REGULATORY WATCH BRIEF Low 35 🧭 Regulatory Guidance announced

EFF appoints former White House official Alexander Macgillivray to Board of Directors

Macgillivray's AI policy background may shape EFF's future work on AI governance and privacy rights.

ADTP Regulatory Watch · September 16, 2026

ImpactLow 35

Type🧭 Regulatory Guidance

Statusannounced not law

JurisdictionUS

What happened

The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced that Alexander "amac" Macgillivray has joined its Board of Directors. Macgillivray previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer and co-authored the Biden Administration's Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. He brings experience from senior roles at Twitter and Google to EFF's AI advocacy work.

Why it matters for trust and compliance

Its status is announced. It is not law yet. Track it, but do not treat it as an obligation.
Macgillivray's AI policy background may shape EFF's future work on AI governance and privacy rights.

Who is affected

technology Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

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