Cindy Cohn Steps Down from EFF: Digital Rights Champion or Privacy’s Last Defender?
Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation after 25 years, but she’s not done fighting for digital rights. In an interview with WIRED, Cohn discusses encryption, AI, and her plans to remain active as a digital rights warrior, proving she’s more Gandalf than Gandalf.
Hot Take:
Cindy Cohn might be stepping down from her role at the EFF, but she’s not retiring from the digital rights battlegrounds. Think of her as the Gandalf of encryption: she’s fought the Balrog of government regulation, and now she’s ready to come back, wielding her staff—err, pen—with vigor.
Key Points:
- Cindy Cohn steps down as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) after 25 years.
- She played a pivotal role in overturning federal restrictions on encryption and challenging NSA surveillance.
- Cohn plans to continue advocating against mass surveillance and is working on a book titled “Privacy’s Defender.”
- She highlights the ongoing challenge of balancing privacy rights between governments and corporations.
- The EFF under Cohn has pushed for stronger state-level privacy laws and tackled issues around AI and digital rights.
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