The longtime leader of the influential Washington-based advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center is departing, the organization announced today, days after Protocol reported that he had continued going to work, despite learning he might have the novel coronavirus.
Marc Rotenberg, who co-founded the group in 1994, has been a towering figure in the Washington tech policy landscape and a fierce advocate for more stringent online privacy protections, as well as a leading critic of Silicon Valley’s efforts to track the spread of Covid-19.
“With appreciation for many years of visionary and impactful leadership, the board of directors of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) announces the departure of Marc Rotenberg, its president and executive director,” the group said in a statement, without elaborating.