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
Nov 26, 2019
America's Mask Bans in the Age of Face Recognition Surveillance
![A demonstrator wearing a bandana on their face](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/11/WEB19-Masked-Protester-BlogImage-WordPress-1110x740-400x400.jpg)
Nov 14, 2019
Three Common Privacy Misconceptions That Companies Love
![privacy policy](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/11/web18_privacypolicy_1110x740-400x400.jpg)
Oct 15, 2019
‘Smart’ Cameras Are Now On the Lookout For Distracted Drivers in Australia
![A traffic camera overlooking a highway](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/10/WEB19-Traffic-Surveillance-Camera-WordPress-1110x740-400x400.jpg)
Oct 2, 2019
Rapid DNA Machines in Police Departments Need Regulation
![placeholder](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/10/web19-rapid-dna-machine-credit-ap-photo-bruce-schreiner-blogimage-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Aug 27, 2019
TSA Testing Face Recognition at Security Entrances, Opening Door to Massive Expansion of the Technology
![U.S. Customs and Border Protection facial recognition device](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-airport-facial-recognition-ap-blogimage-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Aug 13, 2019
Why Don’t We Have More Privacy When We Use A Credit Card?
![A customer uses a contactless credit card at a card reader](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-contactless-credit-card-reader-ap-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Aug 12, 2019
Say No to the “Cashless Future” — and to Cashless Stores
![A customer scanning the Amazon Go cellphone app at the entrance of an Amazon Go store](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-amazon-cashless-store-ap-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Jul 18, 2019
Experts Say 'Emotion Recognition' Lacks Scientific Foundation
![Screens with AI assisted analysis and surveillance of individuals](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-recognition-surveillance-shutterstock-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Jul 1, 2019
Bogus “Aggression Detectors” Are Audio-Recording People In Public
![A box of Louroe Electronics microphones](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web19-aggression-detector-1160x768-400x400.jpg)