Matthew Guariglia

Policy Analyst at EFF

Historian. Surveillance & Tech Policy @EFF. Visiting Scholar @ Emory. Book: Police and the Empire City @DukePress. Views=own.

Articles

Criminalizing Masks at Protests is Wrong

2 weeks ago | eff.org | Matthew Guariglia |Adam Schwartz

There has been a crescendo of states attempting to criminalize the wearing of face coverings while attending protests. Now the President has demanded, in the context of ongoing protests in Los Angeles: “ARREST THE PEOPLE IN FACE MASKS, NOW!” But the truth is: whether you are afraid of catching an airborne illness from your fellow protestors, or you are concerned about reprisals from police or others for expressing your political opinions in public, you should have the right to wear a mask.
Because Police Lie

2 weeks ago | rsn.org | Matthew Guariglia

The police as an institution is not fair, balanced or objective. And yet departments are still relied upon to be the arbiters of what did and did not happen.
The Dangers of Consolidating All Government Information

3 weeks ago | eff.org | Matthew Guariglia |Mario Trujillo

The Trump administration has been heavily invested in consolidating all of the government’s information into a single searchable, or perhaps AI-queryable, super database.
Hell No: The ODNI Wants to Make it Easier for the Government to Buy Your Data Without Warrant

3 weeks ago | eff.org | Matthew Guariglia

Share It Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Copy link New reporting has revealed that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is attempting to create the Intelligence Community’s Data Consortium–a centralized online marketplace where law enforcement and spy agencies can peruse and buy very personal digital data about you collected by data brokers.
Montana Becomes First State to Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole

1 month ago | eff.org | Matthew Guariglia

Montana has done something that many states and the United States Congress have debated but failed to do: it has just enacted the first attempt to close the dreaded, invasive, unconstitutional, but easily fixed “data broker loophole.” This is a very good step in the right direction because right now, across the country, law enforcement routinely purchases information on individuals it would otherwise need a warrant to obtain. What does that mean?
IRS-ICE Immigrant Data Sharing Agreement Betrays Data Privacy And Taxpayers’ Trust

1 month ago | techdirt.com | Matthew Guariglia |Saira Hussain

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently reached an agreement allowing the IRS to share with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) taxpayer information of certain immigrants. The redacted 15-page memorandum of understanding (MOU) was exposed in a court case, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v.
IRS-ICE Immigrant Data Sharing Agreement Betrays Data Privacy and Taxpayers’ Trust

2 months ago | eff.org | Matthew Guariglia |Saira Hussain

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently reached an agreement allowing the IRS to share with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) taxpayer information of certain immigrants. The redacted 15-page memorandum of understanding (MOU) was exposed in a court case, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v.
Anchorage Police Department: AI-Generated Police Reports Don’t Save Time

2 months ago | techdirt.com | Matthew Guariglia

The Anchorage Police Department (APD) has concluded its three-month trial of Axon’s Draft One, an AI system that uses audio from body-worn cameras to write narrative police reports for officers—and has decided not to retain the technology. Axon touts this technology as “force multiplying,” claiming it cuts in half the amount of time officers usually spend writing reports—but APD disagrees.
Announcing EFF’s New Exhibit on Border Surveillance and Accompanying Events

2 months ago | eff.org | Matthew Guariglia

Share It Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Copy link EFF has created a traveling exhibit, “Border Surveillance: Places, People, and Technology,” which will make its debut at the Angel Island Immigration Station historical site this spring. The exhibition on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay will run from April 2, 2025 through May 28, 2025. We would especially like to thank the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and Angel Island State Park for their collaboration.
Anchorage Police Department: AI-Generated Police Reports Don’t Save Time

Mar 12, 2025 | eff.org | Matthew Guariglia

The Anchorage Police Department (APD) has concluded its three-month trial of Axon’s Draft One, an AI system that uses audio from body-worn cameras to write narrative police reports for officers—and has decided not to retain the technology. Axon touts this technology as “force multiplying,” claiming it cuts in half the amount of time officers usually spend writing reports—but APD disagrees.