Matt Cagle is a technology and civil liberties policy attorney at the ACLU of Northern California, where he focuses on privacy, government surveillance, and free speech issues related to technologies used by businesses and governments. At the ACLU, Matt works on legislation affecting technology policy, promotes startup best practices, and collaborates with the litigation team. Prior to joining the ACLU as a policy attorney, Matt was an associate with BlurryEdge Strategies, a legal and business consulting practice providing legal advice to startups on products including connected devices, social networking platforms, and search services. With BlurryEdge, Matt worked extensively with companies fighting demands for user information and the removal of content, and he has authored multiple transparency reports. Matt is originally from Arizona, graduated summa cum laude with honors from the University of Arizona, and attended Stanford Law School.