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Privacy, AI, and Tech Works Worth Your Attention – August 2026 Edition

Originally posted on Substack I’ve curated a list of recent works on privacy, AI, and tech that will be worth your time checking out. Authors included: Orin Kerr David Sella-Villa Susan Tanner Tonja Jacobi Elyse Ackermann Cory Doctorow Christina Lee Nel Escher Nikola Banovic Ben Green Najarian Peters Danielle Keats Citron Spencer Overton Ari Ezra […]

Privacy as Property?

Originally posted on Substack Is personal data property? Should it be? I’ve often heard arguments that an effective way to protect privacy would be to protect personal data with property rights. The thinking behind this idea is that ownership of property confers a lot of power on the owner, so perhaps this is the best […]

Privacy in Authoritarian Times: Surveillance Capitalism and Government Surveillance – Final Published Version

I’m very excited to share with you the final published version of my article, Privacy in Authoritarian Times: Surveillance Capitalism and Government Surveillance, 67 Boston College Law Review 51 (2026).  You can download the article for free on SSRN.

Privacy in 2025: Privacy in Authoritarian Times

In 2025, we have seen significant privacy invasions at the federal level and a push to weaken and nullify privacy protections. Here are some writings and videos that discuss the situation we’re in and why it should be of concern. Privacy in Authoritarian Times Earlier this year, I wrote Privacy in Authoritarian Times: Surveillance Capitalism […]

Privacy and AI Deregulation is the Wrong Answer

Recently, we’ve been witnessing the rapid spread of a deregulatory movement for privacy and AI. Spurred in significant part by the Trump Administration, the U.S. has started to deregulate technology. The EU has caught the virus and has been contemplating weaking its regulation as well. As Luiza Jarovsky notes, some policymakers in the EU are […]

Debunking the Privacy Myths – Free Excerpt from ON PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY

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I’ve posted free on SSRN an excerpt from my new book, ON PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY.  The excerpt debunks the myths that impede effective privacy regulation. If you’re interested in reading the whole book, you can buy at at the following places: Amazon Barnes & Noble Oxford University Press Bookshop.org

Artificial Intelligence and Privacy – FINAL VERSION

I’m delighted to share the newly-published final version of my article: Artificial Intelligence and Privacy 77 Florida Law Review 1 (2025) The article aims to provide the conceptual and practical ground work for how to understand the relationship between AI and privacy as well as provide a roadmap for how privacy law should regulate AI. […]

Webinar – Privacy Litigation

Privacy litigation is on the rise. In this webinar, we discuss cases arising out of the use of tracking technologies and other types of technologies such as biometric identification. We will talk about the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and Telephone Communication Protection […]