Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

@profferguson.bsky.social

Law Prof. GWU, Tech & Justice. Author: “Your Data Will Be Used Against You,” “The Rise of Big Data Policing,” “Why Jury Duty Matters,” and “The Law of Law School.”

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Daniel Solove
@daniel-solove.bsky.social

When Can the Government Get Your Data? (Fri 10/30 at 12 PM ET) REGISTER FREE teachprivacy.com/video-when-c... I will chat w Andrew Ferguson and Paul Ohm about the Chatrie v. US, the most important 4th Amendment case of the decade. @profferguson.bsky.social @paulohm.bsky.social

teachprivacy.comVideo: When Can the Government Get Your Data?When Can the Government Get Your Data? The 4th Amendment After Chatrie Fri, Oct 30 at 12 PM ET Daniel Solove chats with Andrew Ferguson (GW Law) and Paul
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
@profferguson.bsky.social

If you are a legal academic, you are probably wondering about the rules around AI disclosure in law reviews. So were we. Each law review we looked at asked for something different, so if you use AI (I don’t), you should take a look. We can’t promise answers, but the questions are fascinating.

Daniel Solove@daniel-solove.bsky.social

Disclosing AI Use in Writing Is Complicated danielsolove.substack.com/p/disclosing... I had a great conversation with Prof. Andrew Ferguson @profferguson.bsky.social about law review AI disclosure policies. Watch the conversation and read about the policies and general practices in other fields.

danielsolove.substack.comDisclosing AI Use in Writing Is ComplicatedAs scholars increasingly use AI in scholarly writing, journals and book publishers are starting to require disclosures of AI use.

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Daniel Solove
@daniel-solove.bsky.social

Disclosing AI Use in Writing Is Complicated danielsolove.substack.com/p/disclosing... I had a great conversation with Prof. Andrew Ferguson @profferguson.bsky.social about law review AI disclosure policies. Watch the conversation and read about the policies and general practices in other fields.

danielsolove.substack.comDisclosing AI Use in Writing Is ComplicatedAs scholars increasingly use AI in scholarly writing, journals and book publishers are starting to require disclosures of AI use.

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Jerome D. Greco
@jdgreco.bsky.social

Decrypting a Defense October issue was just posted. Greg discusses the injunction against Utah’s attempt to ban VPNs. Christine analyzes the 2nd Circuit’s decision on manual searches of electronic devices at the border. Finally, our guest @profferguson.bsky.social answers five of our questions.

digitalforensicslas.substack.comVPN Ban Injunction, 2nd Circuit Rules on Manual Searches of Devices at the Border, Andrew Guthrie Ferguson Answers 5 Questions & MoreVol. 7, Issue 10
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
@profferguson.bsky.social

Do you know if there are any conversations going on about law review editors using AI to edit accepted articles? I can imagine that across the hundreds of law reviews that there will be a temptation to use AI to fix footnotes, add parentheticals, and even edit. 1/2

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
@profferguson.bsky.social

But the result could be that an author who did not use AI to draft would still be flagged by an AI detection scan. We have focused correctly on the need for author disclosure and perhaps not using AI to draft, (I don’t use any FYI), but I worry that one could still be flagged if the editors do.

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Rebecca Williams
@rebeccawilliams.info

good @profferguson.bsky.social quote in this one: “My fear is that there will be a Pyrrhic victory of winning the battle against Flock but losing the war against mass surveillance”

The American Prospect@prospect.org

To temper the backlash, communities have been switching out Flock cameras for different ALPRs with nearly identical capabilities, merely evading the negative connotation of the brand name while maintaining the surveillance. buff.ly/E60kN30

buff.lyLicense Plate and Switch - The American ProspectCities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities.

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The American Prospect
@prospect.org

To temper the backlash, communities have been switching out Flock cameras for different ALPRs with nearly identical capabilities, merely evading the negative connotation of the brand name while maintaining the surveillance. buff.ly/E60kN30

buff.lyLicense Plate and Switch - The American ProspectCities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities.

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404 Media
@404media.co

BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned

404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.

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TJ McIntyre
@tjmcintyre.com

Facial recognition strikes again.

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson@profferguson.bsky.social

“This is not a bad technology story. This is a bad policing story,” floridatrib.org/2026/09/28/h...

floridatrib.orgHow AI-powered bungling by Florida cops cost a father his freedom and $45,000The Florida Trib’s investigation shows how a justice system meant to promote public safety instead failed an innocent person at nearly every step of the process.

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Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
@profferguson.bsky.social

So if you are wondering about AI license plate cameras and real-time crime centers and your car snitching on you, it’s time to read “Your Data Will Be Used Against You.” Perfect for book clubs to debate why it was necessary to buy a smart toothbrush.

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
@profferguson.bsky.social

So if you are wondering about AI license plate cameras and real-time crime centers and your car snitching on you, it’s time to read “Your Data Will Be Used Against You.” Perfect for book clubs to debate why it was necessary to buy a smart toothbrush.