Stevie DeGroff is the First Assistant Attorney General for the Technology and Privacy Protection Unit at the Colorado Department of Law. The unit’s work focuses on the intersection of consumer protection law and emerging technology, specifically enforcing the Colorado Privacy Act, Colorado’s data security laws, new laws regulating online safety, enforcement of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act as it relates to the internet and technology. Stevie worked with a cross-functional team to draft regulations for the Colorado Privacy Act, including regulations governing dark patterns, profiling, consumer privacy rights, and data protection assessments.
Prior to joining the Colorado Department of Law, she was in private practice advising companies on privacy and cybersecurity compliance as well as issues in emerging technology including ethics and artificial intelligence, evaluating algorithmic bias, facial recognition, drones, and autonomous vehicles. Stevie received her JD at Stanford Law School, where she was the editor-in-chief of the Stanford Technology Law Review, and received her AB at Harvard University.