Chris Hoofnagle Quotations

In the political field, candidates and parties have gotten away with a lot of practices that would clearly be illegal if a business did them. Both parties are using detailed databases of personal information that are completely unregulated. And they're not likely to be regulated, because the politicians themselves would have to limit their activities in order to do so.

There has been a creeping spread of location technology in the workplace.

The practice will never completely disappear, but we think as it gets more attention, the number of sites doing it will be on the decline.

If you have a legitimate need you can get these records, the problem is these companies are offering an illegal shortcut that is unfair to the consumer.

Credit monitoring can't prevent ID theft. The thing that is worth paying for is the security freeze.

There are no laws that stop the government from looking at that info.

There are established legal procedures for obtaining phone records that provide checks against improper access. These legal procedures allow fast access to phone record for law enforcement and provide accountability. That's what missing here, the accountability.

I think companies may find the data used against them in lawsuits. Plaintiffs' attorneys might be able to prove a taxi or delivery van was speeding.

I think companies may find the data used against them in lawsuits, ... Plaintiffs' attorneys might be able to prove a taxi or delivery van was speeding.

A technology that can analyze content at that level invites secondary uses, whether it's law enforcement or national security.