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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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