Ben S. Wallace

Project

Data Privacy Campaign

Data privacy is a rights issue.
Policy needs to catch up.

The gap between what technology enables companies to do with our data and what the law protects us from is widening. For lawmakers and their staff, the issue is complex and technical, yet the stakes are concrete, affecting everything from personal safety to access to care.

Working with the ACLU of Massachusetts, I developed a large-scale 20-panel installation inside the Massachusetts State House to make the issue legible, translating data privacy into something immediate, physical, and difficult to ignore.

The installation anchored a broader week of action across social and digital channels. The work created a shared point of understanding at a critical moment as the bill moved from the Senate to the House, extending significantly beyond the existing audience, with over 70% of impressions from non-followers, and equipping the Massachusetts legislature with a clearer understanding of what was at stake—and why it mattered.