Surveillance Policy Starter Pack
Set of smart folks to follow for wide range of news and analysis on surveillance law and policy issues (FISA, facial recognition, data purchases, drones, location tracking, encryption, ECPA, etc.)
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@jakelaperruque.bsky.social
@noahchauvin.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Law at Widener University Commonwealth School of Law. Studies free speech, surveillance, and the production of legal scholarship.
@dbrody.bsky.social
Privacy rights are civil rights. Founder & former director of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
@htsuka.bsky.social
Assoc. Dir. of Legislative Activism at EFF, CIPP/US, WaPo alum, Minnesotan forever. Respectfully declines to fight with you. Views mine. she/her
@witnessblower.net
Living Life Outside of Pandora’s ‘Deep State’ Box. Defending Inalienable Rights. Abhor Authoritarianism & Abuse of Power. Incongruent Divergent. NatSec Whistleblower on Gov’t Violations of Law & Public Trust. Nurturing New Seeds of Democracy & Freedom. 🌱
@daniel-solove.bsky.social
I'm a law professor at GW Law School and an expert on privacy, AI, technology, and data security law. I also write about law, literature, and the humanities. More about me at https://danielsolove.com
@techpolicypress.bsky.social
Technology + democracy. Visit https://techpolicy.press Join our newsletter: https://techpolicy.press/newsletter Opinions do not reflect the views of Tech Policy Press. Reposts do not equal endorsements.
@lawfaremedia.org
Straight-shooting information and analysis at the intersection of national security, law, and policy. Support Lawfare at https://www.lawfaremedia.org/support
@wyden.senate.gov
U.S. Senator for Oregon. Rotisserie chicken enthusiast. Senate’s resident privacy hawk. senatefinance.bsky.social wydenpress.bsky.social
@poetofcode.bsky.social
@byrontau.bsky.social
investigative reporter in washington for the ap formers: wsj, politico, notus. author of 'means of control,' a new book on big data and big government. buy: https://bit.ly/buyMoC signal: byrontau.01 twitter/linkedin/mastodon: byrontau
@demandprogress.bsky.social
Grassroots, nonpartisan organization with over 1.5 million affiliated activists fighting for the rights and freedoms needed for a modern democracy.
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute
@purinharumaki.bsky.social
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@kateconger.com
tech reporter for the NYT! co-author of CHARACTER LIMIT! signal: kateconger.11 buy our book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/ tour dates & translations: https://linktr.ee/kateconger
@ashgorski.bsky.social
Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project. Views are my own.
@keithchu.bsky.social
Comms for Sen. Wyden of Oregon but takes are my own. Guinea pig friend, kid dad, soccer enthusiast, seattle sports, hobby farmer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHLPnGuVSQ
@alfunk.bsky.social
Geeking out on human rights, tech, & internet freedom. Research director at Freedom House. Council on Foreign Relations term member. Global Network Initiative board member. She/her. Opinions are all mine, y’all, no one else's.
@zwillgen.com
Not your typical law firm. 👩🏽💻 Tech 👁️ Privacy 🔒 Data Security 🤖 AI 👾 Gaming 📍DC•NY•CHI•SF•UK zwillgen.com
@alexreevegivens.bsky.social
CEO at Center for Democracy & Technology, fighting to protect people’s rights & our democracy in the digital age. Proud daughter & Board Member at Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
@futureofprivacy.bsky.social
A catalyst for privacy leadership & scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging tech. Get updates: fpf.org/subscribe
@rethinkintel.bsky.social
Author: "Policing White Supremacy,” "Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide." Brennan Center for Justice fellow, former FBI Special Agent, former ACLU. Opinions my own, re-posts are not endorsements.
@martinmatishak.bsky.social
Senior Cybersecurity Reporter at The Record from Recorded Future News. Send tips to martin.matishak@therecord.media. Signal: mmatishak.80
@pct3.bsky.social
Deputy Director w/ ACLU's National Security Project. Views here are my own.
@cyberscoop.bsky.social
We report on news and events impacting technology and security. https://linkin.bio/cyberscoop/
@granick.bsky.social
Personal account. ACLU lawyer. From New Jersey. Living in San Francisco. New College of Florida alum. Newfie owner.
@onekade.bsky.social
Civil rights and liberties advocate, appreciator of nice things like democracy. Opinions mine.
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social
reporter @WIRED.com caroline_haskins@wired.com Signal: carolinehaskins.61 https://www.wired.com/author/caroline-haskins/
@profferguson.bsky.social
Law Prof. AUWCL, Tech & Justice. Author: “The Rise of Big Data Policing,” “Why Jury Duty Matters,” and “The Law of Law School.”
@samsabin.bsky.social
Axios cybersecurity reporter, taking it day by day ✨ | 📩: sam.sabin@axios dot com, signal: SamSabin.01 (no pitches!), she/her
@wchr.bsky.social
Public-interest researcher at Cracked Labs | Research fellow at Citizen Lab | Vienna, Austria | Tech and society. Tracking, surveillance, data economy, platform power, algorithmic decisions, datafication of work. wolfie.crackedlabs.org/en
@suzannesmalley.bsky.social
Reporter covering digital privacy, disinformation and cybersecurity policy for The Record. Mom. Pub trivia queen. Crossword enthusiast. Literary fiction connoisseur. Idiosyncratic. Signal: Suzanne.236 Email: suzanne.smalley@therecord.media.
@foxcahn.bsky.social
@STOPSpyingNY founder; @CarrCenter @yaleisp, @ashoka, & @TEDTalks fellow; 100+ bylines in NYTimes, Guardian, Wired, etc. Was @WeilGotshal & @Harvard_Law. He/him
@timstarks.bsky.social
Senior reporter, CyberScoop, covering spyware, cyber policy and more. Russia-sanctioned. Former Washington Post, POLITICO, CQ Roll Call. @timstarks.02 on Signal. tim.starks@cyberscoop.com. Mastodon timstarks@infosec.exchange, X timstarks, Threads tstarks2.
@epic.org
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) was established in 1994 to secure the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age.
@adamkovac.bsky.social
Founder and CEO, Chamber of Progress. Pro-tech Democrat. Ex: Google, Lime.
@christopher.soghoian.net
Work: Senior Advisor for Privacy and Cybersecurity, Office of Senator Ron Wyden.
@iwillleavenow.bsky.social
Global Privacy Counsel at EPIC, privacy advocate, nerd. Personal opinions, terrible jokes. CIPM, CIPP-US/E/C, FIP.
@nytceciliakang.bsky.social
NYTimes Tech Policy Reporter, co-author "An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination" with @sheeraf.bsky.social Also tree, moss, boulder hugger from PNW, transplant to the Potomac https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceciliakang
@ellenwapo.bsky.social
Intelligence and national security reporter at The Washington Post. Reach me securely on Signal at Ellen.626.
@attorneynora.bsky.social
law, tech, freedom, democracy | now: @freepress, past: free expression @PENamerica, litigation @ACLU. ATL | LA | NYC www.norabenavidez.com
@ericjgeller.com
Senior reporter at Cybersecurity Dive covering all things digital security. I also co-host Hoth Takes. | Send me tips: bit.ly/contactejg
@cfarivar.bsky.social
"suh-ROOS" / سیروس Director, Community Wildfire Resilience Fire Aside (http://fireaside.com) 20+ years in journalism (Forbes, NBC, Ars Technica and more) 🕵️ 4th-gen Californian // Oakland, CA cyrus@fireaside.com +1-341-758-0888 (mobile/Signal)
@barryfriedman1.bsky.social
Professor @nyulaw. Director @policingproject. Litigator, author (and dad). Author - Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission; The Will of the People; Open Book
@bartongellman.bsky.social
@BrennanCenter | ex Atlantic, WaPo | Author, Angler & Dark Mirror | Visiting Lecturer, Princeton | bartongellman.com/contact
@alexabdo.bsky.social
Litigation Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University (he/him)
@rcalo.bsky.social
I am a law professor and information scientist at the University of Washington. I have a book coming out next year about law and technology that I hope you read. 💙
@brennancenter.bsky.social
We work to build a United States that is democratic, just, and free — for all. Visit BrennanCenter.org.
@tiffanycli.bsky.social
Tech, Privacy, & AI Law Professor 🐦: https://twitter.com/tiffanycli 🧵: https://www.threads.net/@tiffany.c.li 🐘: https://mastodon.social/@tiffanycli TiffanyLi.com if you insist
@daniellecitron.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law; Vice President of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative; #MacFellow; Author of The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age (2022) and Hate Crimes in Cyberspace (2014) 🍋
@dustinvolz.bsky.social
National security reporter for The Wall Street Journal focused on cyber conflict, digital espionage and intelligence. Based in DC, with past bylines from SF, London and Berlin. It can happen here. https://www.wsj.com/news/author/dustin-volz
@orinkerr.bsky.social
Professor, Stanford Law School. Author, The Digital 4th Amendment: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Fourth-Amendment-Privacy-Policing/dp/0190627077/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
@kendraserra.bsky.social
They/them. Public interest tech and media lawyer at albertsellars.law, recovering academic. I love video games, bodily autonomy, E2E encryption, and Gritty.
@wbm312.bsky.social
I nudge people to care about privacy and security. CPO/DPO. Privacy/infosec lawyer. Hacker. Fighting for privacy, digital civil liberties & the users. Ex @EA @FTC |my views are my own. I used to post on Twitter at @wbm312.
@justsecurity.org
Forum on law, rights, and security. Editorial Board includes professors, top civil society attorneys, former senior government officials.
@cendemtech.bsky.social
The Center for Democracy & Technology. Shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. @CDTEU.bsky.social for our EU-based team. https://cdt.org
@kimzetter.bsky.social
Journalist - cyber/natn'l security. Speaker. Author - COUNTDOWN TO ZERO DAY: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon Signal: KimZ.42 https://www.amazon.com/Countdown-Zero-Day-Stuxnet-Digital/dp/0770436196 https://www.zetter-zeroday.com
@juliaangwin.com
Investigative journalist. New York Times Contributing Opinion Writer. Founder, Proof News, The Markup. Priors: ProPublica, WSJ. Fellow at Harvard Shorenstein Center. Signal: Julia.368 Sign up for my newsletter: https://buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin
@kashhill.bsky.social
Journalist, currently at The New York Times. I cover privacy, technology & people done wrong by A.I. Named after the Led Zeppelin song. Author of YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US. (Yes, in my head it will always be All Your Face Are Belong To Us)
@evangreer.bsky.social
Queer activist, writer, and musician causing problems for the powerful. Director of Fight for the Future. Last album "Spotify is Surveillance" out now on Don Giovanni Records and Get Better Records. she/her/they/them
@justinhendrix.bsky.social
Concerned with tech, media and democracy. CEO & Editor at Tech Policy Press. Research & Adjunct Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Opinions mine.
@klonick.bsky.social
Law professor & journalist researching internet law, online speech governance, AI. Dallying in consumer protection. For sporadic writings on these things see: https://klonick.substack.com/ For more info and full bio see: www.kateklonick.com
@josephcox.bsky.social
Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
@brianfung.me
Tech policy reporter. Previously CNN, The Washington Post, The Atlantic & National Journal. A few things I enjoy: 🎮 🚴🏕️🍳🖖 Streaming Mon-Wed-Fri mornings US Eastern time on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/brainfungi
@kevincollier.bsky.social
I cover digital threats for NBC News. Tip me! @kevincollier.01 on signal, kevin.collier@nbcuni.com. NYC, from West Virginia.
@davey.bsky.social
Bloomberg tech reporter / Google, Big Tech, misinfo / https://daveyalba.com / ask for my Signal
@jameeljaffer.bsky.social
Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University; Exec Editor, Just Security; former ACLU. knightcolumbia.org.
@arstechnica.com
Original news, reviews, analysis of tech trends, and expert advice on the most fundamental aspects of tech.
@zittrain.bsky.social
A small creature who likes to run around in universities. Prof. Harvard Law School, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Harvard Kennedy School. EFF Board. Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the HLS Library.
@pbump.com
Washington Post: Columnist Newsletter: "How To Read This Chart" Book: "The Aftermath" Email: philip.bump@washpost.com Signal: pbump.11
@eff.org
We're the Electronic Frontier Foundation. We're a nonprofit that fights for your privacy and free speech online. Find all of EFF's social media accounts at https://eff.org/social. https://eff.org
@dell.bsky.social
Sr. writer @wired.com. w/ the @newsguild.org. privacy & national security + DOGE > Send tips via @signal.org ➜ dell.3030
@wired.com
At wired.com where tomorrow is realized || Sign up for our newsletters: https://wrd.cm/newsletters Find our WIRED journalists here: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/couts.bsky.social/3l6vez3xaus27
@attackerman.bsky.social
Journalist & author of REIGN OF TERROR: HOW THE 9/11 ERA DESTABILIZED AMERICA & PRODUCED TRUMP, contributor to Zeteo, IRON MAN for Marvel. Subscribe to FOREVER WARS for ‘natsec’ journalism: https://www.forever-wars.com Signal: attackerman.81
@techcrunch.com
Technology news and analysis with a focus on founders and startup teams. Got a tip? http://techcrunch.com/tips
@evacide.bsky.social
Director of Cybersecurity @eff.org Co-founder of @stopstalkerware.bsky.social These opinions are my own, not my employers’ I did a TED talk once
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
@ksvesq.bsky.social’s husband; father of daughters; professor @georgetownlaw.bsky.social; #SCOTUS nerd @CNN.com Bio: www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck "One First" Supreme Court newsletter: stevevladeck.com Book: tinyurl.com/shadowdocket
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
Editor in Chief, @lawfaremedia.org Senior Fellow, Brookings Author, #DogShirtDaily Host, #DogShirtTV Purveyor of mischief. Harasser of Russian diplomats worldwide.
@drewharwell.com
Tech reporter @washingtonpost.com Newsletter: drewharwell.com/stories Signal: drewharwell.01
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
@rmac.bsky.social
NYT tech reporter Co-author of Character Limit Signal: rmac.18 ryan.mac@nytimes.com rmac18@protonmail.com https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/ https://linktr.ee/ryan_mac_
@charliesavage.bsky.social
The New York Times national security and legal reporter. Not the Welsh footballer, Roddy Doyle character or 19th Century adventurer in Fiji.
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social
Independent journalist. Send tips via Signal: 202-510-1268. Join my newsletter 👇👇👇 kenklippenstein.substack.com
@jakelaperruque.bsky.social
Center for Democracy & Technology Deputy Director on Surveillance. Post about tech, privacy, and surveillance policy: AI, FISA, facial recognition, location tracking, reproductive health privacy (Also cats, movies, cooking and baseball)