David Banisar
David Banisar is an attorney and writer in the Washington, D.C. area specializing in communications, privacy, free speech and freedom of information law.
As a Senior Fellow for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Mr. Banisar works on privacy related issues including international developments, encryption, wiretapping, and new surveillance technologies. He also co-wrote the annual EPIC/PI "Privacy and Human Rights" survey of privacy, data protection, surveillance and freedom of information laws around the world and also worked on the "Cryptography and Liberty" survey on encryption policy. He was one of the founders of EPIC and was a Staff Counsel and Policy Director from 1994 until April 1999.
David Banisar is also Deputy Director of Privacy International, an international human rights group based in London, UK. Previously, he worked for Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility as a policy analyst and the Prince George's County, MD Public Defenders' Office as a law clerk.