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
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Oct 16, 2014
On the Creation of Giant Voiceprint Databases
![Biohazard sign](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/biohazard_by_josef.stuefer_500x280-400x266.jpg)
Oct 15, 2014
Treat Ebola as a Public Health Issue, Not a National Security Matter
![Drone Drawing by Cuauhtemoc-Hidalgo Villa-Zapata](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/drone_drawing_by_cuauhtemoc-hidalgo_villa-zapata_cbp_edited_w_credit_500x280_0-400x266.jpg)
Oct 2, 2014
Up to 20% of Border Patrol Drone Flights Are Inside the United States
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Aug 29, 2014
Body-Worn Cameras Should Not Expand Beyond Law Enforcement
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Aug 1, 2014
New Technology Renews Old Fears of Manipulation and Control
![Blurred car lights at night](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/car_tracks_by_joe_a_500x280_w_credit-400x266.jpg)
Jul 16, 2014
Location Apps Sharing Data With Governments
![photo of radar speed sign: "Speed limit: 25 / Your speed: 27"](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/radar_speed_sign_by_richard_drdul_stretched_500x280-400x266.jpg)
Jul 3, 2014
Radar Speed Signs, Machine Monitoring, and Chilling Effects