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David Thaw
David Thaw is a (Postdoctoral) Research Associate at the University of Maryland Department of Computer Science and the Maryland Cybersecurity Center. He is also an Affiliated Fellow of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. David's research examines the effect of regulation on information security practices, issues in practical (usable) cybersecurity, and issues related to the intersection of law and technology more broadly.
David received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley's School of Information in 2011. His dissertation examined the effects of U.S. information security regulations on cybersecurity practices at large organization in the United States. He received his J.D. from Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall) in 2008, his M.A. in Political Science from Berkeley in 2004, and his B.S. in Computer Science and B.A. in Government from the University of Maryland in 2003. David is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia.
David's primary expertise is in information privacy and data security law. He has worked on several research projects in this area, including studies both of Chief Privacy and Chief Information Security Officers in which he conducted in-depth interviews of key executives in these areas at large U.S. firms. David has also examined how notification affects users' choices about installing applications which include programs other than primary application (e.g., both spyware and legitimate ad-supported software).
David received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley's School of Information in 2011. His dissertation examined the effects of U.S. information security regulations on cybersecurity practices at large organization in the United States. He received his J.D. from Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall) in 2008, his M.A. in Political Science from Berkeley in 2004, and his B.S. in Computer Science and B.A. in Government from the University of Maryland in 2003. David is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia.
David's primary expertise is in information privacy and data security law. He has worked on several research projects in this area, including studies both of Chief Privacy and Chief Information Security Officers in which he conducted in-depth interviews of key executives in these areas at large U.S. firms. David has also examined how notification affects users' choices about installing applications which include programs other than primary application (e.g., both spyware and legitimate ad-supported software).
