I am Heidi Boghosian, a New York City-based privacy advocate, author, and attorney. Throughout my career, I’ve worked to advance civil liberties and social justice, especially in this age of surveillance.

I’ve led civil liberties and social justice organizations, including 15 years as Executive Director of the National Lawyers Guild and now as Executive Director of the AJ Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice.

A champion of digital rights, I’ve written articles and books on privacy and technology, including Spying on Democracy which was published weeks after Edward Snowden’s revelations of NSA mass surveillance. I followed it with “I Have Nothing to Hide” and 20 Other Myths About Privacy and Surveillance (2021). In June 2025, Beacon Press will publish “Cyber Citizens: Saving Democracy with Digital Literacy.”

I’ve co-hosted the civil liberties radio show Law and Disorder for 20 years, bringing focus to topics spanning surveillance, First Amendment rights, and the intersection of privacy with technology and education.

In cases of government overreaching or impropriety, I write amicus (“friend of the court”) briefs. These cases include the Cuban Five, the SHAC 7, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Ross Ulbricht.