Jeff Kosseff Explained

Jeff Kosseff
Nationality:American
Occupation:Journalist
Lawyer
Alma Mater:University of Michigan (BA, MA)
Georgetown University (JD)
Discipline:Cybersecurity
Workplaces:United States Naval Academy

Jeff Kosseff is a cybersecurity law professor at the United States Naval Academy. He was previously a journalist, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and recipient of the George Polk Award.[1]

Education

Kosseff graduated from the University of Michigan with bachelor's and master's degrees. He received a doctorate of jurisprudence from Georgetown University Law Center.[1]

Journalism

As a journalist, Kosseff started working for The Oregonian in 2001 covering technology, and worked from its Washington, D.C. bureau from 2004 through 2008.[2] He won the George Polk Award in 2006 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2007.[3] [4]

Legal career

Kosseff clerked for Judge Milan Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

He currently teaches, researches, and writes about cybersecurity law at the United States Naval Academy, where he is an associate professor in the Cyber Science department.[5]

Previously, as a lawyer at Covington & Burling LLP, he represented media and technology companies in a wide range of First Amendment and privacy issues. Among his representative matters, he advocated for federal shield law for journalists on behalf of a coalition of more than 70 media organizations.[6] He frequently writes and speaks about the First Amendment and privacy law.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] The Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has named Kosseff a Privacy by Design Ambassador.[12] Kosseff is an adjunct professor of communications law at American University's School of Communications,[13] and he serves on the board of directors of the Writer's Center in Bethesda and Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma in Washington, D.C.[14] [15]

Personal life

He lives with his wife and daughter in the Washington, D.C. area.[16]

Bibliography

. The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet . Jeff Kosseff . 2019 . . 978-1501735783 .

. The United States of Anonymous: How the First Amendment Shaped Online Speech . Jeff Kosseff . 2022 . . 978-1501762383 .

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeff Kosseff . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011206/http://www.cov.com/jkosseff/ . 2014-05-13 . 2014-05-12 . Covington & Burling LLP.
  2. News: Oregon and National Politics: About The Oregonian's Politics Team . oregon live . dead . 8 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924124714/http://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/about.html . 24 September 2012.
  3. News: 16 April 2007 . 2007 Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism . The New York Times .
  4. Web site: The Pulitzer Prizes .
  5. Web site: Jeff Kosseff . 2022-10-31 . United States Naval Academy . en.
  6. Web site: AP Scandal Demonstrates Need for Federal Shield Law to Protect Reporters—Jeff Kosseff. LXBN. 2014-05-18. 2013-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615053054/http://www.lxbn.com/2013/05/20/ap-scandal-demonstrates-need-for-federal-shield-law-to-protect-reporters-jeff-kosseff/. dead.
  7. Web site: Kosseff. Jeff. Defending Section 230: The Value of Intermediary Immunity. Journal of Technology, Law, & Policy. 2017-09-09. 2012-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20120422131347/http://www.scribd.com/doc/58086481/Jeff-Kosseff-Defending-Section-230-The-Value-of-Intermediary-Immunity. dead.
  8. Web site: Privacy Perspectives: Jeff Kosseff.
  9. Web site: Kosseff. Jeff. Do We Have a Right to Online Anonymity?.
  10. Web site: IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2014.
  11. Web site: Kosseff. Jeff. Public or Private, Eliminating the Gertz Defamation Test. Journal of Law, Technology, & Policy.
  12. Web site: Jeff Kosseff: Privacy by Design . https://archive.today/20140518023208/http://www.privacybydesign.ca/index.php/ambassador/jeff-kosseff/ . dead . 2014-05-18 .
  13. Web site: American University: Meet the Faculty.
  14. Web site: The Writer's Center Board of Directors. 2014-05-18. 2014-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518070023/http://www.writer.org/page.aspx?pid=595. dead.
  15. Web site: Jeff Kosseff: Covington & Burling.
  16. Web site: 2014-04-02 . Former Town Crier Interns Send Greetings from Washington, D.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171109080903/http://m.mackinacislandnews.com/news/2014-04-12/News/Former_Town_Crier_Interns_Send_Greetings_from_Wash.html#.WgQNI5DP1t8 . 2017-11-09 . Mackinac Island Town Crier.

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