Posts about TV About Privacy+Security by Professor Daniel J. Solove for his blog at TeachPrivacy, a privacy awareness and security training company.
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: Graham Greenleaf Ella Corren Cindy Cohn Andrew Guthrie Ferguson Alicia Solow-Niederman Laura Moy Mark P. McKenna Woodrow Hartzog Maria P. Angel Christina Lee Zina Makar Elettra Bietti Peter Ormerod
Originally posted on Substack I recently finished watching the first season of a terrific new TV series, The Audacity (2026). The show chronicles Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen), an out-of-control tech billionaire who has a company called Hypergnosis. The show was created by Jonathan Glatzer, who was a writer and producer for several TV series including Succession, Better Call Saul, and Bloodline.
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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 […]
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.
Originally posted on Substack This year’s Superbowl was a showcase for how out of touch tech companies are when it comes to privacy and AI. Several ads demonstrated that tech companies are obtuse about the dystopia they’re creating. Hopefully, public reaction will get through to policymakers that the tone deafness of tech companies reveals a […]
In a series of posts, I have written about some of my favorite media regarding privacy and security: TV shows, movies, and novels. When I wrote about TV shows, a number of people recommended the show Black Mirror. I have now seen all the episodes thus far, and I am happily adding it to the […]
In previous posts, I have listed some of my favorite novels and movies about privacy and security issues. I don’t want to leave out TV, as there are some great TV series too.
by Daniel J. Solove I’ve really been enjoying the new TV series Mr. Robot on USA. Network. It presents highly-engaging depictions of hacking and social engineering, and it is great entertainment for privacy and security geeks. The protagonist is Elliot Alderson (played by Rami Malek), a tech who works at a cybersecurity firm in New York City. […]
This post contains Parts II and III of the transcript of our interview with Ron Moore and David Eick, the creators, producers, and writers of the TV show Battlestar Galactica. Joe Beaudoin, Jr., the project leader of the Battlestar Wiki, transcribed the interview for us. We edited the transcript, but the bulk of the work […]