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Jay Stanley

Senior Policy Analyst

糖心VlogSpeech, Privacy, and Technology Project

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Jay Stanley () is senior policy analyst with the 糖心VlogSpeech, Privacy, and Technology Project, where he researches, writes and speaks about technology-related privacy and civil liberties issues and their future. He writes the newsletter on Substack and has authored and co-authored of influential 糖心Vlogreports on privacy and technology topics.

Hand holding a paperless passport virtual ID on smartphone screen with airport timetables as background.

Oct 31, 2023

TSA Shouldn't Force a Bad Digital ID System on America

TSA Shouldn't Force a Bad Digital ID System on America
A screen with the chatGPT tool open.

Apr 19, 2023

Will ChatGPT Revolutionize Surveillance?

Will ChatGPT Revolutionize Surveillance?
A picture of the Grindr app icon on a cellphone.

Apr 7, 2023

Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg

Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg
A Tesla camera that is built into the car.

Apr 6, 2023

Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You

Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You
Hidden microphone coming between wooden slats on wall.

Feb 27, 2023

Firestorm Over Green Bay City Hall Surveillance Microphones is a Reminder of Country We Don鈥檛 Want to Live In

Firestorm Over Green Bay City Hall Surveillance Microphones is a Reminder of Country We Don鈥檛 Want to Live In
Phone screen with keyhole on a digital shield.

Feb 15, 2023

New Mobile Phone Service Shows We Can Have Both Privacy and Nice Things

New Mobile Phone Service Shows We Can Have Both Privacy and Nice Things
Cars driving on a highway.

Feb 13, 2023

How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department鈥檚 Use of Flock鈥檚 Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers

How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department鈥檚 Use of Flock鈥檚 Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers
Demonstrators, (holding various signs, with the most prominent reading "WE ALL SAW THAT MOVIE ... NO KILLER ROBOTS") protest the use of robots by the San Francisco Police Department outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022.

Dec 16, 2022

It鈥檚 Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots

It鈥檚 Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots
The Evolv Express weapons detection system.

Nov 2, 2022

Are Gun Detectors the Answer to Mass Shootings?

Are Gun Detectors the Answer to Mass Shootings?
The back of a woman who is working on a laptop.

Aug 26, 2022

The Nightmarish Loss of Workplace Privacy

The Nightmarish Loss of Workplace Privacy