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Former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn talks with Daniel Bernstein, whom she represented in a landmark legal case 30 years ago that set the stage for the modern internet - and with the DOJ lawyer who opposed them. Hear Ep.2 of our "Privacy’s Defenders" podcast: “No Privacy Without Encryption.” https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/privacys-defenders-podcast-no-privacy-without-encryption

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Privacy's Defenders Podcast: No Privacy Without Encryption

Three decades ago, the U.S government treated encryption like a weapon, and it took some unlikely heroes to set it free: a grad student, a junior lawyer, and a fledgling digital rights group who sued the federal government.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

@eff@mastodon.social 1 hr. ago

The podcast is based on Cindy’s book, “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance” (@themitpress). Pick up a copy – proceeds benefit EFF! https://www.eff.org/Privacys-Defender

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Privacy's Defender

EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn's Journey Inside the Privacy Battles That Shaped Today's InternetEFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn has devoted her life to the fight for digital rights. She’s tangled with federal officials to keep our online conversations secure from the government's prying eyes,...