Ashkan Soltani
Ashkan Soltani is the Executive Director of the U.S. Digital Service, and has been influential at the intersection of privacy research, surveillance, advertising technology, consumer protection, and government technology policy.
Last updated 11 Nov 2026 · Named in 3 answers across 3 engines
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All four engines recognize Ashkan Soltani as a privacy researcher and technologist. They agree he worked at the Federal Trade Commission and the California Privacy Protection Agency and studied online tracking. Copilot adds that he was the inaugural Executive Director of the CPPA and launched the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform. Gemini adds that he was part of a team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service. Google AI Mode adds that he was the primary technical consultant for The Wall Street Journal's What They Know series. No engine fails to name him. The cited pages most often come from ashkansoltani.org, en.wikipedia.org, and epic.org.
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Ashkan Soltani is a privacy researcher and technologist who served as FTC Chief Technologist and California Privacy Protection Agency Executive Director.
Known for- Contributor to California Consumer Privacy Act
- Contributor to California Privacy Rights Act
- Investigating how companies collect personal data
- GeminiNot named
Ashkan Soltani is a privacy and security researcher and public official known for exposing covert tracking mechanisms and translating software architecture into regulatory enforcement.
Known for- Exposing covert tracking mechanisms
- Exposing supercookies and ETag tracking
- Pulitzer Prize for public service
- Google AI ModeNot named
Ashkan Soltani is an independent researcher and privacy expert who served as FTC Chief Technologist and researched data tracking systems.
Known for- Exposing Flash cookie respawning
- Technical consultant for What They Know
- Pulitzer Prize-winning NSA surveillance coverage
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- CopilotNot named
Ashkan Soltani is a privacy engineering figure who was inaugural Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency and FTC Chief Technologist.
Known for- Exposing zombie Flash cookies
- Exposing ETag tracking
- Launching Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform
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