Chiara is the EU Policy Associate at Access Now (an international NGO dedicated to defending and extending digital rights globally). As the lead on Access Now’s EU privacy and data protection initiatives, Chiara’s work focuses on advocating for the proper enforcement of the GDPR, the landmark data protection regulation. Aiming to enable and empower individuals to reclaim control over their data and enjoy their rights, she actively participates in the ongoing debate on Pay or Consent models and she defends people’s rights in the Proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation.
Her advocacy extends to digital rights in data transfer agreements. Recently, she tackled, together with other NGOs, the EU Commission’s decision, taken in January 2024, to reconfirm Israel’s adequacy status for data protection, highlighting alarming concerns.
