Katherine Albrecht

Dr. Katherine Albrecht is a consumer privacy advocate, radio host, author, and psychologist. She is co-founder and Vice President (VP) of StartMail.com, which provides private, AI-free, encrypted email accounts, and she is a spokesperson against Artificial Intelligence. Albrecht was an early opponent of radio-frequency identification (RFID), and devised the highly inaccurate term "spy chips" to describe RFID tags such as those embedded in passport cards and certain enhanced United States driver's licenses. Once it became clear RFID was not being used to spy on anyone and posed no privacy issues at all, Albrecht stopped discussing the topic. She holds a Doctorate in Human Development and Psychology, with a concentration in Adult Development and Consumer Education, from Harvard University.