Cindy Cohn
Appearances: 1Shows: 1Latest: Mar 30, 2026
Latest appearance: Mar 30, 2026 on The Daily Show →
Cindy Cohn is a civil liberties attorney recognized for her work in digital rights and privacy advocacy. She has served as the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, focusing on issues like free expression and government surveillance.
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Interview
Cindy Cohn - Fighting for Digital Human Rights in “Privacy’s Defender” | The Daily Show
Cindy Cohn discusses her book Privacy's Defender and the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s fight to carry civil liberties into the digital age. She explains how government surveillance and technology companies reinforce each other, argues for a comprehensive privacy law and debates how to curb algorithmic harms without empowering censorship or entrenching tech giants.