R.J.
Cross

Director, Our Online Life Program; and Don't Sell My Data Campaign, PIRG

Started on staff: 2016
B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, University of Kansas

R.J. focuses on the intersection of tech and people. Her work ranges from the risks of commercialization of personal data, to consumer harms like scams and data breaches, to manipulative targeted advertising, to keeping kids safe online. In her work at Frontier Group, she has authored research reports on government transparency, consumer debt and predatory auto lending, and has testified before Congress. Her work has appeared in WIRED magazine, CBS Mornings and USA Today, among other outlets. When she’s not protecting the public interest, she is an avid reader, fiction writer and birder. Though she lives in Boston, she will always consider herself a Kansan at heart.

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