About the IAPP

Nicole A. Ozer is the Technology and Civil Liberties Policy Director for the ACLU of California. Nicole is a nationally recognized expert on issues at the intersection of privacy and government surveillance and free speech and the Internet. Nicole spearheaded the passage of the landmark California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA) and California Reader Privacy Act, and also developed the ACLU’s national online privacy campaign, Demand Your dotRights. Before joining the ACLU, Nicole was an intellectual property attorney at Morrison & Foerster LLP. Nicole was awarded the James Madison Freedom of Information Award by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2016 and recognized by San Jose Magazine in 2001 for being one of 20 "Women Making a Mark" in Silicon Valley. Nicole is a founding board member of the Bay Area Legal Chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS).