Anna Higgins

Anna Higgins

Former Project Coordinator and Policy Advisor

Biography

Anna Higgins was a Project Coordinator, Strong Internet, and Policy Advisor at the Internet Society, from 2019 to June 2022.

Latest posts

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Encryption 18 December 2020

How Strong Encryption Can Protect Survivors of Domestic Violence

For many of us in quarantine, our only privacy often comes in the form of digital communications. While we’re...
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Community Networks 1 October 2020

Launching the First-Ever Virtual Indigenous Connectivity Summit

COVID-19 has moved many of our lives online, and our conversations around how to further broadband access are no...
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Community Networks 23 July 2020

A Narrow Window of Opportunity for Rural Connectivity in the U.S.

As COVID-19 continues to shine a spotlight on the vital role the Internet plays, a short window of opportunity...
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Encryption 26 March 2020

Truth Matters: Why Journalists Need Encryption Now More Than Ever

As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, so has misinformation about the virus. Log into any social media account and...
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Encryption 5 November 2019

Owning Your Keys: The Technical and Human Side of Encryption

Ever wonder if your next doctor’s appointment will result in jail time? Luckily most of us never have to...
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Internet Governance 16 August 2019

Day Zero 2019: Bringing Together Young People to Talk about Internet Governance

As we work to foster the multistakeholder model in Internet governance, we must include the voices of youth. They’ve...