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Chad Marlow

Senior Policy Counsel

ACLU

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 桃子视频model bills, is the primary author of the ACLU's groundbreaking Digital Dystopia report on student surveillance, has published dozens of influential 桃子视频blogs and op-eds, and directs both the ACLU鈥檚 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

Feb 25, 2026

License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data

License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data

Oct 28, 2025

How Governors and Mayors Can Protect Nonprofits from Trump's NSPM-7

How Governors and Mayors Can Protect Nonprofits from Trump's NSPM-7

Jan 29, 2024

Celebrating An Important Victory In The Ongoing Fight Against Reverse Warrants

Celebrating An Important Victory In The Ongoing Fight Against Reverse Warrants

Oct 3, 2023

Keeping Our Kids Safe from the EdTech Surveillance Industry

Keeping Our Kids Safe from the EdTech Surveillance Industry

Feb 13, 2023

How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department鈥檚 Use of Flock鈥檚 Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers

How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department鈥檚 Use of Flock鈥檚 Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers

Jul 9, 2021

Why Net Neutrality Can鈥檛 Wait

Why Net Neutrality Can鈥檛 Wait

May 25, 2021

The People, Not the Police, Should Decide If and How Surveillance Technologies Are Used In Their Communities

The People, Not the Police, Should Decide If and How Surveillance Technologies Are Used In Their Communities

Jan 26, 2021

President Biden: The Time To Restore Net Neutrality Is Now

President Biden: The Time To Restore Net Neutrality Is Now

Dec 23, 2020

A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos

A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos

Aug 19, 2020

Stop the Police Surveillance State Too

Stop the Police Surveillance State Too