Deirdre's work focuses on developing legal and technological means to increase individual control over personal information held by commercial and governmental parties. She works on a wide range of increasingly important topics, such as national ID card schemes, and the privacy of health care information. In addition, Deirdre is currently examining the privacy, confidentiality and security needs of automated health care information systems under development across the country.

Prior to the formation of CDT Deirdre worked at the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Privacy & Technology project. While attending Georgetown University Law School, Deirdre worked part-time at the American Civil Liberties Union's Privacy & Technology Project. At the ACLU Deirdre worked with Janlori Goldman, a Deputy Director of CDT, on a variety of issues including caller ID, access to credit records and the FBI's National Crime Information Center. In addition, Deirdre worked at the Washington Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights and the law firm of Miller & Chevalier. Prior to attending law school Deirdre worked for Arnold & Porter as a legal assistant, taught, and coached soccer.

Deirdre graduated from Smith College in 1988, where she studied architecture and art history. She is an avid soccer player.

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