Cindy Cohn

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Cindy Cohn
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Cindy Cohn photographed in Berkeley, California, in 2014
Born1963or1964(age 61)
United States
EducationBachelor of Arts/Science, The University of Iowa
Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Michigan
London School of Economics

Cindy Cohn (born 1964or1965 [1] ) is an American civil liberties attorney specializing in Internet law. She has served as executive director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) since 2015. Cohn represented Daniel J. Bernstein and the EFF in Bernstein v. United States .

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Education

Cohn received her undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa and the London School of Economics and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Michigan. [2]

Law career

In 1997, Cohn was recognized by California Lawyer Magazine as one of the "Lawyers of the Year" for her work. After serving for 15 years as legal director and general counsel [3] for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, she became its executive director in 2015. [4] [5]

In addition to Bernstein, some of Cohn's significant cases include Hepting v. AT&T (class action against AT&T for collaborating with the National Security Agency program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' communications), In re Sony BMG Tech. litigation (class action against Sony BMG for placing dangerous digital rights management (DRM) on customers' computers), OPG v. Diebold (Diebold was held liable for sending out unfounded cease and desist notices to internet service providers (ISPs) in an effort to stop public discussion of the flaws in its electronic voting machines), and DVD CCA v. Bunner [6] (representing Andrew Bunner against the DVD Copy Control Association defending his right to republish a computer program that he found republished elsewhere on the Internet). [7]

In September 2025, Cohn announced she would be stepping down as EFF executive director by mid-2026. [1] [8]

Awards and honors

In 2006, Cohn was named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America by the National Law Journal . In November 2018, she was featured among "America's Top 50 Women In Tech" by Forbes . [9] Cohn also serves on the board of directors of the nonprofits Human Rights Advocates [ citation needed ] and the Verified Voting Foundation. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Executive Director Cindy Cohn Will Step Down After 25 Years with EFF". Electronic Frontier Foundation . September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Cindy Cohn". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Cindy Cohn". Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Cindy Cohn to become EFF's new executive director in 2015". Electronic Frontier Foundation. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cindy Cohn". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  6. ↑ Electronic Frontier Foundation (September 2005). "DVD-CCA v. Bunner and DVD-CCA v. Pavlovich". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  7. ↑ Premo, Eugene M. (27 February 2004). "DVD Copy Control Ass'n Inc. v. Bunner". p. 185.
  8. ↑ Cameron, Dell (September 9, 2025). "Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights". Wired . Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Cindy Cohn". Forbes .
  10. ↑ "Who We Are". Verified Voting. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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