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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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WikiLeaks: CIA hacking group ‘UMBRAGE’ stockpiled techniques from other hackers

7 Mar 2017
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WikiLeaks: CIA hacking group ‘UMBRAGE’ stockpiled techniques from other hackers
7 Mar 2017
WikiLeaks: CIA hacking group ‘UMBRAGE’ stockpiled techniques from other hackers
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CIA Has an “Impressive List” of Ways to Hack Into Your Smartphone, WikiLeaks Files Indicate

7 Mar 2017
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CIA Has an “Impressive List” of Ways to Hack Into Your Smartphone, WikiLeaks Files Indicate
7 Mar 2017
CIA Has an “Impressive List” of Ways to Hack Into Your Smartphone, WikiLeaks Files Indicate
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Internet Shutdowns Have No Place in Digital India

6 Mar 2017
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Internet Shutdowns Have No Place in Digital India
6 Mar 2017
Internet Shutdowns Have No Place in Digital India
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Dangers Multiply for Human Rights in Cyberspace as RightsCon Approaches

2 Mar 2017
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Dangers Multiply for Human Rights in Cyberspace as RightsCon Approaches
2 Mar 2017
Dangers Multiply for Human Rights in Cyberspace as RightsCon Approaches
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Silencing the net

1 Mar 2017
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Silencing the net
1 Mar 2017
Silencing the net
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Disrupted: Cameroonian entrepreneurs struggle to keep business flowing under internet ban over protests

1 Mar 2017
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Disrupted: Cameroonian entrepreneurs struggle to keep business flowing under internet ban over protests
1 Mar 2017
Disrupted: Cameroonian entrepreneurs struggle to keep business flowing under internet ban over protests
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Europe’s exports of spy tech to authoritarian countries revealed

23 Feb 2017
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Europe’s exports of spy tech to authoritarian countries revealed
23 Feb 2017
Europe’s exports of spy tech to authoritarian countries revealed
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Internet shutdown costs Cameroon $1.39m

18 Feb 2017
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Internet shutdown costs Cameroon $1.39m
18 Feb 2017
Internet shutdown costs Cameroon $1.39m
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Cameroon – Anglophone Crisis: Take Your Responsibility And Restore Internet In The North West And South West, Telecom Companies Told

16 Feb 2017
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Cameroon – Anglophone Crisis: Take Your Responsibility And Restore Internet In The North West And South West, Telecom Companies Told
16 Feb 2017
Cameroon – Anglophone Crisis: Take Your Responsibility And Restore Internet In The North West And South West, Telecom Companies Told
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Bürgerrechtsorganisation: Trumps Politik ist „der letzte Sargnagel des Privacy Shield“

9 Feb 2017
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Bürgerrechtsorganisation: Trumps Politik ist „der letzte Sargnagel des Privacy Shield“
9 Feb 2017
Bürgerrechtsorganisation: Trumps Politik ist „der letzte Sargnagel des Privacy Shield“
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