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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.

Negotiations continue on E.U.-U.S. “Safe Harbor” data transfer agreement

1 Feb 2016

Talks continue in the effort to forge a new E.U.-U.S. “Safe Harbor” data-transfer agreement. Regardless of how long it takes, robust legal reform is needed before a new agreement can be reached that could resist legal challenge.

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Negotiations continue on E.U.-U.S. “Safe Harbor” data transfer agreement
1 Feb 2016
Negotiations continue on E.U.-U.S. “Safe Harbor” data transfer agreement

Announcing Crypto Summit 2.0

21 Jan 2016

Today Access Now announces Crypto Summit 2.0, which will be held in San Francisco on March 30, 2016.

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Announcing Crypto Summit 2.0
21 Jan 2016
Announcing Crypto Summit 2.0
Security For All

195 companies, organizations, and individuals from 42 countries ask world leaders to support strong encryption

11 Jan 2016

195 companies, organizations, and individuals from 42 countries ask world leaders to support strong encryption

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195 companies, organizations, and individuals from 42 countries ask world leaders to support strong encryption
11 Jan 2016
195 companies, organizations, and individuals from 42 countries ask world leaders to support strong encryption
Security For All||

Announcing a global coalition demanding security for all

11 Jan 2016

We’re proud to announce the launch of a global coalition demanding #SecurityForAll at http://SecuretheInternet.org — Join us!

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Announcing a global coalition demanding security for all
11 Jan 2016
Announcing a global coalition demanding security for all
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UK courts hacking away at surveillance powers

29 Jul 2015

Last week, the UK High Court issued an opinion explaining how emergency legislation passed last summer — the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act of 2014 (DRIPA) — violates EU law. We analyze the ruling and consider the implications for the future of privacy and data retention in Europe.

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UK courts hacking away at surveillance powers
29 Jul 2015
UK courts hacking away at surveillance powers
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UPDATED: Five reasons why the OPM breach makes me angry; and why you should be angry too

9 Jul 2015

Five reasons why the OPM breach — and the U.S. response to it — should make you angry. UPDATED after new information revealed about the breach on 7/9/2015.

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UPDATED: Five reasons why the OPM breach makes me angry; and why you should be angry too
9 Jul 2015
UPDATED: Five reasons why the OPM breach makes me angry; and why you should be angry too
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Access fights for your right to secure communications

19 May 2015

Access joins coalition opposing crypto backdoors, but that’s just the beginning.

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Access fights for your right to secure communications
19 May 2015
Access fights for your right to secure communications
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Access to Senate: We Need a Better Bill

13 May 2015

Access calls on Senate to strengthen USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 ahead of deadline

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Access to Senate: We Need a Better Bill
13 May 2015
Access to Senate: We Need a Better Bill
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Access releases implementation guide to be used for surveillance legal reform and advocacy

3 May 2015

This week, Access released an Implementation Guide for the 13 Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance. The Implementation Guide applies the Principles to each step of the government surveillance process, calling on officials to respect human rights no matter the justification for the activity — whether it is law enforcement, national security, or intelligence gathering.

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Access releases implementation guide to be used for surveillance legal reform and advocacy
3 May 2015
Access releases implementation guide to be used for surveillance legal reform and advocacy
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Past USA FREEDOM: the move toward comprehensive reform

30 Apr 2015

Responding to the introduction of the USA FREEDOM Act, Access outlines its platform for comprehensive surveillance reforms to ensure that the U.S. respects its obligations under international law and protects the rights of internet users here and abroad.

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Past USA FREEDOM: the move toward comprehensive reform
30 Apr 2015
Past USA FREEDOM: the move toward comprehensive reform