Bio
Daniel Kahn Gillmor is a Senior Staff Technologist for ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, focused on the way our technical infrastructure shapes society and impacts civil liberties.
As a free software developer and member of the Debian project, he contributes to fundamental tools that shape the possibilities of our information-rich environment. As a participant in the IETF he fosters the creation of new generations of networking and cryptographic protocols designed and optimized for privacy and security. He is an anti-surveillance advocate for privacy, justice, free speech, and data sovereignty. Daniel is a graduate of Brown University’s computer science program.
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Featured work
Apr 12, 2017
What Individuals Should Do Now That Congress Has Obliterated the FCC’s Privacy Protections
![FCC Router](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/web17-fccrouter-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Jun 7, 2016
A Few Easy Steps Everyone Should Take to Protect Their Digital Privacy
![Woman using a mobile device and laptop](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/web16-blog-privstat-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Mar 22, 2016
Is This the FBI's 'New' Method for Unlocking the San Bernardino iPhone?
![16GiB NAND flash chips](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/nand.jpg)
Mar 7, 2016
One of the FBI’s Major Claims in the iPhone Case Is Fraudulent
![iPhone](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/web15-blog-iphone-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Feb 25, 2016
Does the FBI Really Even Need Apple’s Help?
![Closeup of an Apple iPhone chip](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/iphone_chip_by_tua_ulamac_credit-400x400.jpg)
Dec 19, 2014
Why Has the ACLU Hired an Internet Infrastructure Technologist?
![Photo of blueprint](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/blueprint_by_will_scullin_500x280-400x280.jpg)