Bio
Chad Marlow is a senior policy counsel at the ACLU, where he principally focuses on privacy, surveillance, and technology issues. His field-leading policy and advocacy work has frequently been the subject of national and international media coverage and critical acclaim. He is the author of over 20 ACLU model bills, is the primary author of the ACLU's groundbreaking "Digital Dystopia" report on student surveillance, has published dozens of influential ACLU blogs and op-eds, and directs both the ACLU’s nationwide #TakeCTRL and Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) campaigns.
Marlow holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. in Government from Connecticut College.
Featured work
Nov 20, 2017
Should We Reassess Police Body Cameras Based on Latest Study?
Sep 11, 2017
Here’s How Communities and City Councils Can Reject Trump’s Militarization of Local Police
Aug 29, 2017
A Promising California Bill Could Help Communities Stop Secret And Discriminatory Police Surveillance
Feb 15, 2017
Help Wanted: How You Can Act Locally To Stymie Trump’s Agenda
Jan 25, 2017
We’re Updating Our Police Body Camera Recommendations for Even Better Accountability and Civil Liberties Protections
Dec 6, 2016
So-So Social Media Privacy? State Legislators Should Reject New Model Bill and Stick With ACLU’s Gold Standard.
Oct 4, 2016
Is Your City Destined To Be The Next Charlotte? A Hard Lesson In Police Body Camera Policies
Sep 21, 2016
Let There Be Light: Cities Across America Are Pushing Back Against Secret Surveillance by Police
Jul 20, 2016
Good Police Body Camera Laws and Policies? They Do Exist!
Jan 20, 2016
A Campaign to #TakeCTRL of Our Privacy Sweeps the Nation (And You Thought Bipartisanship Was Dead)