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Amie Stepanovich

U.S. Policy Manager

Amie Stepanovich is U.S. Policy Manager and Global Policy Counsel at Access Now, where she works to protect human rights in laws and policies involving technologies and their use. Amie manages and develops the organization’s U.S. policy and leads global projects at the intersection of human rights and government surveillance. Previously, Amie was the Director of the Domestic Surveillance Project at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, where she testified in hearings in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as in front of the German and Australian Parliaments. Amie is a board member of the Internet Education Foundation and an advisory board member for the Future of Privacy Forum. From 2014-2015, she was a liaison to the American Bar Association’s Cybersecurity Task Force and she co-chaired the 2014 Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference. In 2015, Amie was an American delegate to the American Swiss Foundation’s Young Leaders Conference. She was a member of the Australian-American Leadership Dialogue’s Young Leaders Dialogue (YLD) from 2017-2018 and for 2019-2020 was named an American Program Manager. In addition, Amie was named as a Privacy Ambassador by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada and was recognized in 2014 as one of Forbes magazine’s 30 under 30 leaders in Law and Policy. She has a J.D. from New York Law School, and a B.S. from the Florida State University.

AI ethics

Marianne Díaz Hernández elegida “Heroína” por su lucha contra la vigilancia y la censura del gobierno de Maduro

8 Jun 2019

Hoy, Access Now anuncia como ganadora de este año al premio “Héroes de los Derechos Humanos” a Marianne Díaz Hernández, abogada venezolana, escritora y activista por los derechos humanos.

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Marianne Díaz Hernández elegida “Heroína” por su lucha contra la vigilancia y la censura del gobierno de Maduro
8 Jun 2019
Marianne Díaz Hernández elegida “Heroína” por su lucha contra la vigilancia y la censura del gobierno de Maduro
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Marianne Díaz Hernández declared “Hero” for advocating against Maduro government’s surveillance and censorship

8 Jun 2019

Today, Access Now announces its selection of Venezuelan human rights lawyer Marianne Díaz Hernández as a 2018 Human Rights Hero.

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Marianne Díaz Hernández declared “Hero” for advocating against Maduro government’s surveillance and censorship
8 Jun 2019
Marianne Díaz Hernández declared “Hero” for advocating against Maduro government’s surveillance and censorship
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Dr. Usha Ramanathan declared “Hero” for speaking out against India’s controversial Aadhaar digital identity program

8 Jun 2019

Today, Access Now announces its selection of Indian privacy activist Dr. Usha Ramanathan as a 2018 Human Rights Hero.

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Dr. Usha Ramanathan declared “Hero” for speaking out against India’s controversial Aadhaar digital identity program
8 Jun 2019
Dr. Usha Ramanathan declared “Hero” for speaking out against India’s controversial Aadhaar digital identity program
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Zaituni Njovu declared “Hero” for promoting digital security awareness among Swahili-speaking women

8 Jun 2019
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Zaituni Njovu declared “Hero” for promoting digital security awareness among Swahili-speaking women
8 Jun 2019
Zaituni Njovu declared “Hero” for promoting digital security awareness among Swahili-speaking women
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Lizzie O’Shea declared “Hero” for mobilizing the Australian public against the government’s anti-encryption legislation

8 Jun 2019

Today, Access Now announces its selection of Australian human rights lawyer Lizzie O’Shea as a 2018 Human Rights Hero.

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Lizzie O’Shea declared “Hero” for mobilizing the Australian public against the government’s anti-encryption legislation
8 Jun 2019
Lizzie O’Shea declared “Hero” for mobilizing the Australian public against the government’s anti-encryption legislation
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Mohammed al-Maskati declared “Hero” for defending human rights through digital security training in the MENA Region

8 Jun 2019

Today, Access Now announces its selection of Bahraini activist and digital security consultant Mohammed Al-Maskati as a recipient of this year’s Human Rights Heroes Award.

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Mohammed al-Maskati declared “Hero” for defending human rights through digital security training in the MENA Region
8 Jun 2019
Mohammed al-Maskati declared “Hero” for defending human rights through digital security training in the MENA Region
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Foremost privacy experts convene for D.C.’s Data Privacy Summit

26 Mar 2019

Leading thinkers in law, technology, and policy will gather this week in Washington, D.C. to discuss how to protect privacy in the digital age.

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Foremost privacy experts convene for D.C.’s Data Privacy Summit
26 Mar 2019
Foremost privacy experts convene for D.C.’s Data Privacy Summit
U.S. Congressional briefing

Privacy advocates call on U.S. Congress to release information crucial for surveillance reform debate

18 Mar 2019

Access Now joins more than 30 civil society organizations in calling for U.S. House Judiciary Committee leaders to release critical information regarding the current implementation of U.S. surveillance laws.

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Privacy advocates call on U.S. Congress to release information crucial for surveillance reform debate
18 Mar 2019
Privacy advocates call on U.S. Congress to release information crucial for surveillance reform debate
Secure Australia

Big reputation: What the Australian Parliament can learn from Taylor Swift

13 Feb 2019

Australia’s anti-encryption law lets law enforcement and intelligence agencies order companies to do just about anything in the pursuit of national security or enforcement of criminal law. Here’s a guide for enacting deep reform.

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Big reputation: What the Australian Parliament can learn from Taylor Swift
13 Feb 2019
Big reputation: What the Australian Parliament can learn from Taylor Swift
Secure Australia

Australia joins Russia and China in undermining users’ security and threatening human rights

6 Dec 2018

New legislation will undermine the security of communications platforms, threatening the rights to privacy and freedom of expression.

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Australia joins Russia and China in undermining users’ security and threatening human rights
6 Dec 2018
Australia joins Russia and China in undermining users’ security and threatening human rights