I’m delighted to share the newly-published final version of my article: Murky Consent: An Approach to the Fictions of Consent in Privacy Law 104 B.U. L. Rev. 593 (2024) I’ve been pondering privacy consent for more than a decade, and I think I finally made a breakthrough with this article. I welcome feedback and hope […]
Category: Privacy Laws
Posts about Privacy Laws by Professor Daniel J. Solove for his blog at TeachPrivacy, a privacy awareness and security training company.
Webinar – Another Privacy Bill on Capitol Hill: The American Privacy Rights Act Blog
In case you missed my recent webinar with Laura Riposo VanDruff and Jules Polonetsky, you can watch the replay here. We discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) and its likelihood of passing.
Data Is What Data Does: Regulating Based on Harm and Risk Instead of Sensitive Data
I’m delighted to share the final published version of my article, Data Is What Data Does: Regulating Based on Harm and Risk Instead of Sensitive Data, 118 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1081 (2024). This article was selected for the Future of Privacy Forum’s Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award. The Award aims to “recognize leading U.S. and […]
Webinar – Privacy Law and the First Amendment Blog
In case you missed my webinar on Privacy Law and the First Amendment, you can watch the replay here. I had a great discussion with Gautam Hans (Cornell Law) about several recent First Amendment cases that intersect with privacy law — the NetChoice cases. Also, if you’re interested, I wrote a blog post about the […]
Webinar – Privacy Law in the 21st Century: Past, Present, Future Blog
In case you missed my webinar on Privacy Law in the 21st Century, you can watch the replay here. I had a great discussion with Salomé Viljoen (Michigan Law), Ari Waldman (U.C. Irvine Law), and Margot Kaminski (Colorado Law) about how privacy law has been evolving.
BU Law Review Symposium on Privacy Law
I will be speaking on November 3, 2023 at a Boston University Law Review symposium: Information Privacy Law at the Crossroads. From the symposium description: This symposium aims to gather leading privacy scholars to examine the current state of privacy law and theory and explore its direction. With the introduction of the first bipartisan omnibus […]
First Amendment Expansionism and California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code
The recent district court decision in NetChoice v. Bonta (N.D. Cal., Sept. 18, 2023) holding that the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (CAADC) likely violates the First Amendment is a ridiculously expansive interpretation of the First Amendment, one that would annihilate most regulation if applied elsewhere. This decision is one of a new breed of opinions […]
Webinar U.S. State Privacy Law Developments Blog
If you couldn’t make it to my recent webinar where I discussed new state privacy laws with Libbie Canter, you can watch the replay here.
Dataministeriet Podcast Interview About Privacy Law
I had a great discussion with Filip Johnssén about various privacy law issues on his podcast, Dataministeriet. It begins in Swedish, then turns to English after a brief introduction.
Webinar The Quantified Worker AI and Employment Blog
If you couldn’t make it to my recent webinar to discuss Ifeoma Ajunwa’s book, The Quantified Worker: Law and Technology in the Modern Workplace, you can watch the replay here. I had a great discussion with Ifeoma Ajunwa, Pauline Kim, and Matthew Bodie on the use of AI in hiring decisions and for other employment […]