Ben Wizner

Director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project and principal legal advisor to Edward Snowden

Ben Wizner is the director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. For nearly 15 years, he has worked at the intersection of civil liberties and national security, litigating numerous cases involving airport security policies, government watch lists, surveillance practices, targeted killing, and torture. Since July of 2013, he has been the principal legal advisor to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

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Ben Wizner is the director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. For nearly 15 years, he has worked at the intersection of civil liberties and national security, litigating numerous cases involving airport security policies, government watch lists, surveillance practices, targeted killing, and torture. He appears regularly in the media, has testified before Congress, and is an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law. Since July of 2013, he has been the principal legal advisor to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Ben is a graduate of Harvard College and New York University School of Law and was a law clerk to the Hon. Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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10.02.22

de 18h00 à 19h00

Bruxelles - Weekly Seminar

Can Europe take back control over GAFAM?

On February 10th, the GEG Weekly Seminar will discuss the EU's Digital Strategy and assess whether the latest legislative packages can have a transformative impact. The starting point...

Speakers: Jean Cattan , Alberto Di Felice , Thibaut Kleiner , Alice Pannier , Joëlle Toledano , Ben Wizner
Partners: The College of Europe, The European Institute at Columbia University, The Europe Center at the University of Cambridge, The School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute, Institut d'études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles
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