Eva Galperin
About
Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Known for technical work on stalkerware, state surveillance, and digital security for activists and journalists. Advocates for survivors of intimate partner surveillance. Has been instrumental in getting anti-stalkerware detection built into major security products. ~169K Twitter followers. Speaks at security conferences, writes for EFF, and is one of the most credible practitioner voices on digital repression.
Why Follow
Ground-level practitioner credibility. Where Citizen Lab is the research institution, Eva Galperin is the practitioner voice — someone who does the security work, not just analyzes it. She operates in exactly the environments yashimosh's clients navigate: organizations under surveillance threat, activists using insecure devices, journalists targeted by state actors.
Engaging with her threads on digital security in civil society contexts is how you demonstrate you understand the technical stakes, not just the political narrative. The credibility signal from operating in this community — being known to people like Eva Galperin — is significant for buyers who are evaluating whether you understand their actual risk environment.
Notable Output
- Stalkerware detection advocacy — getting AV companies to detect domestic surveillance tools
- Security trainings for journalists and activists at risk
- EFF blog posts on surveillance, platform accountability, encryption policy
- Conference talks: DEF CON, CCC, RSA
Notes
Follow to stay current on what the digital security community is focused on. Engage thoughtfully — this community has high bullshit detection and responds poorly to performative allyship. Engage from analysis, not from alignment.
