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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.

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

investigation | August 14, 2019
Industry Influence on an FCC Advisory Panel

analysis | June 10, 2019
How Industry Influence at the FCC Risks Our Digital Security

investigation | April 11, 2019
Amazon Pushes ICE to Buy Its Face Recognition Surveillance Tech

investigation | October 24, 2018
FCC Chairman Throws a Wrench in Proposed Sinclair-Tribune Merger—At Least for Now

analysis | July 19, 2018
A Dangerous Escalation in “The War on Leaks”

analysis | June 8, 2018
A Q&A with the NSA’s Internal Watchdog

analysis | May 22, 2018
How House Intel Committee’s Russia Investigation Turned into a Cautionary Tale

analysis | May 2, 2018

New Senate Bill Would Curtail ICE's "Unnecessary Overuse of Solitary Confinement"

November 14, 2019
Durbin, Booker, Harris Introduce New Legislation To Combat Overuse Of Solitary Confinement In Immigration Detention

November 14, 2019
FCC Urged to Enforce Strict 5G Security Standards for All Wireless Carriers

November 06, 2019
The Black Madonna cancels performance at Intersect Music Festival

October 22, 2019
ICE Detainee at Troubled For-Profit Jail Dies in Apparent Suicide

October 17, 2019
A Trans Woman's Harrowing Journey Through the Asylum Process

September 25, 2019
An exec from Amazon’s controversial facial recognition team joins start-up using the tech to make ads more appealing

September 17, 2019
NYC Activists Protest Microsoft for Collaborating with ICE

September 16, 2019
Confidential DHS Report Found ICE Kept 'Alarming' Number of Mentally Ill Detainees in Solitary Confinement

September 13, 2019
When Detained Immigrants Are Punished With Solitary Confinement

September 06, 2019