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Paul M. Schwartz

Paul Schwartz is an American legal scholar who specializes in information privacy law. He is the Jefferson E. Peyser Professor… more

Paul M. Schwartz
H-index: 28
Political science 42%
Law 21%
“To effectively regulate technology, we must pull back the curtain and confront its human dimensions.” – from my book ON PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY www.amazon.com/gp/product/0...

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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
WashPost: "Paired with a coming “do not call”-type list to delete information from data-selling middlemen, Californians will soon be world leaders in easy steps to wrest power back from data-gobbling companies."
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Analysis | A one-click button to protect your privacy is finally real
It’s way too hard to opt out of companies selling your data. But it doesn’t have to be.
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Privacy + Security Forum – Nov. 12-14, 2025: Register today - www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-fall-aca... #privacy #privsecforum

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"Minnesota & New Hampshire .. joined the Consortium of Privacy Regulators .. collaborating .. implementation & enforcement .. privacy laws w/ the shared goal of protecting consumers across jurisdictions .. 10 .. privacy regulators .. nationwide effort." cppa.ca.gov/announcement...
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 566, requiring all browsers to offer a setting that sends an OOPS signal, letting Californians opt out of third-party data sales as per CPPA.
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Governor Newsom signs data privacy bills to protect tech users | Governor of California
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Minnesota and New Hampshire joined the "Consortium of Privacy Regulators," according to CalPrivacy. The consortium now includes California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Oregon.

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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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Join the “New Developments in Health Information Privacy and Security Law” session at the Privacy + Security Forum, – Nov. 12-14, 2025: Register today: www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-fall-aca... #privacy #privsecforum

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"There’s always the impulse to punish speech we don’t like. But the First Amendment protects all speech,” Dean Chemerinsky spoke to @calmatters.org about teachers posting to their private social media accounts during non-work hours bit.ly/3IPABbM #UCBerkeleyLaw #FirstAmendment
Charlie Kirk fallout hits California schools, where 20 teachers face discipline over posts
Some California teachers who posted social media comments critical of Charlie Kirk were disciplined, raising concerns about free speech.
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Dept of blaming the victim? NY Times headline today:
New privacy lawsuit against the Trump administration arguing that DOGE, DHS and USCIS secretly consolidating "Americans' sensitive data from multiple agencies w/o statutorily required notice to the public and Congress." Complaint here: democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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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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Thank you Latham & Watkins for supporting the Privacy + Security Forum – Nov. 12-14, 2025: www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-fall-aca... #privsecforum #privacy

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Privacy + Security Forum – Nov. 12-14, 2025: Register today - www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-fall-aca... #privacy #privsecforum

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Listen: Dean Chemerinsky joins "Legal Face Off" on @wgnradio.bsky.social to discuss the latest on Governor Gavin Newsom's ban on ICE agents wearing face masks in California: bit.ly/3W7CNhQ #UCBerkeleyLaw
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Come join us on Nov. 19 for the 18th Annual BCLT Privacy Lecture delivered by Prof. Lior Strahilevitz @thelior.bsky.social. Register here:
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@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social

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