Soghoian's Law of Identity Theft Stupidity: Anyone who publishes their own private financial details in a public discussion of identity theft will eventually find that information used for fraud.
Recent Bluessky Posts- Tone deaf. Apparently just promising no ads was not enough: BMW claims popup ad was not an ad but a "fun" experience. Yah, right. I hope it reduces sales until they swear off 'fun' like this. But will they just find another excuse like saying it's "educational"? robbreport.com/motors/cars/... August 10, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Judge ordered Faustino Pablo Pablo "released from ICE detention after a surreal nine-month journey through the worst of the Trumpian immigration system compounded by highly misleading representations — if not outright lies — by the administration in court." talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo... August 10, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Jotwell T&E: Goldburn Maynard, The Myth of American Testamentary Freedom, JOTWELL (August 10, 2026) (reviewing Kevin Bennardo, Natural Objects and Testamentary Freedom, 51 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 993 (2024)), trustest.jotwell.com/the-myth-of-.... August 10, 2026 Jotwell
- My animal metaphor would be more of the Lady and the Tiger variety. August 10, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- New post August 9, 2026 Econ Analytica
There’s a detail mentioned in passing in these reports, which I’d like to know more about. It’s the comment by Clarkson that, “The bank cannot find out who did this because of the Data Protection Act and they cannot stop it from happening again.”
How does the Data Protection Act keep an investigation from happening? Is Clarkson wrong, or is that a law run amok?