Cindy Cohn Steps Down as Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Leader After 25 Years of Defending Digital Rights

In a significant shift, Cindy Cohn, a trailblazer in digital rights advocacy for the past 25 years, has announced her departure as Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Having helmed the San Francisco-based nonprofit since 2015, Cohn will relinquish her position later this year, marking an end to a chapter that indelibly shaped the contemporary battle for online liberty.