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Eric Null

Eric Null was the United States Policy Manager at Access Now where he oversees the organization's U.S. policy regarding technology and digital rights. Prior to Access Now, Eric was senior policy counsel focusing on tech policy at New America's Open Technology Institute (OTI), where he helped develop the consumer privacy program and advocated for internet openness and affordable and ubiquitous broadband. Prior to OTI, Eric was senior staff attorney at the Institute for Public Representation (IPR), a public interest law firm and legal clinic housed at Georgetown Law, where he worked on a broad range of tech policy issues on behalf of public interest clients. He also taught classes to clinic students on both legal skills and substantive areas of law. He earned an LL.M. from Georgetown Law, a J.D. from Cardozo Law, and a B.A. in political science from the University of Vermont.
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Civil society defends affordable broadband in New York

2 Dec 2021

Access Now and a coalition of civil society organizations filed an amicus brief in support of New York’s Affordable Broadband Act (ABA).

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Civil society defends affordable broadband in New York
2 Dec 2021
Civil society defends affordable broadband in New York
Australia's privacy laws

Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate

10 Nov 2021

Access Now is correcting the record on the Massachusetts Information Privacy Act (MIPA) — a key initiative to protect people’s privacy.

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Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate
10 Nov 2021
Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate

Six months in, Biden must speed progress on digital rights

20 Jul 2021

Six months into the Biden administration, more needs to be done to protect our human rights in the digital age.

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Six months in, Biden must speed progress on digital rights
20 Jul 2021
Six months in, Biden must speed progress on digital rights
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It’s time to take away Trump’s internet kill switch

15 Jul 2021

U.S. President Trump’s willingness to flaunt his emergency powers could make it easier for him to shut down the internet.

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It’s time to take away Trump’s internet kill switch
15 Jul 2021
It’s time to take away Trump’s internet kill switch

Data minimization: Key to protecting privacy and reducing harm

2 Jun 2021
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Data minimization: Key to protecting privacy and reducing harm
2 Jun 2021
Data minimization: Key to protecting privacy and reducing harm
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Ask Apple: Facebook doesn’t give a damn about privacy protections

30 Mar 2021

Facebook’s standoff with Apple over the company’s iOS privacy improvements makes it clear that Mark Zuckerberg is not actually interested in protecting your privacy.

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Ask Apple: Facebook doesn’t give a damn about privacy protections
30 Mar 2021
Ask Apple: Facebook doesn’t give a damn about privacy protections
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

Democrats in U.S. Congress propose privacy-protective COVID response bill

28 Jan 2021

Access Now welcomes the re-introduction of the rights-respecting Public Health Emergency Privacy Act in the U.S. Congress.

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Democrats in U.S. Congress propose privacy-protective COVID response bill
28 Jan 2021
Democrats in U.S. Congress propose privacy-protective COVID response bill
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Stop Trump’s pro-censorship FCC nominee

12 Nov 2020

Action Alert: Trump is trying to appoint one of the worst, most dangerous FCC commissioners the United States has ever seen to gut protections for free speech online, and Mitch McConnell is speeding the Senate toward his confirmation. 

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Stop Trump’s pro-censorship FCC nominee
12 Nov 2020
Stop Trump’s pro-censorship FCC nominee
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More than 3.5 billion left in the dark: why we’re still fighting to reach U.N. targets for internet access

5 Nov 2020

If we don’t reach U.N. targets for internet access — providing everyone, everywhere with affordable, open, secure, and high-quality connectivity — we won’t meet the sustainable development goals by 2030.  

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More than 3.5 billion left in the dark: why we’re still fighting to reach U.N. targets for internet access
5 Nov 2020
More than 3.5 billion left in the dark: why we’re still fighting to reach U.N. targets for internet access
México: un Decálogo de Derechos Digitales en Redes Sociales o una receta para la censura

Unpacking the PACT Act

21 Sep 2020

The PACT Act is the most reasonable approach we’ve seen to date to reform Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act. While not the silver bullet solution, the bill has the potential to move us in the right direction on liability reform.

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Unpacking the PACT Act
21 Sep 2020
Unpacking the PACT Act