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Law professor at UC Berkeley and a Co-Director Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. International Expert in #Privacy & Security Law 🌐 paulschwartz.net

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Paul Schwartz is an American legal scholar who specializes in information privacy law. He is the Jefferson E. Peyser Professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law and a director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. He was formerly the Anita and Stuart Subotnick Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School from 1998 to 2004. .. more

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Paul Schwartz @paulschwartz.bsky.social · Nov 24

My latest paper, Privacy Standing, is now out in the BU Law Review. In it, I analyze the Supreme Court's invention of a new tradition of common-law faux historicism for privacy standing: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 23h

“There is dust on your chairs.”

“Tomorrow,” said Toad.

“Your windows need scrubbing,” said Frog. “Your plants need watering.”

“Tomorrow!” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow!”

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 23h

In his forthcoming book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You, George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson explores how sensor-driven technologies, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms.

How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology

George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is the author of the forthcoming book Your Data Will Be Used Against You.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2d

How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology

George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is the author of the forthcoming book Your Data Will Be Used Against You.

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 3d

The new @ucberklawexeced.bsky.social Chief Privacy Officer Program is designed to cover all of the exam topics necessary to achieve the State Bar of California's Privacy Law Specialist certification: https://bit.ly/4qVZrri #BerkeleyLaw

Pillsbury Partner to Lead Berkeley Law's New Chief Privacy Officer Program | Law.com

The program is designed to cover all of the exam topics necessary to achieve the State Bar of California's Privacy Law Specialist certification. Pillsbury's Jeewon Lee Serrato also chaired the consult...

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Paul Schwartz @paulschwartz.bsky.social · 3d

Friday Song of the Week: Emmylou Harris, How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwXJ... #Fridaysongofweek
A beautiful song about AP Carter & Sara Carter

How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower

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Robert Christgau @rxgau.bsky.social · 5d

As I hope you already know, there's a new Springsteen song called "Streets of Minneapolis." I'm going on my fifth listen myself. If it's your first, you may well be saddened but you won't be sorry.

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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Paul Schwartz @paulschwartz.bsky.social · 10d

Friday Song of the Week: Charlie Feathers, You Believe Everyone But Me www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ3k... #fridaysongofweek

You believe everyone but me

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Reece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 10d

BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.

My latest for @wired.com:

www.wired.com/story/tiktok...

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.

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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 11d

@anupamchander.bsky.social with the money quote:

“My worry all along is that we may have traded fears of foreign propaganda for the reality of domestic propaganda.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

TikTok Strikes Deal for New U.S. Entity, Ending Long Legal Saga

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Tom Kemp @tomkemp00.bsky.social · 14d

Very pleased that DROP has been officially announced!
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/20/g...

Governor Newsom announces first-in-the-nation privacy tool allowing Californians to block the sale of their data | Governor of California

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Paul Schwartz @paulschwartz.bsky.social · 17d

Friday Song: John Prine, Fair & Square www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Gg... #fridaysongofweek
If terror comes without a warning
There must be something we don't see
What fire begets this fire?
Like torches thrown into the straw
If no one asks, then no one answers
That's how every empire falls

That's How Every Empire Falls

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Privacy + Security Academy @privsecacademy.bsky.social · 20d

Become a sponsor of the Privacy + Security Forum, May 6–8. Learn More: bit.ly/psf-sponsor #privsecforum

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UC Berkeley School of Information @berkeleyischool.bsky.social · 20d

How will AI change things in 2026?

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social asked experts including Profs. Hany Farid and Deirdre Mulligan.

Farid will watch how trust continues to erode with deepfakes, whereas Mulligan will monitor the privacy risks created by chatbot.

news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/13/w...

11 things UC Berkeley AI experts are watching for in 2026 - Berkeley News

How will AI disrupt the labor market? What will deepfake videos mean for our understanding of truth? Are we in a bubble, and if so, will the bubble burst?

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TeachPrivacy @teachprivacy.bsky.social · 20d

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

Video: Privacy of the Mind

Privacy of the Mind Wed, Jan 21, 2026, at 2 PM ET Daniel Solove interviews Nita Farahany (Duke Law), author of The Battle for Your Brain, about the latest

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Privacy + Security Academy @privsecacademy.bsky.social · 21d

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

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 21d

That night when Toad went to bed he thought the biggest thoughts that he could think.

Toad thought about giant sunflowers. He thought about tall oak trees. He thought about high mountains covered with snow.

A glimpse into Toad's mind as he sleeps. He dreams of mountains, giant trees, and sunflowers.

From "The Hat"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*

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Jennifer Urban @jenniferurban.bsky.social · 21d

It was a joy to swear @nicoleozer.bsky.social in as the Speaker's appointee to the @calprivacy.bsky.social Board. I am grateful to her for serving, and grateful to outgoing Board Member @bnonnecke.bsky.social for her thoughtful service. Thank you both on behalf of the Board and California! ⭐

California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 21d

Speaker Robert Rivas has appointed Nicole Ozer to the California Privacy Protection Agency Board. Ozer brings decades of expertise in privacy, technology, and democracy. Ms. Ozer fills the seat previously held by Dr. Brandie Nonnecke Read more: cppa.ca.gov/announcements/

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 21d

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 22d

Toad sipped his tea. “Frog,” he asked, “are you making this up?”

“Maybe yes and maybe no,” said Frog.

Toad leans forward in his chair, sipping tea, transfixed by Frog's ghost story.

From "Shivers"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*

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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 24d

A team of scholars including Professor Jonah B. Gelbach is one of two recipients of the 2026 Civil Justice Scholarship Award from the National Civil Justice Institute for an article published in the University of Chicago Law Review last year: https://bit.ly/4jS6DlL #BerkeleyLaw

‘Secret Settlements’ Study Wins Civil Justice Award

A team of scholars including Professor Jonah B. Gelbach is one of two recipients of the 2026 Civil Justice Scholarship Award for an article published in the University of Chicago Law Review last year.

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Privacy + Security Academy @privsecacademy.bsky.social · 25d

Early Bird ends Feb 15! Join us at the Privacy + Security Forum, May 6–8. bit.ly/PSF20-Spring #privsecforum

Paul Schwartz @paulschwartz.bsky.social · 25d

Friday Song of the Week: Velvelettes, He was Really Sayin' Somethin' #fridaysongofweek
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He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

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Tom Kemp @tomkemp00.bsky.social · 26d

@calprivacy.bsky.social Brings New Round of Enforcement Actions Against Data Brokers www.cppa.ca.gov/announcement...

California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26d

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

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Anupam Chander @anupamchander.bsky.social · 27d

Judicial clerks dealing with CFAA: Friendly amendment: Replace Van Buren's "gates up or down" with (more easily comprehensible) "gates open or closed."