Jared Friend is the director of technology and liberty at the ACLU of Washington and is responsible for driving policy work at the intersection of free speech, privacy, and developing technology.

Prior to joining the ACLU, Jared was an associate in the Technology Transactions Group at Cooley LLP. His representative areas of experience were focused on free/open-source licensing and compliance, online and mobile tracking, FTC inquiry and order compliance, regulatory data security compliance, development of intenal privacy and data security practices, biometrics, and regulatory policy.