Jay Stanley

Senior Policy Analyst with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

Jay Stanley is a 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 was 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.

Debates Featuring Jay Stanley

The Pandemic: Year-In-Review

With Michael J. Anderson, Brook Baker, Peter Baldwin, Larry Brilliant, Thomas Cueni, Lawrence Gostin, Jay Stanley

December 22, 2021

Two years ago in January, the Covid-19 virus made its way to American shores. (Or at least that is when the CDC confirmed the first U.S. case) In many ways, the world was a different place back then. President Trump was still in office. The word “pandemic” hadn’t quite assumed the gravity it would. And phrases like “flatten the curve,” “doomscrolling,” and “you’re on mute” hadn’t yet become so utterly ubiquitous. But in the midst of the resulting panic, Open…

The Pandemic: Year-In-Review

Two years ago in January, the Covid-19 virus made its way to American shores. (Or at least that is when the CDC confirmed the first U.S. case) In many ways, the world was a different…

With Michael J. Anderson, Brook Baker, Peter Baldwin, Larry Brilliant, Thomas Cueni, Lawrence Gostin, Jay Stanley

December 22, 2021

Agree to Disagree: Covid Series Do We Need Vaccine Passports?

With Peter Baldwin, Jay Stanley

May 12, 2021

Will you need a digital passport to prove you’ve been vaccinated the next time you try to board a flight or get into a concert? The idea is already being tested in Israel and governments around the world including the Biden administration are exploring what vaccine credentials might look like. For some, these digital tools are a golden ticket back to “normal” life. But for others, these tools raise dire concerns about privacy, civil rights, and equitable access.

Agree to Disagree: Covid Series Do We Need Vaccine Passports?

Will you need a digital passport to prove you’ve been vaccinated the next time you try to board a flight or get into a concert? The idea is already being tested in Israel and governments…

With Peter Baldwin, Jay Stanley

May 12, 2021

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