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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.

Access, Coalition to President: Reform Surveillance Now

2 Sep 2014

Access, joined by members of Congress, former government officials, and dozens of civil society groups and private companies, has urged the Obama Administration to reform surveillance practices under Executive Order 12333, which authorizes mass surveillance by NSA and other intelligence agencies with no meaningful limits.

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Access, Coalition to President: Reform Surveillance Now
2 Sep 2014
Access, Coalition to President: Reform Surveillance Now
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Ten things to like about USA FREEDOM: U.S. Senate introduces much-improved surveillance reform bill

29 Jul 2014

Access urges expedient passage of law to reform NSA surveillance, but warns that additional reforms are needed.

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Ten things to like about USA FREEDOM: U.S. Senate introduces much-improved surveillance reform bill
29 Jul 2014
Ten things to like about USA FREEDOM: U.S. Senate introduces much-improved surveillance reform bill
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Merrily we roll along? A re-cap on USA FREEDOM

24 Jul 2014

USA FREEDOM Act likely to be considered on Senate floor. Here’s a re-cap of the path the bill has taken to get to this point.

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Merrily we roll along? A re-cap on USA FREEDOM
24 Jul 2014
Merrily we roll along? A re-cap on USA FREEDOM
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Updated Human Rights Principles clarify acceptable scope of government surveillance authority

23 Jul 2014

Access and other groups introduce updates to International Principles one year after their introduction.

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Updated Human Rights Principles clarify acceptable scope of government surveillance authority
23 Jul 2014
Updated Human Rights Principles clarify acceptable scope of government surveillance authority
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RightsCon, secret law, and the democratic process

22 Jul 2014

This past March, people from all over the world gathered in San Francisco for RightsCon. Access’ annual conference brings together activists, corporate leaders, programmers, representatives from various governments, and experts in law and policy working on a range of issues at the intersection of technology and human rights.

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RightsCon, secret law, and the democratic process
22 Jul 2014
RightsCon, secret law, and the democratic process
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Access urges MPs to oppose Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (“DRIP”)

15 Jul 2014

Today, Access sent a letter to Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom calling for the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act currently being rushed through under “emergency” procedures to be thrown out for its failure to comply with international human rights norms, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the EU invalidating the EU Data Retention Directive.

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Access urges MPs to oppose Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (“DRIP”)
15 Jul 2014
Access urges MPs to oppose Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (“DRIP”)
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PCLOB report fails to consider the rights of non-U.S. persons or promote legislative reform

2 Jul 2014

The PCLOB failed to suggest any reforms that would protect the rights of non-U.S. persons, yet these are precisely the users most frequently and egregiously affected by Section 702 surveillance programs in its report released today.

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PCLOB report fails to consider the rights of non-U.S. persons or promote legislative reform
2 Jul 2014
PCLOB report fails to consider the rights of non-U.S. persons or promote legislative reform

Access applauds passage of surveillance-limiting amendments

20 Jun 2014

This morning, the United States House of Representatives passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act to provide funding for defense agencies for the next fiscal year, including several amendments to the bill which are intended to limit NSA surveillance activities and authorities.

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Access applauds passage of surveillance-limiting amendments
20 Jun 2014
Access applauds passage of surveillance-limiting amendments

Google to enable end-to-end encryption for user emails

3 Jun 2014

Google has just announced two big steps forward for enhancing user security: it will provide key statistics on internet-wide email security in its next transparency report, and the company is working to enable end-to-end encryption standards (using PGP) on Gmail to protect users from unauthorized access.

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Google to enable end-to-end encryption for user emails
3 Jun 2014
Google to enable end-to-end encryption for user emails

Gutted version of USA FREEDOM Act passes the House

22 May 2014

The revised House bill doesn’t move us forward on NSA reform, now it’s up to the Senate

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Gutted version of USA FREEDOM Act passes the House
22 May 2014
Gutted version of USA FREEDOM Act passes the House