Essential Books on Privacy and AI Governance open.substack.com/pub/danielso...

My mind is so fried by what's going on these days that even when seeing this cute story about a fox stealing hot dogs, I immediately think of an analogy to tech companies scraping for AI.

Your Pacemaker Can Now Testify Against You and So Can Nearly Anything Else open.substack.com/pub/danielso...

Cooked in their own digital juices . . .

Terrific documentary by @sbolinger.bsky.social - "Privacy People." It's about the importance of privacy professionals. I'm interviewed in the film along with many others. Streaming for free on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqZO...

Apocalypse AI Proudly Announces Doom GPT, the World’s Most Dangerous AI Model danielsolove.substack.com/p/apocalypse...

Beyond thrilled to find that The New Yorker (!) wrote about #Prophecy! "“Prophecy” persuasively describes how those in power seek to shape the world by predicting it." #bookrecommendation Read the #book to be part of the conversation! www.newyorker.com/culture/open...

@lorriecranor.bsky.social and I spoke at the Privacy+Security Forum about our children's books on privacy. There are far too few children's books about privacy/tech topics. SOLOVE, THE EYEMONGER amzn.to/4eB47zG CRANOR, PRIVACY PLEASE! amzn.to/4ddjfRl

I'm quoted in this Bloomberg story about the SECURE Data Act bill: “Interpreted broadly, the preemption provision could wipe out hundreds of laws in California alone, and thousands across the country. . . It would be an enormous mass slaughtering of laws.” news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-...

I’m holding a special online event where I take questions about privacy and AI governance: How to Build Privacy and AI Governance That Actually Works (5/21 at 12p ET) www.linkedin.com/events/74511... Please post questions in advance in the comments. This event is for LI Premium members only.

Apropos of my recent conversation with Andrew Ferguson about his new book YOUR DATA CAN BE USED AGAINST YOU, www.cnn.com/2026/05/02/u... @profferguson.bsky.social

Great TED talk by Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social on the dangers of AI predictions www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS4w...

Always a terrific program put on by @daniel-solove.bsky.social and @paulschwartz.bsky.social! @privsecacademy.bsky.social

Fun discussion with @daniel-solove.bsky.social about self-surveillance. Great things are happening at the @gwclt.bsky.social at GW Law. youtube.com/watch?v=ku15...

I'm reading various accounts of the SECURE Data Act that downplay how awful it is. Perhaps folks are pulling their punches because they fear they might be derided by industry, which wants whatever it can get.

VIDEO (watch now) - Your Data Will Be Used Against You www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku15... Andrew G. Ferguson and I discuss his new book YOUR DATA WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU

Accountability for Tech and AI: The Recent Negligent Design Verdict Should Be a Wake-Up Call substack.com/home/post/p-... #AI

"AI Governance Workshop"— Join us at the Privacy + Security Forum (May 6–8, 2026) for an in-depth discussion. Register here: bit.ly/34nInA7 #privacy #privsecforum

"The Algorithm Arms Race: AI and the Future of National Security" — Join us at the Privacy + Security Forum (May 6–8, 2026) for an in-depth discussion. Register here: bit.ly/34nInA7 #privacy #privsecforum

Thoughts on the SCOTUS case of Chatrie, geofence warrants, and government surveillance run amok www.linkedin.com/pulse/warran...

TOMORROW - Your Data Will Be Used Against You (Tues 4/28 at 2 PM ET) – register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-your-d... Andrew G. Ferguson and I discuss his new book YOUR DATA WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU

My essay on why the SECURE Data Act, the new federal privacy bill is awful danielsolove.substack.com/p/a-disastro...

The new federal comprehensive privacy bill would be an enormous step backwards. It reuses tired lame approaches that don't work. It lacks rigor. It's just a gift to companies that want to gather and use data without accountability. And it preempts better state laws. Yuck! iapp.org/news/a/us-re...

"Europe’s Digital Rulebook: Privacy, AI, Enforcement, and the Global Impact" — Join us at the Privacy + Security Forum (May 6–8, 2026) for an in-depth discussion. Register here: bit.ly/34nInA7 #privacy #privsecforum

Apparently, our food is like AI - it's made of all sorts of weird disgusting crap we're not aware of that will sicken or kill us. Bon appetit! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Surveillance by the Big Brother is dangerous and so is surveillance by Big Billionaires. This Wired story is essential reading: www.wired.com/story/madiso...

A hard no on this. Sight unseen, I doubt a federal privacy law by this Congress would be anything other than absolutely terrible. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Becker's MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER is a terrific book about the terrifying views of many tech leaders. More details here: amzn.to/4mHOMz9

"Google has created a misinformation crisis." The math: roughly 10% error rate + people's "cognitive surrender" to AI + trillions of searches = a big scary mess futurism.com/artificial-i...

@nader.org www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

President Trump is urging Congress to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but lawmakers in both parties oppose extending it without reforms. Congress now has a chance to protect Americans’ privacy. bit.ly/4tASUmW

Interested in becoming a law professor focusing on privacy and AI? Apply as soon as possible to GW Law’s VAP in Privacy & Technology Law. We start reviewing applications soon: www.law.gwu.edu/privacy-and-...

Green Eggs and Ham: How Not to Market and Invade Privacy open.substack.com/pub/danielso...

Short Video on the Social Media Addiction Verdict www.youtube.com/shorts/QtTZg...

Short video - How Surveillance Chills Free Speech www.youtube.com/shorts/FS0wH...

Accountability for Tech and AI: The Recent Negligent Design Verdict Should Be a Wake-Up Call substack.com/home/post/p-... #AI

On liability for tech platform design - another short excerpt of my conversation with @byjacobward.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/QtTZg...

Short video on the social media addiction verdict - excerpt from my longer discussion with @byjacobward.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/I9V7D...

Your Data Will Be Used Against You – register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-your-d... Andew G. Ferguson and I discuss his new book YOUR DATA WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU: POLICING IN THE AGE OF SELF-SURVEILLANCE, amzn.to/3PLNU0c

WATCH NOW - AI, Manipulation, and Control youtu.be/MVUZuxPIYgY I discuss with Jacob Ward his book, THE LOOP, amzn.to/4sSfSph

Against Privacy Essentialism - final published version of my article papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

TODAY - AI, Manipulation, and Control (Wed, Apr 1 at 2 PM ET) – register (free) teachprivacy.com/video-ai-man... I discuss with @byjacobward.bsky.social his book, THE LOOP: HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT CHOICES AND HOW TO FIGHT BACK.

Poll after poll indicates that people strongly want privacy protections from government. DOGE and other things done by the government with personal data in the last year have been the worst privacy offenses by the gov't in history. There must be an enormous reckoning.

"Implications of AI for Privacy Policy" - HIPAA Summit Keynote - next week, I’ll be a keynote at the annual HIPAA Summit. Agenda: hipaasummit.com/wp-content/t... Please register here: hipaasummit.com/registration/ #HIPAA

Fargo Part II (though in a different state) - in theaters now . . . featuring Clearview AI and a horrifying case of mistaken facial recognition www.cnn.com/2026/03/29/u...

🚨 AI companions are on the rise, as well as the tragic stories associated with them. If you use AI chatbots regularly, watch my 1-hour conversation with Dr. Raffaele Ciriello and Dr. Jessica Szczuka on the data, the risks, and the governance of AI companions. Link below:

"Digital technologies can bring about wonderful things, but why do they need to produce so much blood, death, pain, lies, hate, and tears?" From my Substack post, Accountability for Tech and AI open.substack.com/pub/danielso...

Accountability for Tech and AI: The Recent Negligent Design Verdict Should Be a Wake-Up Call open.substack.com/pub/danielso... #privacy #AI

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson @profferguson.bsky.social has a great piece in Wired, "Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy" adapted from his new book www.wired.com/story/book-e...