Bio
Lauren Yu is a William J. Brennan fellow with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, & Technology Project. Prior to that, she served as a law clerk to the Hon. Iain D. Johnston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Before law school, she was a software engineer at Amazon, where she also co-founded the Amazon Symphony Orchestra of Seattle. She is a graduate of Williams College and the University of Michigan Law School.
Featured work
Jun 11, 2026
Sigificant Internet Freedom Issues at Stake in Legal Battle Between Amazon and Perplexity
Apr 14, 2026
More than a Dozen Wrongful Arrests Due to Police Reliance on Facial Recognition Technology
Jan 12, 2026
DHS is Circumventing Constitution by Buying Data It Would Normally Need a Warrant to Access