“The Godfather of Privacy” *
Publisher of Privacy Journal newsletter since 1974, expert on privacy and computer records; author of "Ben Franklin's Web Site: Privacy and Curiosity From Plymouth Rock to the Internet" (2004), "Privacy: How to Protect What's Left of It" (1979); "Block Island Trivia"; "Erotic Tales of Skinny Dipping in Art and Literature" (2011), "The Magnetism of Islands" (2012)
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Lawyer, government official, former newspaper reporter and editor; twice selected to write definition of privacy for World Book Encyclopedia, university instructor, journalist since 1959.
* “Robert Ellis Smith is The Godfather of Privacy,” says Washington attorney Stephen C. Leckar
“Still most valuable newsletter in the privacy world,” says Roger Clarke, Australian National University
Smith is a recognized stage actor in New England.
Publisher of Compilation of State and Federal Privacy Laws, 2016, with current updated supplements each year, plus consolidated hard copy and electronic editions.
"Block Island Trivia: Quiz for a Rainy Day" (2003 and 2008) is a fun quiz book about the tiny island off the Atlantic coast of R.I. "Naked in Nature" was published as an eBook with the title "Erotic Tales of Skinny Dipping, in Art and Literature" (2011).
Birth Place
Providence, RI USA
Accomplishments
Nominated for American Book Award, 1980
Additional Information
Works in progress:
collected essays on public affairs,
"A Left-Hander's Owner's Manual"
Contact Information
Privacy Journal
PO Box 28577
Providence RI 02908
USA
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