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Carolyn Tackett

Carolyn Tackett (Archived Bio)

Campaigns & Rapid Response Director

As the Campaigns & Rapid Response Director at Access Now, Carolyn is a member of the joint senior leadership team for Access Now’s Advocacy arm, which brings together a wide range of policy, communications, legal, and campaign strategies to advance human rights in the digital age. As leader of the Campaigns & Rapid Response team, Carolyn provides strategic leadership on high-priority campaigns across the full spectrum of Access Now’s work, manages a growing cohort of advocates leading global and cross-sectional campaigns and coalitions, and mobilizes organizational resources to facilitate effective rapid response in moments of crisis. She has a strong background in public international law, including work with the U.N. Committee against Torture Project, the Public International Law & Policy Group, and American University International Law Review. Carolyn received her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, Masters in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University School of International Service, and B.A. from Princeton University, where she focused on international relations and Chinese foreign policy.

Demand U.S. FCC & Congress expand broadband and Lifeline access during COVID-19 crisis

13 Apr 2020

Join us in demanding that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Congressional leadership expand internet and phone access for those who need it most.

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Demand U.S. FCC & Congress expand broadband and Lifeline access during COVID-19 crisis
13 Apr 2020
Demand U.S. FCC & Congress expand broadband and Lifeline access during COVID-19 crisis
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Governments Should Respect Rights in COVID-19 Surveillance

2 Apr 2020
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Governments Should Respect Rights in COVID-19 Surveillance
2 Apr 2020
Governments Should Respect Rights in COVID-19 Surveillance

The world is sleepwalking into a surveillance state during the coronavirus crisis as countries bring in extensive digital snooping, rights groups warn

2 Apr 2020
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The world is sleepwalking into a surveillance state during the coronavirus crisis as countries bring in extensive digital snooping, rights groups warn
2 Apr 2020
The world is sleepwalking into a surveillance state during the coronavirus crisis as countries bring in extensive digital snooping, rights groups warn
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World risks ‘sleepwalking into surveillance’ with coronavirus controls

2 Apr 2020
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World risks ‘sleepwalking into surveillance’ with coronavirus controls
2 Apr 2020
World risks ‘sleepwalking into surveillance’ with coronavirus controls
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Sécurité, données, usages… Cinq questions sur Zoom, le service de vidéoconférence qui cartonne

2 Apr 2020
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Sécurité, données, usages… Cinq questions sur Zoom, le service de vidéoconférence qui cartonne
2 Apr 2020
Sécurité, données, usages… Cinq questions sur Zoom, le service de vidéoconférence qui cartonne
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Rights Groups Around The World Unite To Press Governments On Coronavirus Surveillance

2 Apr 2020
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Rights Groups Around The World Unite To Press Governments On Coronavirus Surveillance
2 Apr 2020
Rights Groups Around The World Unite To Press Governments On Coronavirus Surveillance
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Zoom’s end-to-end encryption isn’t actually end-to-end at all. Good thing the PM isn’t using it for Cabinet calls. Oh, for f…

1 Apr 2020
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Zoom’s end-to-end encryption isn’t actually end-to-end at all. Good thing the PM isn’t using it for Cabinet calls. Oh, for f…
1 Apr 2020
Zoom’s end-to-end encryption isn’t actually end-to-end at all. Good thing the PM isn’t using it for Cabinet calls. Oh, for f…

In Kashmir, slow internet throttles doctors’ coronavirus response

1 Apr 2020
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In Kashmir, slow internet throttles doctors’ coronavirus response
1 Apr 2020
In Kashmir, slow internet throttles doctors’ coronavirus response
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Myanmar blocks hundreds of news sites and threatens editor with life in jail

1 Apr 2020
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Myanmar blocks hundreds of news sites and threatens editor with life in jail
1 Apr 2020
Myanmar blocks hundreds of news sites and threatens editor with life in jail
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Corona Virus has Another Equally Deadly Ally that African Countries Cannot Currently Afford

1 Apr 2020
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Corona Virus has Another Equally Deadly Ally that African Countries Cannot Currently Afford
1 Apr 2020
Corona Virus has Another Equally Deadly Ally that African Countries Cannot Currently Afford