Hi Digital Rights Supporter,
You’re invited on a journey inside the privacy battles that shaped the internet. EFF’s Executive Director Cindy Cohn has tangled with the feds, fought for your data security, and argued before judges to protect our access to science and knowledge on the internet.
Now she’s sharing the story in Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance (MIT Press), available for preorder now. All proceeds support EFF’s mission for privacy and free expression.
You can join the official book launch party with Cindy in conversation with renowned author Annalee Newitz in Berkeley, CA!
Privacy's Defender Launch Party
Ciel Creative Space, 940 Parker St, Berkeley, CA 94710
Thursday March 12, 2026
6:30 pm- 9:30 pm
"Privacy’s Defender is a compelling account of a life well lived and an inspiring call to action for the next generation of civil liberties champions."
~Edward Snowden, whistleblower; author of Permanent Record
On the Road with EFF
Look for Cindy at a city (or web connection) near you! Find the latest tour dates on the Privacy’s Defender hub or follow EFF for more. Here’s where we’ll kick things off:
3.07.26 | Pasadena, CA | SCALE 23x Keynote
3.10.26 | San Francisco, CA with Cory Doctorow (virtual and in person)
3.12.26 | Berkeley, CA Launch Party with Annalee Newitz
3.13.26 | Portland, OR
3.17.26 | Seattle, WA
3.18.26 | Menlo Park, CA with John Markoff
3.20.26 | Denver, CO with Marcia Hofmann
3.24.26 | Cambridge, MA with Jonathan Zittrain
3.26.26 | Ann Arbor, MI
Part memoir and part legal history for the general reader, Privacy’s Defender is a compelling testament to just how much privacy and free expression matter in our efforts to combat authoritarianism, grow democracy, and strengthen human rights. Thank you for being a part of that fight.
For your freedom online,
Melissa Srago
EFF Member Experience Architect
P.S. Want to support the cause and get a copy of the new book? New or renewing EFF members can preorder one as their annual gift!
