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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.

Act now to #StopCISA

9 Dec 2015

The dangerous CISA cyber-surveillance bill is on the move AGAIN. Send U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul a tweet and ask him to stand strong for privacy.

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Act now to #StopCISA
9 Dec 2015
Act now to #StopCISA

Tell Obama: Real security means #NoBackdoors

9 Sep 2015

Sign our We the People petition calling for strong encryption policies to stand up for privacy and security online.

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Tell Obama: Real security means #NoBackdoors
9 Sep 2015
Tell Obama: Real security means #NoBackdoors
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Hey @Twitter! Bring back #Politwoops.

3 Sep 2015

Twitter just turned off an essential tool to hold politicians accountable in 32 countries. Click here to tweet at key people at Twitter and sign the petition to get Politwoops turned back on!

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Hey @Twitter! Bring back #Politwoops.
3 Sep 2015
Hey @Twitter! Bring back #Politwoops.

Come Clean Telefónica: Am I Being Tracked?

25 Aug 2015

Join us in calling on Telefónica to respect your privacy and respond to our report by coming clean about its use of tracking headers.

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Come Clean Telefónica: Am I Being Tracked?
25 Aug 2015
Come Clean Telefónica: Am I Being Tracked?

Restore internet services in Nauru!

25 May 2015

This month, the Nauru government officially announced it would block Facebook and internet services until it could pass measures to protect its residents from “abusive” content online. Sign the petition to tell the government of Nauru to turn the internet back on!

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Restore internet services in Nauru!
25 May 2015
Restore internet services in Nauru!
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Women at Access Reflect on Digital Rights and International Women’s Day

6 Mar 2015
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Women at Access Reflect on Digital Rights and International Women’s Day
6 Mar 2015
Women at Access Reflect on Digital Rights and International Women’s Day
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Access delivers petition to U.S. agencies to investigate use of zombie cookies by mobile carriers

18 Feb 2015

Today, Access delivered a petition signed by 3,000 users to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the use of so-called “zombie cookies” by mobile carriers to track their customers’ web traffic. Access also delivered a similar petition to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) because both agencies arguably have the authority to investigate these harmful practices.

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Access delivers petition to U.S. agencies to investigate use of zombie cookies by mobile carriers
18 Feb 2015
Access delivers petition to U.S. agencies to investigate use of zombie cookies by mobile carriers