The People Who Protect Your Privacy – Video
Watch Daniel Solove’s discussion with Stephen Bolinger, the creator of the documentary “Privacy People” about the role of privacy professionals and their importance.
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Privacy Magazine Covers Throughout the Decades
Originally posted on Substack I enjoy collecting things related to privacy as well as seeing how privacy is described and depicted throughout different times in history. I collected about 50 magazine covers involving privacy from 1950s to the present. I’m excited to share my collection with you. If you have any covers I’ve missed, please […]
Andor and Authoritarianism
Originally posted on Substack The TV series Andor (2022-2025) is one of the very best depictions of the dimensions of an authoritarian regime and those who resist it. The series is one of my all-time favorites—it is phenomenal in everything, from writing to acting to cinematography. Andor chronicles the beginnings of the rebellion against the Empire prior to the […]
The Death of Privacy: A Collection of Undying Eulogies
Originally Posted in Substack “Privacy is dead!” I’ve heard this proclamation countless times. But privacy has been dying for decades . . . and it keeps on dying. Below is my collection of eulogies for privacy, which shows that we should be skeptical of claims that privacy is dead. If we believe this, then we […]
Orwell vs. Huxley: Which Dystopia Was More Prescient?
Originally Posted On Substack It’s a perennial debate: Who was more prophetic, George Orwell or Aldous Huxley? I find discussions about this debate to be quite interesting. Read on to find out different perspectives on the issue, including comments by Orwell and Huxley on each others’ works, and my own take. Orwell and Huxley wrote […]
Cartoon: Privacy Compliance Easy Button
I’m pleased to debut a new cartoon, The Privacy Compliance Easy Button. This cartoon captures the value and power of data minimization. Data minimization should be a principle that is applied throughout the entire life cycle of personal information, and data shouldn’t be retained when there is no longer a purpose for keeping it. * […]
10 Essential Books and Writings on Privacy by Design
Originally posted on Substack Design is key to privacy. In the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mandates data protection by design and default. Other laws are starting to require privacy or data protection by design. Why is design so important to privacy? As I wrote in On Privacy and Technology (2025), the “design of software, […]
State Consumer Privacy Laws Are Being Corrupted by Lobbying
Originally posted on Substack Starting in 2018, the U.S. states have been passing consumer privacy laws. Roughly half the states have now passed these laws. While there was promise earlier on that these laws might improve privacy protection in the U.S., the verdict is now becoming clear—the laws are overall quite poor. I’d give most […]
A Century Ago, E.M. Forster’s “The Machine Stops” Predicted How AI and Digital Tech Are Hollowing Us Out
Originally Posted on Substack “We created the Machine, to do our will, but we cannot make it do our will now.” These lines are from E.M. Forster’s prescient story, “The Machine Stops” from 1909. Dystopian fiction has long warned us about the future, and we’re witnessing dire warnings from last century come true today. Forster’s […]
Selling Privacy: A Collection of Ads for Privacy
Originally Posted on Substack I’ve long enjoyed collecting ads that attempt to market privacy. Here are some of the highlights of my collection. Please be sure to read to the end, as there are many great video ads, which find ways to tell stories and make arguments for privacy that resonate with the public.