EFF’s Cindy Cohn, an Iowa native, joined Iowa Public Radio. “River to River” to…
EFF’s Cindy Cohn, an Iowa native, joined Iowa Public Radio. “River to River” to discuss her career as one of the nation’s top digital rights lawyers as recounted in her new book, “Privacy’s Defender” from MIT Press. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/river-to-river/2026-04-10/cindy-cohn-iowan-privacy-rights-online
Meet the Iowan who has spent decades fighting for your rights online
Cindy Cohn, originally from Newton, Iowa, became one of the country's foremost digital rights lawyers. Her new memoir is titled "Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance." Part legal history, part personal story and part rallying cry, it's front-row account of the legal battles that shaped the internet we use every day. Ahead of her visit to Iowa City, she joins the show the book, growing up in Iowa, your rights online and more
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Hey, Iowa - Hear Cindy talk about “Privacy’s Defender” at 7pmCT TONIGHT at Iowa City’s Prairie Lights! She’ll be in discussion with the University of Iowa’s Rishab Nithyanand at this free, public event. https://prairielights.com/event/2026-04-10/cindy-cohn-conv-rishab-nithyanand-privacys-defender-my-thirty-year-fight-against
Cindy Cohn in conv with Rishab Nithyanand - Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance
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