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Books and Book Chapters

"Electronic Surveillance," Chapter 28, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"National ID Systems," Chapter 29, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Telecommunications, Broadband, and Media Policy," Chapter 37, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Identity Crisis: How Identification Is Overused and Misunderstood, by Jim Harper (May 2006).

"National ID Cards," Chapter 27, Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th ed. (2005).

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Cato Studies

"Reputation under Regulation: The Fair Credit Reporting Act at 40 and Lessons for the Internet Privacy Debate," by Jim Harper, Policy Analysis no. 690, December 8, 2011

"Publication Practices for Transparent Government," by Jim Harper, Briefing Paper no. 121, September 23, 2011

"Leashing the Surveillance State: How to Reform Patriot Act Surveillance Authorities," by Julian Sanchez, Policy Analysis no. 675, May 16, 2011

"Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification: Franz Kafka's Solution to Illegal Immigration," by Jim Harper, Policy Analysis no. 612, March 6, 2008

"Effective Counterterrorism and the Limited Role of Predictive Data Mining," by Jeff Jonas and Jim Harper, Policy Analysis no. 584, December 11, 2006

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Articles and Newsletters

"Do Gaps in E-Verify Justify a National ID?," by Stuart Anderson, Immigration Reform Bulletin, April 2010.

"Government-Run Cyber Security? No, Thanks," by Jim Harper, TechKnowledge no. 123, March 13, 2009.

"When Data Security Regulations Fail, There Is an Alternative," by Jim Harper, TechKnowledge no. 97, March 29, 2005.

"Privacy Threats from a Banana Republic," by Jim Harper, TechKnowledge no. 93, November 11, 2004.

"Federal Spyware Legislation: Some Lessons from Antiquity," by Jim Harper, TechKnowledge no. 89, October 1, 2004.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Drones Pose a Threat to Americans' Privacy," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, May 21, 2012

"Old Laws Can Cover New Technologies," by Jim Harper, The New York Times (Online), February 20, 2012

"J. Edgar Shows the Hunger for More Power Corrupts," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, November 22, 2011

"Supreme Court Should Require Warrants for GPS Tracking," by Jim Harper, JURIST, November 10, 2011

"A Strike against Government Tracking You," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, October 5, 2011

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Legal Briefs

United States v. Jones, October 3, 2011 (PDF, 191 KB)

Events

"Federal Cyber-Security Regulation: Critical Safety Measure, or Privacy Nightmare?," May 9, 2012 [New Media Lunch]

"ECPA at 25: How to Modernize the Law to Better Protect Electronic Privacy," October 19, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Immigration Reform, Yes; E-Verify, No," July 20, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Leashing the Surveillance State: How to Renew and Reform Patriot Act Surveillance Authorities," May 16, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Location-Tracking Technology and Privacy," January 26, 2011 [Policy Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"The Reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act," Julian Sanchez, Congressional Testimony, March 9, 2011.

"Florida's Implementation of the Federal Real ID Act of 2005," by Jim Harper, Testimony, February 24, 2011.

"Consumer Online Privacy," by Jim Harper, before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; United States Senate, July 27, 2010.

"The Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010," by Jim Harper, before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection; Committee on Energy and Commerce; United States House of Representatives, May 6, 2010.

"Performance of the DC One Card Program," by Jim Harper, Testimony, October 9, 2009.

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Multimedia

Julian Sanchez discusses the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on FNR's The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp (May 8, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 07:46]

Cybersecurity Threats Fail to Justify Privacy Losses featuring Jim Harper (April 18, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 07:38]

Privacy Rights and 'Corporate Personhood' featuring Jim Harper (April 12, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 06:48]

Nat Hentoff discusses NSA's tracking of American Citizens on WSJ's The Daily Wrap with Michael Castner (April 6, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 04:12]

Jim Harper discusses cyber security on Federal News Radio (April 4, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 07:15]

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