@daniel-solove.bsky.social
I'm a law professor at GW Law School and an expert on privacy, AI, technology, and data security law. I also write about law, literature, and the humanities. More about me at https://danielsolove.com
This story is likely just the tip of the iceberg www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE is quite possibly the worst data breach in history
WATCH NOW: Children’s Privacy www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbV6... Amelia Vance and I discuss the latest developments in children’s privacy law
just posted a new paper, How Tech Took Over, to SSRN.
It's about how decades of legal and policy interventions made the tech industry an essential partner in public governance. I map the kinds of functions tech cos are performing today, and I argue that their activities are salient to con law.
Thoughtful critique of age verification requirements by @taylorlorenz.bsky.social Age verification is a big privacy threat, with the costs worth more than the benefits. The best approaches to protect children online involve privacy protections. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Republicans are using kids as a smokescreen for what Big Tech lobbyists want: a national surveillance program to harvest our data with zero protections for people and their privacy.
We must fight this dangerous expansion of surveillance technology.
Tech, Surveillance, and Chilling Effects (Tues, Mar 17 at 2 PM ET) – register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-tech-s... Join Penney and I for a discussion about Jon’s new book, CHILLING EFFECTS
I predict this will be a terrific book!
We are hiring a Head of Global Advocacy and Internet Policy at the Internet Society! This is a rare opportunity to join our team and shape the future of the Internet during one of its most challenging eras. 1/5
Woodrow Hartzog & Neil Richards: "The Legislature should ignore the high-priced lobbyists and pass a law that actually protects us from data-hungry business practices that benefit no one but big tech." @hartzog.bsky.social www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
"I don’t think warrants are enough to meet the moment we’re in. When the rule of law is being dismantled, when existing law is muddled up with incoherent doctrine, when there are great divisions about what should be criminalized, warrants are woefully insufficient to protect us."
Thoughts on Chatrie, warrants, and government surveillance run amok
danielsolove.substack.com/p/are-warran...
“It is impossible to protect privacy from authoritarianism without addressing consumer privacy.” - from Daniel J. Solove, Privacy in Authoritarian Times - final published version here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #PrivacyMatters
Please join us at this May’s Privacy+Security Forum (May 6-8, 2026): www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-26-sprin...
New Developments in Privacy and AI Law (Tues Mar 10 at 2 PM ET) – register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-new-de... Omer Tene and I will discuss.
My speech about how privacy laws put too much onus on individuals to protect themselves
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rz...
Next was a great talk by @daniel-solove.bsky.social on the limitations of privacy rights www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rz... (4/10)
Admirable statement by Anthropic on resisting the government's demand that AI be used for mass surveillance or without guardrails www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...
AI-powered surveillance would make Orwell's Big Brother look like child's play papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... We must depend on just the good graces and sense of ethics of companies like Anthropic to resist. It's like being surrounded by sharks and hoping they have a conscience.
I wrote about the dangers of authoritarian surveillance here and how it is supercharged by companies papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
@garymarcus.bsky.social Marcus points out the profound dangers of the government getting unfettered AI to engage in mass surveillance or make military decisions open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
Interview of me about recent authoritarian threats to privacy
Of course . . . AI "ethics" are like the pirate code in Pirates of the Caribbean: "more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules" www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/t...
TODAY - Children’s Privacy – Wed Feb 25 at 2 PM ET – register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-childr... Amelia Vance and I will discuss the latest developments in children’s privacy law
Interview of me by Ray Brescia on the surveillance state, privacy, and authoritarianism: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_3t...
Children’s Privacy – Wed Feb 25 at 2 PM ET – register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-childr...
Amelia Vance and I will discuss the latest developments in children’s privacy law
