Ashley Johnson

Ashley Johnson

Research Analyst

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

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[email protected]

Phone:

202-524-5549

Ashley Johnson is a research analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. She researches and writes about Internet policy issues such as privacy, security, and platform regulation. She was previously at Software.org: the BSA Foundation and holds a master’s degree in security policy from The George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Brigham Young University.

Recent Publications

March 11, 2020

A Backdoor Attempt to Require Backdoors to Encryption

Law enforcement authorities complain encryption makes it impossible for them to decipher the communications of criminals and terrorists, so they argue tech companies offering encrypted products and

February 7, 2020

22 Years After the DMCA, Online Piracy Is Still a Widespread Problem

Congress may not be ever able to entirely eradicate digital piracy, but it should strive for better policies and stronger enforcement to bring piracy levels down to a minimum.

January 15, 2020

Portland Can Address Facial Recognition Technology Concerns Without Banning It

Prohibiting this technology would be an overreaction to the perceived risks.

January 6, 2020

Time for Congressional Action to Speed the Arrival of Self-Driving Cars

Autonomous vehicles are the future of transportation, but so far, the United States is unprepared for them. Congress needs to act swiftly to establish consistent industry regulations that allow companies to safely test and deploy these vehicles, or it risks delaying their arrival.

December 13, 2019

Why Can’t Congress Pass Federal Data Privacy Legislation? Blame California

California’s recently enacted data privacy law is an ill-advised model for the rest of the country. It is critical that Congress move forward with bipartisan federal legislation to create a single national standard for data privacy that balances consumer welfare and innovation.