Michael Tarm of The Associated Press reports: When anonymous jurors begin hearing the perjury trial of retired baseball slugger Barry Bonds this week, they can credit their privacy in part to a case involving another famous defendant, but one where the focus is on alleged political corruption rather than steroids: Illinois’ impeached former governor, Rod…
Category: Misc
Underestimating Privacy Risks
Danielle Citron writes: We frequently underestimate the value of privacy and its attendant risks. Just read Time magazine’s cover story for instance. The piece discusses data mining of our personal information and concludes that “everything about you is being tracked — get over it.” To be sure, the piece acknowledges the possibility that data mining…
New Privacy Law Reference Book: Privacy Law Fundamentals
Seen on Concurring Opinions, this announcement by Daniel Solove: Professor Paul Schwartz (Berkeley School of Law) and I recently published a new book, PRIVACY LAW FUNDAMENTALS. This book is a distilled guide to the essential elements of U.S. data privacy law. In an easily-digestible format, the book covers core concepts, key laws, and leading cases….
What does your state know about you – and is it correct?
There are a lot of “big brother” types of news stories or columns in the media, and obviously, I don’t post all of them to my blog. But this one by Mike Myer in a West Virginia publication, The Intelligencer, is a terrific example of why the public should be concerned – or at least…