It's time to end tech exceptionalism www.youtube.com/shorts/tjGoS...

Another dystopian AI Superbowl ad -- this one from Ring, showing a vast network of AI surveillance cams with AI analysis to find lost dogs. Happy use today, but tomorrow, it'll be used to hunt for people. ICE is probably already plotting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OheU...

My latest article with the one and only @spenceroverton.bsky.social called “Digital Ethnonationalism” forthcoming in University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Here is the papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Bizarre dystopian Superbowl commercial where AIexa+ tries to kill Chris Hemsworth many different ways, then offers him a massage. And this is to try to convince folks that AI is good? I thought it was a promo for a Black Mirror episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha92...

It's gratifying to see a Chronicle of Higher Education editor recall a piece I wrote there 15 years ago. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/a...

Next was an excellent talk by @daniel-solove.bsky.social on the misguided current approach to privacy law and how to reconceptualize it. Highly recommend www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV8c... (3/6)

Join us for a fireside chat with Stephen Bolinger to discuss his Documentary ‘Privacy People’. May 6-8, 2026: bit.ly/34nInA7 #privsecforum #PrivacyMatters @sbolinger.bsky.social

Join us for a fireside chat with Mary Anne Franks to discuss Fearless Speech. May 6-8, 2026: www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-spring-a... #privsecforum #PrivacyMatters

Privacy in Authoritarian Times – key quotes from the article: open.substack.com/pub/danielso...

Privacy laws should have a private right of action. Read my argument as to why: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

“Maine .. law requiring employers to notify employees & job applicants about employee surveillance .. does not apply to cameras used in the workplace for safety & security purposes .. to take effect in July 2026, depending on when the legislature adjourns” ogletree.com/insights-res...

AI and Surveillance - Symposium Issue of the GW Journal of Law & Tech - gwjolt.org/volume-2/ Great lineup of articles by Ferguson, Schneier, Francis, Hartzog, Richards, Arnett, and Weisburd - symposium sponsored by GW Center for Law and Tech @gwclt.bsky.social

Cartoon: Cookie Apocalypse teachprivacy.com/cartoon-cook... For more cartoons, subscribe to my free newsletter teachprivacy.com/newsletter/

A small part of me wonders whether something is fishy about the Rotten Tomatoes audience scores. Nah . . . nothing going on here . . .

As is typical these days, nearly all news outlets have toned down what Trump actually said about his Kennedy Center plans. They make it sound like a closure for renovations, when in fact Trump's post sounds like a complete rebuild. One more example of systematic media downplaying.

Paul Jurcys (U California) et al. have posted “The Future of Privacy Law? A Comment on Solove/Hartzog’s ‘Kafka in the Age of AI and the Futility of Privacy as Control in an Age of AI’” on SSRN. ssrn.com/abstract=528... They discuss my essay with Woody Hartzog: ssrn.com/abstract=468...

“Judges, state legislators, and others who care about preventing authoritarianism must dramatically improve privacy protection.” From my article, Privacy in Authoritarian Times papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

This story clearly demonstrates that to safeguard against authoritarian government surveillance, we must reign in surveillance capitalism. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...

“To adequately regulate government surveillance, it is essential to also regulate surveillance capitalism.” From my article, Privacy in Authoritarian Times papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

"With the third-party doctrine, the Fourth Amendment will become increasingly obsolete, as our personal data is often in the hands of third parties.” from my article, Privacy in Authoritarian Times papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Privacy in Authoritarian Times - pre-print version of my article on how to improve privacy law to combat authoritarianism papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Challenging Times Ahead for the Privacy Office danielsolove.substack.com/p/challengin...

It's Data Privacy Day, though it's now been expanded to data privacy week. Things are quite turbulent for privacy these days, so we need to celebrate less and focus on how to respond to the challenges ahead. teachprivacy.com/cartoon-data...

VIDEO – Privacy of the Mind – watch now (free) on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DAx...

HIPAA and Health Privacy in 2026 – Wed Feb 4 at 2 PM ET – Register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-hipaa-... Daniel Solove will chat with Adam Greene (DWT)

Privacy as Contract? – my new paper draft with Woodrow Hartzog papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

TODAY - Privacy of the Mind – Wed Jan 21 at 2 PM ET – Register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-privac... I will discuss mental privacy with Nita Farahany (Duke Law)

What happened in privacy and AI law in 2025? Here’s a quick recap: open.substack.com/pub/danielso...

THIS WED - Privacy of the Mind – Wed Jan 21 at 2 PM ET – Register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-privac... I will discuss mental privacy with Nita Farahany (Duke Law)

"vast majority of enforcement authorities are under-resourced, overstretched, & politically-constrained" so legislation too often "remains an empty vessel"

How well are privacy laws (including the GDPR) being enforced? My new paper reaches some very strong conclusions. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Are privacy notices contracts? Should they be? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... My new paper with Woodrow Hartzog

"AI models such as ChatGPT and Gemini fail to give adequate advice for 60 per cent of queries relating to women’s health in a test created by medical professionals" www.newscientist.com/article/2510...

Doctors and therapists have years of training and experience . . . and well-established legal responsibilities, such as a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the patient. AI currently has none of these things. danielsolove.substack.com/p/ai-compani...

AI Companies Should Have Information Fiduciary Duties - my latest Substack danielsolove.substack.com/p/ai-compani...

Call for Speakers! The Privacy + Security Forum, May 6–8, is now accepting proposals. Submit by Jan 20: bit.ly/psf-call-for... #privsecforum

UPDATED: Notable Privacy Books: A Journey Through History papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 500+ books from the 1960s-present #PrivacyBooks

If I had a penny for every deja vu all over again in privacy, I'd be a billionaire. Remember FTC v. RiteAid . . . here we go again. www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/b...

Today's reading distraction: On Privacy and Technology (2025) by Daniel J. Solove. @daniel-solove.bsky.social amzn.to/4593V56

This headline wasn't on my AI bingo card apnews.com/article/monk...

2025 will be hard to beat on the dystopian hellscape scale, but 2026 is off to a fast start . . .

Cartoon: Ban on State AI Laws teachprivacy.com/cartoon-ban-...

Privacy of the Mind – Wed Jan 21 at 2 PM ET – Register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-privac... I will discuss mental privacy with Nita Farahany (Duke Law)

TODAY - AI Chatbots and the Law – Wed Jan 7 at 2 PM ET – Register (free): teachprivacy.com/video-ai-cha... I will discuss AI Chatbot regulation with Kristen Mathews (Cooley)

TOMORROW - AI Chatbots and the Law – Wed Jan 7 at 2 PM ET – Register (free): teachprivacy.com/video-ai-cha... I will discuss AI Chatbot regulation with Kristen Mathews (Cooley)

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, generated explicit images of minors at some X users’ request. It’s clear we need robust AI regulation — but Big Tech is working overtime to block any and all attempts to rein it in. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks

My latest Substack - Privacy and AI Cartoons danielsolove.substack.com/p/privacy-an...

AI is wildly unpopular. Pew: "[O]nly 17 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on the U.S. over the next 20 years." Gallup: 80% think gov't should regulate AI. www.politico.com/news/magazin...