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Andrea Peterson

Former Investigator

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Areas of Expertise

Cybersecurity, privacy, surveillance

Andrea Peterson was an investigator with POGO between 2017 and 2019 reporting on cybersecurity, privacy, and surveillance.

Latest Work

  • ISOLATED: ICE Confines Some Detainees with Mental Illness in Solitary for Months

    investigation | August 14, 2019 | Nick Schwellenbach & Mia Steinle & Katherine Hawkins & Andrea Peterson

  • Industry Influence on an FCC Advisory Panel

    analysis | June 10, 2019 | Andrea Peterson

  • How Industry Influence at the FCC Risks Our Digital Security

    investigation | April 11, 2019 | Andrea Peterson

  • Amazon Pushes ICE to Buy Its Face Recognition Surveillance Tech

    investigation | October 24, 2018 | Andrea Peterson & Jake Laperruque

  • FCC Chairman Throws a Wrench in Proposed Sinclair-Tribune Merger—At Least for Now

    analysis | July 19, 2018 | Andrea Peterson

  • A Dangerous Escalation in “The War on Leaks”

    analysis | June 8, 2018 | Andrea Peterson

  • A Q&A with the NSA’s Internal Watchdog

    analysis | May 22, 2018 | Andrea Peterson

  • How House Intel Committee’s Russia Investigation Turned into a Cautionary Tale

    analysis | May 2, 2018 | Andrea Peterson

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In The News

  • ICE Confines Some Detainees With Mental Illness in Solitary for Months

    August 16, 2019

  • Amazon's Creepy Surveillance Tech Can Now Detect Fear

    August 14, 2019

  • 40% in ICE Solitary Confinement Have Mental Illness

    August 14, 2019

  • 40% in ICE Solitary Confinement Have Mental Illness

    August 14, 2019

  • Number of ICE detainees in solitary confinement rises during Trump administration

    August 14, 2019

  • Use of Solitary Confinement ‘On The Rise’ in US Immigration Facilities

    August 14, 2019

  • 40 Percent of ICE Detainees Held in Solitary Confinement Have a Mental Illness, New Report Finds

    August 14, 2019

  • Rights Group Warns Against Amazon Marketing to Law Enforcement 'Dangerous and Invasive' Facial Recognition System It Claims Can Detect People's Fear

    August 14, 2019

  • Amazon is developing high-tech surveillance tools for an eager customer: America's police

    August 08, 2019

  • Big Tech Has an App for Fighting Political Scrutiny: $$$$

    July 19, 2019

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