Panama Papers breach, securing law firm and client data has been a huge concern for many practitioners in the legal space. Similarly, other information leaks like the Edward Snowden revelations have made the general public more aware of government surveillance than ever before. In this episode of Digital Detectives, hosts Sharon Nelson and John Simek sit down with executive director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation Cindy Cohn to discuss domestic surveillance concerns, encryption technology, and how lawyers and law firms can protect themselves and their clients from cyber attacks. Cindy Cohn is t...
2016-09-1534 min
On the Road with Legal Talk NetworkABA Annual Meeting 2016: Predicting and Preventing Terrorist AttacksThis time On the Road at the 2016 ABA Annual Meeting, hosts Sharon Nelson and John Simek speak with Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Federal Judge James Jones, and Chairman and Associate Professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School Mohammed Hafez about the ongoing quest to prevent terrorism. Mohammad mentions that the increased visibility of global terrorist attacks has given rise to a discourse about how we should best deal with this issue, by understanding the nature of terrorism and how it has evolved over the...
2016-08-0614 min
On the Road with Legal Talk NetworkABA TECHSHOW 2016: Keynote Speaker Cindy Cohn on NSA Mass SurveillanceAt the ABA TECHSHOW, Cindy Cohn gave a keynote speech discussing the NSA, the fourth amendment, the Apple vs. FBI case, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Afterwards, she stopped by to discuss these very relevant topics with Legal Talk Network hosts Bob Ambrogi and Dennis Kennedy. They talk about how the NSA is gathering and filtering our online communications, why Cohn believes this mass data diversion doesn’t meet the Constitution’s definition of a warrant, and why average (non-terrorist) citizens should care. The keynote speaker then touches on the currently pending Apple vs. FBI case and the long...
2016-03-2324 min
On the Road with Legal Talk NetworkClio Cloud Conference: Cindy Cohn on the NSA and Data CollectionLawyer 2 Lawyer host Bob Ambrogi interviews Cindy Cohn about her keynote address speech at the 2014 Clio Cloud Conference. Cohn discusses how government data collection is all encompassing, why it goes against the First and Fourth Amendments, and security implications for lawyers using cloud computing and communicating with their clients. In order to combat the NSA, Cohn explains, we need to build a movement of corporations and individuals fighting for a world in which we can have a private conversation. Cindy Cohn is the Legal Director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit working across the board to bring American's...
2014-10-2219 min![DEFCON 14: [Video] Speeches from the hacker conventions](http://www.defcon.org/images/podcast/defcon-14-itunes-logo.jpg){kind=logo}
DEFCON 14: [Video] Speeches from the hacker conventionsEFF: Panel: Ask EFF: The Year in Digital Civil LibertiesAbstract:Get the latest information about how the law is racing to catch up with technological change from staffers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the nation?s premiere digital civil liberties group fighting for freedom and privacy in the computer age. This session will include updates on current EFF issues such as NSA wiretapping, cellphone tracking by the government, bloggers? rights and online journalism, the Sony rootkit scandal, Hollywood?s latest attempts to control technology development, and more. Half the session will be given over to question-and-answer, so it's your chance to ask EFF questions about the law and technology...
2006-10-2452 minDEFCON 14: [Video] Speeches from the hacker conventionsEFF: PANEL: EFF v. AT&T: Your World, Delivered (to the NSA)Abstract:If you want to know how the National Security Agency and telecommunications companies are conspiring to invade your privacy, this is the panel for you. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is currently suing AT&T for collaborating with the NSA in its massive and illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' phone and internet communications. Come learn about the legal and technical issues surrounding the NSA surveillance program, find out what Congress is (or isn?t) doing about it, and get an up-to-the-minute update from the EFF lawyers on their lawsuit and other NSA-related court cases across the country. ...
2006-10-2450 min