{"id":185213,"date":"2026-04-04T06:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185213\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T06:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:19:07","slug":"triple-header-for-privacys-defender-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185213\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple Header for Privacy\u2019s Defender in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019re invited on a journey inside the privacy battles that shaped the internet. EFF\u2019s Executive Director Cindy Cohn has tangled with the feds, fought for your data security, and argued before judges to protect our access to science and knowledge on the internet.<\/p>\n

Join Cindy at three events in\u00a0New York discussing her bestselling new book:\u00a0Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance<\/a>, on sale now. All proceeds from the book benefit EFF. Find the full event details below, and RSVP to let us know if you can make it.<\/p>\n

Join Women in Security and Privacy (WISP)<\/a> and EFF for a conversation featuring American University Senior Professorial Lecturer Chelsea Horne and EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn as they dive into data security, Federal access to data, and your digital rights.<\/p>\n

Privacy’s Defender with WISP
Kennedys
22 Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10017
Monday, April 20, 2026
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
REGISTER NOW<\/a><\/p>\n

Join Tech:NYC President and CEO Julie Samuels<\/a>, in conversation with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn for a discussion about Cindy’s work, her new book, and what we’re all wondering: Can have private conversations if we live our lives online?<\/p>\n

Privacy’s Defender at Civic Hall
Civic Hall
124 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
REGISTER NOW<\/a><\/p>\n

Join antitech Principal & Cofounder Anil Dash<\/a>, in conversation with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn to discuss Cindy’s new book: Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance.<\/p>\n

Privacy’s Defender at Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library, Info Commons Lab
10 Grand Army Plz 1st floor, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Thursday, April 23, 2026
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
REGISTER NOW<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Privacy\u2019s Defender is a compelling account of a life well lived and an inspiring call to action for the next generation of civil liberties champions.”
~Edward Snowden, whistleblower; author of Permanent Record<\/p>\n

Can’t make it? Look for Cindy at a city (or web connection) near you! Find the latest tour dates on the\u00a0Privacy\u2019s Defender hub<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0follow EFF<\/a>\u00a0for more.<\/p>\n

Part memoir and part legal history for the general reader, Privacy\u2019s Defender is a compelling testament to just how much privacy and free expression matter in our efforts to combat authoritarianism, grow democracy, and strengthen human rights. Thank you for being a part of that fight.<\/p>\n

Want to support the cause and get a copy of the new book?\u00a0New or renewing EFF members can preorder one as their annual gift!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You\u2019re invited on a journey inside the privacy battles that shaped the internet. EFF\u2019s Executive Director Cindy Cohn…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,24,55,54,56],"class_list":{"0":"post-185213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-new-york-city-headlines","11":"tag-new-york-city-news","12":"tag-ny"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}