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 , he contributes to fundamental tools that shape the possibilities of our information-rich environment. As a participant in 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
Nov 30, 2023
Some Steps to Defend Against Online Doxxing and Harassment
Feb 15, 2023
New Mobile Phone Service Shows We Can Have Both Privacy and Nice Things
Aug 24, 2021
Apple’s New ‘Child Safety’ Plan for iPhones Isn’t So Safe
Dec 18, 2019
A Little-Known Privacy Battle Is Being Waged Over Encrypting the Nuts and Bolts of the Internet
Jan 31, 2019
Spies Want to Make the FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug Into a Feature
Apr 5, 2018
Facebook Is Tracking Me Even Though I’m Not on Facebook
Jun 5, 2017
US Government Malware Policy Puts Everyone At Risk