{
  "id": 7826813,
  "title": "EFF Welcomes Alexander Macgillivray to its Board of Directors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/eff-welcomes-alexander-macgillivray-to-its-board-of-directors",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T16:36:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EFF Deeplinks",
    "slug": "eff-deeplinks",
    "url": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/eff-welcomes-alexander-macgillivray-its-board-directors"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced the addition of Alexander Macgillivray to its Board of Directors. Macgillivray, a former White House official and legal expert at Twitter and Google, brought extensive experience in AI policy to the organization. He played a key role in the Biden Administration, serving as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer. Macgillivray, along with EFF CEO Nicole Ozer, expressed enthusiasm about joining the board, highlighting the importance of the non-profit organization's mission in supporting rights, justice, freedom, and innovation in the digital world.",
  "summary": "The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is honored to announce today that Alexander \"amac\" Macgillivray — a former White House official who also served in top legal capacities at Twitter and Google — has joined EFF’s Board of Directors. Macgillivray served in the Biden Administration as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Science…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}