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Alex Abdo

Former Senior Staff Attorney

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSpeech, Privacy, and Technology Project

Bio

Alex Abdo () is a former Senior Staff Attorney in the ACLU's Speech, Privacy and Technology Project. Prior to joining SPT, Alex was an attorney with the National Security Project, where he was involved in the litigation of cases concerning the Patriot Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and the treatment of detainees in Guantánamo Bay, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Navy brig in South Carolina. Alex is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. Prior to working at the ACLU, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Barbara M.G. Lynn, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, and to the Hon. Rosemary Barkett, United States Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.


Featured work

Apr 20, 2021

The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

May 26, 2016

Why We're Supporting Microsoft's Challenge to Secret Surveillance

Why We're Supporting Microsoft's Challenge to Secret Surveillance

Mar 22, 2016

Apple v. FBI: What Just Happened?

Apple v. FBI: What Just Happened?

Feb 18, 2016

The Real Stakes of Apple’s Fight With the FBI

The Real Stakes of Apple’s Fight With the FBI

Feb 5, 2016

The Power of Pictures

The Power of Pictures

Nov 30, 2015

NSA, Unplugged: The Government Finally Stopped Vacuuming Up Our Phone Records

NSA, Unplugged: The Government Finally Stopped Vacuuming Up Our Phone Records

Oct 27, 2015

Forcing Apple into the Service of the Government

Forcing Apple into the Service of the Government

May 29, 2015

Choosing Between Big Brother and the Bill of Rights

Choosing Between Big Brother and the Bill of Rights

May 29, 2015

NSA Surveillance: The Scandal is the Use, Not the Abuse

NSA Surveillance: The Scandal is the Use, Not the Abuse

Feb 11, 2015

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµto UN: Encryption is Not A Problem to be Solved, But a Crucial Tool For Freedom and Security

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµto UN: Encryption is Not A Problem to be Solved, But a Crucial Tool For Freedom and Security