Matthew Guariglia

Policy Analyst at EFF

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

Articles

The Dangers of Consolidating All Government Information

2 days 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

4 days 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

3 weeks 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

4 weeks 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

1 month 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

2 months ago | 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.
Yes, You Have The Right To Film ICE

Feb 21, 2025 | techdirt.com | Saira Hussain |Sophia Cope |Matthew Guariglia

Across the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has already begun increasing enforcement operations, including highly publicized raids. As immigrant communities, families, allies, and activists think about what can be done to shift policy and protect people, one thing is certain: similar to filming the police as they operate, you have the right to film ICE, as long as you are not obstructing official duties.
Utah Bill Aims to Make Officers Disclose AI-Written Police Reports

Feb 21, 2025 | eff.org | Matthew Guariglia

Share It Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Copy link A bill headed to the Senate floor in Utah would require officers to disclose if a police report was written by generative AI. The bill, S.B. 180, requires a department to have a policy governing the use of AI.