Archive - Privacat Insights

Orwell Didn't Predict Grok, But He Did Anticipate This Tweet

Elon Musk is the poster child for not doing ketamine. But when he said the quiet part of the AI arms race out loud, I still got worried.

Jun 23 •

Don't Go To America: Your Data Puts You At Risk.

No, that trip to Disneyland really isn't worth it.

Jun 16 •

May 2025

The DPC Gives Meta a Green Light to Train on EU User Personal Data Starting Tomorrow

If you're in the EU, this is the last day you've got to opt out of Meta scraping all your posts from Facebook & IG to train its AI

May 26 •

What Do Cakes and LLMs Have in Common?

I spoke at the recent IAPP Barcelona event and I learned so much about communicating complex ideas and the value of translation, precisely because I…

May 23 •

Arrivederci, Venice, Hola Barcelona!

A few thoughts on this year's Venice Privacy Symposium, and an upcoming speaking gig in Barcelona!

May 17 •

Using Microsoft Recall? Welcome to Hell

Microsoft never reads my blog posts, but really they should, because Recall is a Privacy Disaster

May 2 •

April 2025

The EU Commission Tells Meta No Way to 'Pay or Ok' Under DMA

They also tell Apple to knock it off when it comes to the App Store.

Apr 23 •

Catastrophe-Mode, and Maintaining Privacy In Authoritarian Times

Timothy Snyder's book, On Tyranny, offers 20 lessons on how to survive authoritarianism. I share some thoughts on Lesson 14 -- Establish a private life.

Apr 18 •

Mad King Trump Wants His Own Palantír

Orange Julius Caesar signed a new Executive Order seeking to centralize US government data. I explain why this is a terrible thing, by way of my…

Apr 8 •

March 2025

Unleashed and Unlawful: How DOGE Violates the Privacy Act

FAFO doesn't work in the US Government, and yet nobody bothered to let Elon or the Administration know.

Mar 26 •

Privacy As Resistance: Things are Changing

This blog will be undergoing a few changes—given the state of the world, everything sacred feels like it’s under threat. Constantly. And I need to do…

Mar 24 •

Dispatches on Privacy from SXSW: Jazz Improv Edition

I relate my speaker style to jazz improv, and share some thoughts on other SXSW sessions I attended.

Mar 13 •

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