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Jennifer Brody

U.S. Policy and Advocacy Manager

Jennifer Brody is the U.S. Policy and Advocacy Manager at Access Now. She closely monitors legislative developments in the U.S. pertaining to digital rights and supports the organization’s global advocacy campaigns. Previously, Jen managed programs to combat disinformation online and enhance government accountability worldwide at the National Democratic Institute. Before that, she covered tech policy as a legislative staffer on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Jen also has experience working on Latin American affairs for the UN Population Fund and in peacebuilding at a Colombian think tank. Jen holds a MA in International Relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a BA in Political Science and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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#KeepItOn via U.S. Summit for Democracy Technology Cohort

4 Nov 2022

The U.S. Summit for Democracy’s Tech Cohort is fighting to #KeepItOn via the Shutdown Impact Stories Project, and we need your help!

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#KeepItOn via U.S. Summit for Democracy Technology Cohort
4 Nov 2022
#KeepItOn via U.S. Summit for Democracy Technology Cohort
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New generation of changemakers: Technology Cohort of U.S. Summit for Democracy launches

10 Oct 2022

Access Now is excited to co-lead the Technology for Democracy Cohort of the U.S. Summit for Democracy, launched at the Tallinn Digital Summit.

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New generation of changemakers: Technology Cohort of U.S. Summit for Democracy launches
10 Oct 2022
New generation of changemakers: Technology Cohort of U.S. Summit for Democracy launches
U.S. Congressional briefing

U.S. Congressional briefing: what overturning Roe v. Wade means for digital rights

28 Sep 2022

This U.S. Congressional Briefing unpacked what the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade means for human rights and digital safety.

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U.S. Congressional briefing: what overturning Roe v. Wade means for digital rights
28 Sep 2022
U.S. Congressional briefing: what overturning Roe v. Wade means for digital rights
U.S. Congressional briefing

Your body, your data: data-veillance and reproductive rights in a post-Roe world

13 Sep 2022

Register by Sept 26 to join us for this U.S. Congressional Briefing on data privacy and reproductive rights following the Supreme Court’s historic overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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Your body, your data: data-veillance and reproductive rights in a post-Roe world
13 Sep 2022
Your body, your data: data-veillance and reproductive rights in a post-Roe world
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Civil society to Meta: Stop censoring reproductive rights content

1 Sep 2022

Access Now and partners are calling on Meta to come clean in regards to its dangerous censorship of reproductive rights content.

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Civil society to Meta: Stop censoring reproductive rights content
1 Sep 2022
Civil society to Meta: Stop censoring reproductive rights content
U.S. Congressional briefing

Post-Roe, civil society calls on data brokers to do no harm

12 Aug 2022

Access Now, Amnesty International USA, and Fight for the Future called on four geolocation data brokers to ensure their practices are not harming the privacy and reproductive rights of people seeking abortions.

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Post-Roe, civil society calls on data brokers to do no harm
12 Aug 2022
Post-Roe, civil society calls on data brokers to do no harm
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Thousands call on U.S. FTC to make privacy and civil rights rule on data protection

11 Aug 2022

Access Now and partners call on the FTC to initiate a privacy and civil rights rulemaking, now that the agency has the votes with Bedoya’s confirmation.

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Thousands call on U.S. FTC to make privacy and civil rights rule on data protection
11 Aug 2022
Thousands call on U.S. FTC to make privacy and civil rights rule on data protection
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About time! Congress makes it harder for U.S. companies to buy blocklisted spyware firms like NSO

15 Jul 2022

Access Now applauds the U.S. House of Representatives in passing an NDAA amendment that will make it difficult for a U.S. company to buy blocklisted firms.

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About time! Congress makes it harder for U.S. companies to buy blocklisted spyware firms like NSO
15 Jul 2022
About time! Congress makes it harder for U.S. companies to buy blocklisted spyware firms like NSO
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Stop the deal: U.S. defense contractor to buy NSO Group

11 Jul 2022

Access Now is raising the alarm about the planned sale of sanctioned spyware purveyor NSO Group to U.S. defense contractor L3Harris Tech.

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Stop the deal: U.S. defense contractor to buy NSO Group
11 Jul 2022
Stop the deal: U.S. defense contractor to buy NSO Group
Antitrust

The world needs U.S. antitrust legislation: Big Tech must not determine global human rights

11 Jul 2022

Access Now and digital rights organizations around the world call on the U.S. Congress to pass antitrust reform to hold Big Tech accountable.

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The world needs U.S. antitrust legislation: Big Tech must not determine global human rights
11 Jul 2022
The world needs U.S. antitrust legislation: Big Tech must not determine global human rights