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Melissa Kim

Development Director

As Development Director, Melissa is responsible for ensuring the organization has the resources it needs to defend and extend the digital rights of users at risk around the world. She leads the organization’s development team in managing grants and identifying new opportunities for support. To that end, she works closely with the rest of Access Now’s diverse and global team of experts to direct existing and potential resources according to the organization’s programmatic, operational, and financial priorities and needs. She holds a B.A. from Princeton University, where she focused on English literature and gender and sexuality studies. She is the owner of the only known database of Access Now pets (which is, of course, GDPR compliant).

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Internet censorship, kill switches violate human rights law, say UN experts

4 May 2015
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Internet censorship, kill switches violate human rights law, say UN experts
4 May 2015
Internet censorship, kill switches violate human rights law, say UN experts
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Access urges action on Burundi’s internet shut down

4 May 2015
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Access urges action on Burundi’s internet shut down
4 May 2015
Access urges action on Burundi’s internet shut down
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Appeal goes out to UN, Africa Union over Burundi social media shutdown

1 May 2015
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Appeal goes out to UN, Africa Union over Burundi social media shutdown
1 May 2015
Appeal goes out to UN, Africa Union over Burundi social media shutdown
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It’s nearly two years after Snowden and privacy advocates are divided on how to fix NSA spying

29 Apr 2015
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It’s nearly two years after Snowden and privacy advocates are divided on how to fix NSA spying
29 Apr 2015
It’s nearly two years after Snowden and privacy advocates are divided on how to fix NSA spying
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Access urges action on Burundi internet shutdown

29 Apr 2015
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Access urges action on Burundi internet shutdown
29 Apr 2015
Access urges action on Burundi internet shutdown
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Will new laws give federal cybercops too much power?

28 Apr 2015
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Will new laws give federal cybercops too much power?
28 Apr 2015
Will new laws give federal cybercops too much power?
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오픈넷, 정보매개자의 콘텐츠 책임 다룬 ‘마닐라 원칙’ 발표

26 Apr 2015
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오픈넷, 정보매개자의 콘텐츠 책임 다룬 ‘마닐라 원칙’ 발표
26 Apr 2015
오픈넷, 정보매개자의 콘텐츠 책임 다룬 ‘마닐라 원칙’ 발표
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Comments on Privacy, Transparency, and Accountability Regarding Commercial and Private Use of Unmann

24 Apr 2015
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Comments on Privacy, Transparency, and Accountability Regarding Commercial and Private Use of Unmann
24 Apr 2015
Comments on Privacy, Transparency, and Accountability Regarding Commercial and Private Use of Unmann
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What’s worse than a cookie? A ‘perma-cookie’

22 Apr 2015
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What’s worse than a cookie? A ‘perma-cookie’
22 Apr 2015
What’s worse than a cookie? A ‘perma-cookie’
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House passes cyber-threat information bill

22 Apr 2015
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House passes cyber-threat information bill
22 Apr 2015
House passes cyber-threat information bill
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