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, […]
Originally posted on Substack In the early days, there was barely a playbook for privacy governance, and privacy professionals had to make it up as they went along. Today, there is a wealth of wisdom, and it’s being applied to the emerging area of AI. I’ve been following privacy books for many years, and I’ve […]
Here are some notable books on Privacy, AI. and Security from 2025. For a more comprehensive list of 500+ books from the 1960s to the present, you can download my free guide, which I recently updated: Notable Privacy Books: A Journey Through History
Today I’ve gathered some materials for teaching privacy law. Webinar: Teaching Information Privacy Law I have a video on Teaching Information Privacy Law. In this video (1 hour), eight law professors discuss our privacy law classes. Daniel Solove (GW Law) Anita Allen (Penn Law) Lior Strahilevitz (Chicago Law) Jolynn Dellinger (Duke Law) Najarian Peters (Kansas Law) Alicia Solow-Niederman (GW […]
Notable Privacy Books: A Journey Through History In this essay, I explore over 400 privacy-related books spanning more than 70 years! Examining the books chronologically also opens a window into history, as the books reflect the concerns, ideas, and terminology of the times in which they were written.
Last week, I had the opportunity to present a talk on “Notable Privacy Books: A Journey Through History” at CPDP. I discussed many books about privacy from the 1960s to the present. The video of my talk is here. I subsequently created a more complete list of books – 400+ books over the past 70+ […]
Here’s a roundup of my scholarship for 2024. But first, a preview of my forthcoming book (Feb 2025): ON PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY (Oxford University Press) – Available for Pre-Order From the book jacket: Succinct and eloquent, On Privacy and Technology is an essential primer on how to face the threats to privacy in today’s age of digital technologies and AI. […]
Here are some notable books on privacy and security from 2024. To see a more comprehensive list of nonfiction works about privacy and security for all years, Professor Paul Schwartz and I maintain a resource page on Nonfiction Privacy + Security Books.
Here’s a roundup of my scholarship for 2023. With Professor Paul Schwartz, I published a new edition of my casebook, Information Privacy Law as well as new editions of the topical paperbacks (will be in print by the end of December). One article came out in print, and I have several paper drafts in various stages of […]
Here are some notable books on privacy and security from 2023. To see a more comprehensive list of nonfiction works about privacy and security for all years, Professor Paul Schwartz and I maintain a resource page on Nonfiction Privacy + Security Books.