Paul Ohm

Paul Ohm is a Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. He specializes in information privacy, computer crime law, intellectual property, and criminal procedure. He teaches courses in all of these topics and more and he serves as a faculty director for the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown.

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Fourth Amendment

Carpenter Should Replace Katz in Fourth Amendment Law

Matthew Tokson, Paul Ohm Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 8:01 AM

The emerging three-factor Carpenter test should become the primary standard for Fourth Amendment searches, replacing the test that has prevailed for over 50 years.

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Cyber & Technology

Outdated Ethics Rules May Be Stymieing the Federal Trade Commission’s Efforts to Keep Up with Big Tech

Lindsey Barrett, Laura Moy, Paul Ohm, Ashkan Soltani Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 2:35 PM

Do the FTC’s longstanding conflict-of-interest rules unnecessarily impede the agency’s ability to attract, retain and deploy technical expertise that it badly needs?

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