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Daniel Solove

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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

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Daniel J. Solove is the Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the George Washington University Law School. He is well known for his academic work on privacy and for popular books on how privacy relates with information technology. .. more

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 3h

Scraping, which is essential for AI, is inconsistent with nearly all core privacy principles in privacy laws.

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 1d

We argue that scraping, which is essential for AI, is inconsistent with nearly all core privacy principles and violates many privacy laws. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Great Scrape: The Clash Between Scraping and Privacy

<div> Artificial intelligence (AI) systems depend on massive quantities of data, often gathered by “scraping”—the automated extraction of large amounts of data

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 1d

FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION: The Great Scrape: The Clash Between Scraping and Privacy, 113 California L Rev 1521 (2025) with Prof Woodrow Hartzog @hartzog.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 2d

Protecting Privacy to Combat Authoritarianism -- feature about my recent scholarship in the GWU Magazine:
www.law.gwu.edu/protecting-p...

My article draft, "Privacy in Authoritarian Times," is here:
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Protecting Privacy to Combat Authoritarianism | GW Law | The George Washington University

Professor Solove's research explores how surveillance capitalism, in which corporations collect, store and commodify data, can enable authoritarian governments.

www.law.gwu.edu

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MOBILE - Center of Excellence for Global Mobility Law @mobileucph.bsky.social · 5d

🎤"We steer innovation through the law – we don't stop it." @daniel-solove.bsky.social

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MOBILE - Center of Excellence for Global Mobility Law @mobileucph.bsky.social · 18d

⚡Tech moves fast. Can the law really keep up?

Privacy law expert @daniel-solove.bsky.social has answers.

📅6 October, 13:00 CET – Book talk + live Q&A
📍 Online or in person

More info: mobilitylaw.ku.dk/calendar/202...

✨Save your spot & join the conversation!

#PrivacyLaw #AIandLaw #FutureOfLaw

Book Launch and Q&A with Daniel Solove

Hear from the world’s leading expert on privacy law

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 18d

The Supreme Court has yet to decide whether the FTC can remain independent, but it seems that it has already made up its mind and just wants time to conjure up something to dress it all up. The case seems like a charade at this point.

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 18d

Without an independent FTC, will it be credible enough to enforce the EU-US Data Privacy Framework? The US will lose its most effective federal regulator of privacy. My article about FTC privacy reg with @hartzog.bsky.social is here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The FTC and the New Common Law of Privacy

One of the great ironies about information privacy law is that the primary regulation of privacy in the United States has barely been studied in a scholarly way

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 18d

I am skeptical of whether the FTC could be a credible regulator without independence. This is quite devastating because the FTC performs a key role for ensuring consumer protection, especially privacy protection. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 18d

Score a victory for Kimmel against ABC, but many others have been wrongly terminated, including many faculty and staff at universities. These cases lack the attention of the Kimmel case but are essential for the future of free speech and academic freedom.

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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center @gwclt.bsky.social · 19d

Join us for a discussion on @daniel-solove.bsky.social's newest book, 𝙊𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮.

Panelists include:
- margotkaminski.bsky.social
- paulohm.bsky.social
- aliciasn.bsky.social

📅 Thu, Sept. 25 | 🕓 4–5 PM
📍 Tasher Great Room, Jacob Burns Law Library
🔗 RSVP in comments

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TeachPrivacy @teachprivacy.bsky.social · 22d

Join us for a fireside chat with Alexandra Reeve Givens the CEO of Center for Democracy & Technology. Nov 12-14, 2025: www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-fall-aca... #privsecforum #PrivacyMatters

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TeachPrivacy @teachprivacy.bsky.social · 22d

Upgrade your HIPAA Training for 2026 – We have affordable and engaging courses: teachprivacy.com/privacy-secu...
#HIPAA

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Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen @tgammeltoft.bsky.social · 22d

What does AI mean for the future of privacy rights? October 6, Daniel Solove - world-leading expert on privacy - presents his newest book. Join in-room or hybrid for this seminar co-organised w/ fellow CoE PRIVACY and ERC project DALOSD cms.ku.dk/preview/4965... @dg.dk @nannathylstrup.bsky.social

Book Launch with Daniel Solove

"On Privacy and Technology" by Daniel Solove

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TeachPrivacy @teachprivacy.bsky.social · 24d

Join us for a fireside chat with Nita Farahany to discuss Mental Privacy. Nov 12-14, 2025: www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-fall-aca... #privsecforum #PrivacyMatters

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TeachPrivacy @teachprivacy.bsky.social · 26d

Join us for a fireside chat with William Kovacic, former FTC Chairman and Commissioner. Nov 12-14, 2025: www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-fall-aca... #privsecforum #PrivacyMatters

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Sep 8

To keep pace with the latest trends in constitutional jurisprudence, we need a new genre of legal scholarship called "emergency law review articles" where we just state conclusions without reasons or arguments.

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TeachPrivacy @teachprivacy.bsky.social · Aug 27

REVISED VERSION (500+ books) – Notable Privacy Books: A Journey Through History (70+ years) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... - added 100 more books, for a total of 500+ books from the 1960s-present

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Aug 26

DOGE itself is the greatest data security violation in history.

From the NYT - "DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Aug 26

NYT article by @kashhill.bsky.social on ChatGPT's role in a teen's suicide. Until the law holds tech companies accountable, we'll keep seeing tragedies like this: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...

A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Aug 25

Cartoon – Data Minimization teachprivacy.com/cartoon-data... More cartoons in my free newsletter teachprivacy.com/newsletter/

Cartoon: Data Minimization

My latest cartoon - on data minimization. Maryland's privacy law incorporated a strong data minimization requirement, and future privacy regulation might

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Amanda Levendowski Tepski @tepski.tech · Aug 25

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

YouTube secretly used AI to edit people's videos. The results could bend reality

YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connections with real life?

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Jed Bracy @jedbracy.bsky.social · Aug 15

To learn more about "Privacy People," check out the two trailers here: privacypeoplefilm.com

Privacy People

Privacy People is a documentary film exploring the importance of privacy, the impact of big data and surveillance, and the evolving role of privacy professionals. Featuring interviews with privacy exp...

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Aug 15

LAST DAY FOR PSF EARLY BIRD -- Privacy+Security Forum (Nov 12-14, 2025, in Washington DC) Join us for 60+ sessions, 800+ participants REGISTER ASAP! www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-25-fall-...

Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Aug 14

My new book, ON PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY is here
www.amazon.com/gp/product/0...

On Privacy and Technology

On Privacy and Technology [Solove, Daniel J.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. On Privacy and Technology

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Aug 14

TechPolicy Press podcast interview of me by Justin Hendrix on privacy, AI, technology
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@justinhendrix.bsky.social‬ ‪@techpolicypress.bsky.social‬

Daniel Solove on Privacy, Technology, and the Rule of Law | TechPolicy.Press

Solove is the author of On Privacy and Technology, published in March 2025 by Oxford University Press.

www.techpolicy.press

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TeachPrivacy @teachprivacy.bsky.social · Aug 13

Early Bird Registration – Privacy + Security Forum, Nov 12-14, 2025. Register: www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-fall-aca... @privsecacademy #CCPA #privacy #infosec

Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Aug 11

PSF EARLY BIRD ENDS THIS WEEK -- Privacy+Security Forum (Nov 12-14, 2025, in Washington DC) Join us for 60+ sessions, 800+ participants REGISTER ASAP! www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-25-fall-...

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Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · Aug 9

A recent paper from researchers at the University of Californian-Irvine found that, of 543 data brokers in California’s data broker registry at time of publishing, 43 percent failed to even respond to requests to access data. We need better enforcement. #privacy
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Data Brokers Are Ignoring Privacy Law. We Deserve Better.

Of the many principles EFF fights for in consumer data privacy legislation, one of the most basic is a right to access the data companies have about you. It’s only fair. So many companies collect info...

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Aug 8

REVISED VERSION (500+ books) – Notable Privacy Books: A Journey Through History (70+ years) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... - added 100 more books, for a total of 500+ books from the 1960s-present

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