Articles by Adam Tanner*:

*Adam Tanner is a Visiting Fellow at Harvard's Department of Government, and is currently working closely with Latanya Sweeney and the Data Privacy Lab at Harvard's IQSS. Adam has been authoring a series of articles on the business of personal data, based on research stemming from the Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data project.

• "Share Your Data, Fund Microloans To Developing World" by Adam Tanner (November 28, 2014 - Forbes)
• "The Lowdown On The Business Of Personal Data" by Adam Tanner (November 24, 2014 - Forbes)
• "These Embarrassing Cases Test The Internet's Right To Be Forgotten" by Adam Tanner (November 18, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Why The World Watches America's Lead On Privacy Issues" by Adam Tanner (November 13, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Nine Things You Don't Know About The Gathering Of Your Personal Data" by Adam Tanner (November 4, 2014 - Forbes)
• "A Dead Octopus And The Future Of Sports Gambling" by Adam Tanner (October 24, 2014 - Forbes)
• "World's Top Privacy Experts Worry About Internet Of Things" by Adam Tanner (October 20, 2014 - Forbes)
• "This Woman Didn't Get Hired Because She Refused An Invasive Background Check" by Adam Tanner (October 8, 2014 - Forbes)
• "More On The JPMorgan Chase Breach (And A Surprising Graphic)" by Adam Tanner (October 3, 2014 - Forbes)
• "JPMorgan Breach Hits Most Americans, Latest Reason For Data Alarm" by Adam Tanner (October 2, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Hotwire (And Other Online) Customer Relations -- Where Art Thou?" by Adam Tanner (September 29, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Building IT Disneyland In A Former War Zone" by Adam Tanner (September 18, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Health Entrepreneur Debates Going To Data's Dark Side" by Adam Tanner (September 16, 2014 - Forbes)
  
• "How to Lessen Chances Of A 'Jennifer Lawrence' Style Data Leak" by Adam Tanner (August 12, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Why Banks Don't Stop Savvy Travelers Who Flip Credit Cards" by Adam Tanner (August 6, 2014 - Forbes)
• God Is Not The Only One Watching Over Your Church's Website" by Adam Tanner (July 28, 2014 - Forbes)
• "How To Send Email Without Leaving Any Data Traces" by Adam Tanner (July 21, 2014 - Forbes)
• "The Wonder (And Woes) Of Encrypted Cloud Storage" by Adam Tanner (July 11, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Why Yelp Tosses Aside A Quarter Of All Reviews" by Adam Tanner (July 16, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Startup Sees Iceland As Best Route To Chill Privacy Fears" by Adam Tanner (July 9, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Nowadays On The Internet, They Know If You Are A Dog" by Adam Tanner (June 10, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Report Gives Sobering View of Firms Compiling Dossiers About Us" by Adam Tanner (May 27, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Your Banker Wants To Know If You Are Pregnant" by Adam Tanner (May 22, 2014 - Forbes)
• "For Sale: Lists Of Men Who Take Viagra" by Adam Tanner (May 21, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Federal Healthcare Web Sites Are More Big Brother Than The Kremlin" by Adam Tanner (May 5, 2014 - Forbes)
  
• "Federal Healthcare Web Sites Are More Big Brother Than The Kremlin" by Adam Tanner (May 5, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Ex-Insider Sounds Alarm On Hotel And Restaurant Data Security" by Adam Tanner (May 2, 2014 - Forbes)
• "What Can Go Wrong When Firms Use Your IP Address Against Fraud" by Adam Tanner (April 28, 2014 - Forbes)
• "These Sites Tell Which Of Your Accounts Have Been Hacked" by Adam Tanner (April 14, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Scan Your Date's Photo, Learn If He Is A Sex Offender" by Adam Tanner (April 10, 2014 - Forbes)
• "India Is Becoming A New Frontier In Mining Personal Data" by Adam Tanner (April 3, 2014 - Forbes)
• "These Dating Sites Want Your Blood Type And Other Surprising Details" by Adam Tanner (April 1, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Different Customers, Different Prices, Thanks To Big Data" by Adam Tanner (March 26, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Starting Today, Jealous Lovers Can Buy NSA-Like Monitoring Powers" by Adam Tanner (March 12, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Why Cloud Browsers Are The Wave Of The Future" by Adam Tanner (March 10, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Others Take Your Data For Free, This Site Pays Cash" by Adam Tanner (March 3, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Here's How Others Can Easily Snoop On Your Cell Phone" by Adam Tanner (February 18, 2014 - Forbes)
• "At Last! Users Can Regain Control Of Their Big Data" by Adam Tanner (February 13, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Why Traffic To These Google Alternatives Is Soaring" by Adam Tanner (February 10, 2014 - Forbes)
• "What To Do When Your Browser Warns Of Imminent Danger" by Adam Tanner (February 6, 2014 - Forbes)
• "The Mormon Who Creates Billions of Fake Identities Every Month" by Adam Tanner (February 3, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Facebook Backdoor Gives Clues To Private Email Addresses" by Adam Tanner (January 17, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Why Even North Korea Outpaces The U.S. In Credit Card Security" by Adam Tanner (January 14, 2014 - Forbes)
• "How To Get Shopping Discounts While Boosting Online Security" by Adam Tanner (January 8, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Company That Knows What Drugs Everyone Takes Going Public" by Adam Tanner (January 6, 2014 - Forbes)
• "This Credit Card Startup Has A Way To Thwart Target-Style Hacking" by Adam Tanner (January 3, 2014 - Forbes)
• "Single-Use Credit Cards Could Have Lessened Pain For Target Shoppers" by Adam Tanner (December 30, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Senate Report Blasts Data Brokers For Continued Secrecy" by Adam Tanner (December 19, 2013 - Forbes)
• "How To Delete E-Mail Attachments After You Send Them" by Adam Tanner (December 5, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Why You Should Use A Masked Credit Card To Shop Online" by Adam Tanner (December 4, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Drone Innovator Sees Future In Gathering Information, Not Package Delivery" by Adam Tanner (December 3, 2013 - Forbes)
• "The Revolutionary Way Marketers Read Your Financial Footprints" by Adam Tanner (November 27, 2013 - Forbes)
• "BlueKai CEO On The 'Epic Battle' To Control Consumer Data Online" by Adam Tanner (November 25, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Users More Savvy About Social Media Privacy Than Thought, Poll Finds" by Adam Tanner (November 13, 2013 - Forbes)
• "How Your Boss Can Snoop On You NSA-Style" by Adam Tanner (November 12, 2013 - Forbes)
• "The Personal Secrets Which Should Be Off Limits to Marketers" by Adam Tanner (October 30, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Google And Facebook Get A Thumbs Down From This New Site That Reviews Privacy Policies" by Adam Tanner (October 28, 2013 - Forbes)
• "For Sale: Lists Of Gay High School Students" by Adam Tanner (October 23, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Data Firms Nix Showing You Dossier They Keep on You" by Adam Tanner (October 18, 2013 - Forbes)
• "What Chase And Other Banks Won't Tell You About Selling Your Data" by Adam Tanner (October 17, 2013 - Forbes)
• "U.S.-Style Personal Data Gathering Is Spreading Worldwide" by Adam Tanner (October 16, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Your Best Friends Are Still Your Best Way To Get A New Job" by Adam Tanner (October 3, 2013 - Forbes)
• "One Easy Way To Stop Target And Other Companies From Selling Your Data" by Adam Tanner (October 2, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Does T-Mobile Really Need Your Social Security Number?" by Adam Tanner (September 25, 2013 - Forbes)
• "How I Offended One Of TV's Biggest Stars, Despite My Best Intentions" by Adam Tanner (September 19, 2013 - Forbes)
• "One Painless Way Companies Can Calm Big-Brother Privacy Fears" by Adam Tanner (September 16, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Here Are Some Of America's Most Privacy Friendly Companies" by Adam Tanner (September 11, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Bizarro World Of Hilarious Mistakes Revealed In Long Secret Personal Data Files Just Opened" by Adam Tanner (September 5, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Now Some Companies Even Demand To Know Your Childhood ZIP Code" by Adam Tanner (September 4, 2013 - Forbes)
• "800 Pound Gorilla Among Data Brokers Lets You See Their Dossier About You Starting Today" by Adam Tanner (September 4, 2013 - Forbes)
• "The iPad Program That Watches You As You Learn Online" by Adam Tanner (September 3, 2013 - Forbes)
• "The Man Who Would Not Use Facebook For Anything Less Than A Million Dollars" by Adam Tanner (August 28, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Marketer Advising Coke, Microsoft Questions Ethics Of Widespread Web Tracking" by Adam Tanner (August 26, 2013 - Forbes)
• "What United Airlines Knows About You And What They Don't Want To Know" by Adam Tanner (August 22, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Here's The Most Amusing Way To Learn The Depressing News About Your Vanishing Privacy" by Adam Tanner (August 20, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Thanks, Edward Snowden, For Boosting My Startup's Bottom Line" by Adam Tanner (August 19, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Here's Some Companies That Did Not Want to Talk About What They Do With Your Personal Data" by Adam Tanner (August 15, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Data Monitoring Saves Some People Money On Car Insurance, But Some Will Pay More" by Adam Tanner (August 14, 2013 - Forbes)
• "I Caught The Guys Selling My Personal Information To The ACLU" by Adam Tanner (August 9, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Data Brokers Don't Know You From A Naked Man Stumbling On The Beach" by Adam Tanner (August 6, 2013 - Forbes)
• "The App That Knows Your Food Likes Better Than You Do" by Adam Tanner (July 30, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Long Live The Micro-City Blues! Why Companies Don't Always Market with Our Private Data" by Adam Tanner (July 29, 2013 - Forbes)
• "How A ZIP Code Can Tell A Marketer Exactly Who You Are" by Adam Tanner (July 22, 2013 - Forbes)
• "ACLU Wants Police To Quickly Purge Records of Car Sightings" by Adam Tanner (July 19, 2013 - Forbes)
• "How An Infamous Mafia Hitman Rebuilt His Identity From Scratch" by Adam Tanner (July 17, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Yes, Gas Pumps Really Do Need Your ZIP Code (Even If Stores Usually Do Not)" by Adam Tanner (July 12, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Data Brokers Are Now Selling Your Car's Location For $10 Online" by Adam Tanner (July 10, 2013 - Forbes)
• "How The Post Office Sells Your New Address To Anyone Who Pays (And The Little-Known Loophole To Opt Out)" by Adam Tanner (July 8, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Here's Some Companies Who Unmask Anonymous Web Visitors (And Why They Do It)" by Adam Tanner (July 1, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Dean of Cyberspace Charles Nesson Says It's No Use Trying To Hide Secrets" by Adam Tanner (June 28, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Finally You'll Get To See The Secret Consumer Dossier They Have On You" by Adam Tanner (June 25, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Company Unmasks Anonymous Web Visitors For A Price. Then Shuts Down." by Adam Tanner (June 21, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Never Give Stores Your ZIP Code. Here's Why" by Adam Tanner (June 19, 2013 - Forbes)
• "The Web Cookie Is Dying. Here's The Creepier Technology That Comes Next" by Adam Tanner (June 17, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Love It Or Hate It, Ripoff Report Is In Expansion Mode" by Adam Tanner (May 9, 2013 - Forbes)
• "Harvard Professor Re-Identifies Anonymous Volunteers In DNA Study" by Adam Tanner (April 25, 2013 -Forbes)
• "'Cyber-stalked by creepy vigilante justice': The mugshots website that names and shames... but will scrub your record clean for the right fee" by Adam Tanner (September 20, 2012 - Daily Mail)
• "Shakedown or public service? Mug shot websites spread" by Adam Tanner (September 20, 2012 - Reuters)