Alvaro Bedoya is the founding Executive Director of Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy & Technology. He is an expert on digital privacy issues. His most recent research focuses on how commercial data collection and government surveillance affects people of color and immigrants.
Prior to joining the Center, Alvaro served as Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, and to then-chairman, Sen. Al Franken. In this capacity, he was the staff negotiator for significant portions of both the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 and the USA FREEDOM Act, a bipartisan surveillance reform bill.
Executive Director, Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology
Areas of Expertise: Legislation, National Security, Military, War and Peace, Privacy
Location: Washington, DC
Contact Information:
Email: amb420@georgetown.edu
Phone: (203) 464-7500
Twitter: @alvarombedoya
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