Bio
Jay Stanley is senior policy analyst with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, where he researches, writes and speaks about technology-related privacy and civil liberties issues and their future. He edits the ACLU Free Future blog, focused on emerging technology, and has authored and co-authored hundreds of influential ACLU reports, white papers, and blog posts on privacy and technology topics.
Featured work
Jan 16, 2026
Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance
Jan 5, 2026
How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
Nov 24, 2025
New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency
Nov 13, 2025
Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell
Nov 7, 2025
There’s Only One State That is Asking the Right Questions About Digital Identity
Nov 4, 2025
Digital Driver’s Licenses Threaten to Create a “Great Internet Lockdown”
Oct 31, 2025
Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance
