Bio
Jay Stanley (@JayCStanley) 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 is the editor of the ACLU's Free Future blog and has authored and co-authored a variety of influential ACLU reports on privacy and technology topics. Before joining the ACLU, he was an analyst at the technology research firm Forrester, served as American politics editor of Facts on File’s World News Digest, and as national newswire editor at Medialink. He is a graduate of Williams College and holds an M.A. in American History from the University of Virginia.
Featured work
![Street camera with building in background](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/08/ShotSpotter-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Aug 24, 2021
Four Problems with the ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System
![A man uses his phone to scan restaurant QR code on table](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/07/QR-Codes-Header-Image-1-400x266.jpg)
Jul 27, 2021
Diners Beware: That Meal May Cost You Your Privacy and Security
![A collage of signs that read "Please Show Your ID" and "Please have your ID ready"](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/05/DigitalDrivers2800x1400-3-400x266.png)
May 17, 2021
Digital IDs Might Sound Like a Good Idea, But They Could Be a Privacy Nightmare
![In this photo illustration, Excelsior Pass app which provides digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results seen displayed on a smartphone screen in front of the US flag.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/web21-covid-passport-blog-Wordpress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Mar 31, 2021
There’s a Lot That Can Go Wrong With ‘Vaccine Passports’
![Amazon's driveri AI delivery van camera.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/WEB21-Amazon-Delivery-Van-AI-Camera-Standard-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Mar 23, 2021
Amazon Drivers Placed Under Robot Surveillance Microscope
![Image of surveillance camera feeds](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/web21-verkada_hack_blog_Wordpress1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Mar 15, 2021
Major Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance
![A semi-autonomous robot dog walking on a sidewalk.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/WEB21-Robot-Dog-Standard-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Mar 2, 2021
Robot Police Dogs are Here. Should We be Worried?
![A civilian UAV, or drone, flying outdoors.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/WEB21-Civilian-UAV-Drone-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Feb 9, 2021
New Government Tracking System Paves the Way for Expanded Role of Drones
![A girl sits in a college lecture hall, wearing a mask and scrolling through phone in hand.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/09/College-COVID-Apps-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Sep 30, 2020
Ten Questions College Students Should Ask About Their Schools’ COVID-19 Apps
![Photo of Covid-19 contact tracing app on an iPhone screen that lets users know if they have been near a person with Covid-19 by scanning a database of known cases of infection.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/08/Contact-tracing-blog-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Aug 6, 2020
Tracking Apps are Unlikely to Help Stop COVID-19