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- A lot more would be solved by making the Senate representative. Right now small pop states have a majority, and very small pop states have a blocking minority. Cf. papers.ssrn.com/abstract=379... Not to mention that state legislatures are often highly gerrymandered. June 1, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- *thought May 31, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- I know Nazi comparisons are cheap, easy, and often wrong or exaggerated, but the first and second things I though of when I read this is the Nazi campaign to ban Jews from various forms of employment. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u... Are you ready to say what you did while it happened? May 31, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Super bizarre to announce this just after Russian drone hits Romanian (NATO-member), causing civilian casualties. Another gift to Putin. www.politico.eu/article/us-t... May 31, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Problem is there's a point at which money has power means marginal utility goes up again. And there's another point further along where people do anticipatory acts for you in hopes of a reward, so you don't even have to spend as long as you have a big pile. Utility isn't just stuff and services. May 30, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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?