In my last post, I discussed how unauthorized secondary uses of ag data, when collected for a different purpose, are privacy violations. This post looks at another concept from Professor Solove’s Taxonomy of Privacy—how “decisional interference” is a form of privacy violation. “Decisional interference” occurs when someone interferes with another person’s decision making through manipulative techniques, such as misleading content, obscuring relevant information, or mind games. Such interferences are a type of privacy violation. An…

Privacy as an idea seems simple. We all have an understanding of what privacy is and means.  Generally, most people probably consider privacy as the right not to disclose certain information. Blinds on your windows ensure visual privacy from neighbors—the right not disclose what happens behind the window to the outside world. But privacy is a much deeper concept than just the right not to disclose information.  This post digs into some of those nuances and how they…

At a farmer meeting I attended recently, the hot topic was carbon reduction contracts. There was a lot of curiosity, confusion and skepticism among these farmers. Many questioned how the various offerings on the market work, whether these tools make financial sense, and whether farmers are better off holding out for more lucrative, future possibilities. Many questions involved questions about how “carbon credits” work. This post will explain more about carbon credits, who generates, verifies,…