About Ashkan
Ashkan Soltani is an independent researcher and consultant with over 20 years of experience in technology, privacy, and policy. He served as Chief Technologist at the Federal Trade Commission from 2015, establishing the agency's Office of Technology Research and Investigation. Previously, he was a Senior Advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is a Distinguished Fellow at Georgetown University Law School's Institute for Technology Law & Policy.
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Expert / AcademicConsultant / AdvisorSpeakerScientistConsumer ProtectionDigital RightsOnline TrackingPrivacySecuritySurveillance
Known for
- Privacy research
- Online tracking investigation
- Data protection policy
- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism
- Federal Trade Commission leadership
- California consumer privacy legislation
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