Andi Thompson

Current @GooglePubPolicy, former @OTI @NewAmerica | @munkschool alum | Canadian abroad | tech policy advocate | she/her/hers | opinions my own

[ABC News @ABC]

WILD IN THE STREETS: A huge herd of goats broke through a fence and wandered through a neighborhood in San Jose, California, with some stopping to munch on flowers. https://t.co/yy2w3n8R4y

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure that #ClearviewAI has violated the 45-day deadline by which they were required to respond to my #CCPA Personal Information request...

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

Statement of Dr. Rick Bright: “Yesterday, I was removed from my positions as the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response by the Administration and involuntarily transferred...

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

Do you want to hear me talk about #IoT and #Zoom with @katielmcinnis, @JustinBrookman, and Nat Meysenburg tomorrow... in a Zoom webinar? No worries, you can watch on YouTube too 😉 @OTI #WFHsecurity

[Open Tech Institute at New America @OTI]

Under quarantine, the tech tools we use to stay connected and work from home are being tested like never before. Tuesday Apr 21, join experts from @OTI and @CRAdvocacy to discuss #wfhsecurity and how you can stay protected. https://t.co/2U8i8saSsP

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

@MarechalPhD @katielmcinnis Thanks @MarechalPhD and @katielmcinnis - someday we'll make it happen!

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

It was April 15, 2009, and I was watching The Daily Show (then hosted by Jon Stewart) along with everyone else who needed a dose of sanity in the early days of the Obama White House and GOP reactionary panic. His guest that night was a little-known Harvard Law professor. (thread)

[EFF @EFF]

BREAKING: a federal judge has ruled that suspicionless searches of travelers’ cell phones, laptops, and other electronic devices when we cross the U.S. border are unconstitutional.

This is an enormous victory for privacy. https://t.co/UQYTYVxsH7

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

For anyone who has ever tried to drive in a car with their cat...

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

Today in 1910, this cat made history.

Kiddo became the first cat to attempt to cross the Atlantic by airship. (He wasn't too thrilled about it.)

[Privacy International @privacyint]

Confused about the whole Facebook end-to-end encryption debate? 🤔
We are getting the basics covered in this FAQ. 👇
https://t.co/jt5RxYpbv6

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

Also, after getting up to watch a very early (PT) event this morning, I discovered that my house has apparently run out of coffee.

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

Open letter to Facebook from 50+ civil society orgs, including @OTI

"We encourage you to resist calls to create so-called “backdoors” or “exceptional access” to the content of users’ messages, which will fundamentally weaken encryption and the privacy and security of all users"

[Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD @JoeBeOne]

BREAKING: 50+ Civil Society Organizations to Facebook: Stay Strong on Encryption https://t.co/7Ou4rr9MCE

[Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD @JoeBeOne]

the letter: https://t.co/0lYYSxOyIZ

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

AG Barr "If anyone thinks China is going to permit encryption they can’t penetrate, and the same with Russia, they are living in a dream world" even if we trusted US law enforcement (which we don't) to responsibly manage law enforcement access, any country can use that backdoor.

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

@OTI And this is one of five sets of coalition comments on the Australian Assistance and Access Act of 2018, signed by an international coalition of civil society orgs, tech companies, and industry associations https://t.co/sEAcX5bKvv

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

The UK and Australian exceptional access processes being discussed on this panel don't work. See thread for @OTI's work explaining why.

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

@OTI Here's a 2016 @OTI paper outlining concerns about the UK investigatory Powers Act https://t.co/L6BFLCMhGh

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

@OTI This is a letter to GCHQ signed by 47 orgs and experts regarding the UK's Ghost proposal. https://t.co/63O68BuN7T

[Andi Thompson @andiathompson]

AG Barr closed by calling "people in the tech company" for being stubborn and not using their super-smart powers to find a solution for law enforcement exceptional access. The best cryptographers in the world agree that this cannot be done safely, and would endanger all users.

[Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD @JoeBeOne]

Can someone tell AG Barr that there is not separate encryption for consumers and then banks/critical infrastructure… Thats. not. how. security. works.

We make one widget and beat the crap out of it to know it’s sound!

[Katie Watson Jordan @KE_Watson]

AG Barr, you're not just asking for access to bad guys "zone of privacy". You're asking everyone, everywhere to make their zones - connected homes, phones, computers, and places where we conduct business and think freely - open to you and those same bad guys. #encrypt