lordkalkin

What possibilities do you see for reconciling privacy rights with the new economy of trading personal information for informational goods from data minders like Google? Do you think we'll invoke some confidentiality relationship as yet undefined, or strengthen intellectual property rights over ownership of personal information?

I agree. It's been good to see that Google et al see that they need to keep faith with their users. Still, it seems that as long as we have this third party loophole whereby handing over information to a third party makes the information less private, we'll be vulnerable. I'd like to know that the Constitution is on our side, not just Google.

Thanks your response, and keep fighting the good fight!

We exchanged emails briefly after a talk you gave at Tulane Law School in April. I've been trying to make my way in the academic world, but I'm starting to doubt the possibility of having an impact on real problems as a philosophy professor. Do you think non-legal academics can affect policy? If I wanted to change over to a field that offered more direct involvement, what would you recommend?