New book for winter 2015
Some news! I am pleased to announce that I am the editor of a forthcoming reference work on surveillance. The book will be published in fall/winter... Read more →
Latest
Report: The Scoring of America
In April, I along with my co-author Robert Gellman published The Scoring of America. It is a 90-page report that was deeply researched over the... Read more →
Burning the Days, James Salter
James Salter is one of the great living writers today in the US. I am reading his memoir, Burning the Days, with much enjoyment. His descriptions of... Read more →
Testimony backgrounder
Pam Dixon frequently testifies before Congress, Federal Agencies, and a variety of other places where policy matters are being debated. Here are... Read more →
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
A few weeks ago I was in an airport, hunting around for something to read on a five hour flight. I discovered this jewel of a book by Daniel C.... Read more →
Digital Watercolor: Sunrise, Mysore India
This is a 5-minute sketch I did of a genuinely orange sunrise in Mysore India in 2012. I was observing Lalitha Mahal, which is the summer palace in... Read more →
Watercolor: Ocean 1982
A small ocean watercolor, Pam Dixon, c. 1982. It currently hangs in my office at World Privacy... Read more →
Book: Online Privacy
Online Privacy, ABC-CLIO 2011/2012, was a wonderful book-writing experience. I co-authored the book with longtime writing collaborator,... Read more →
Book: Job Searching Online for Dummies
Job Searching Online for Dummies (1st & 2cnd editions, IDG Press) was an important book for me. This book allowed me to fully update Be Your Own... Read more →
Book: Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator is the book that wins the award for the most unrealistic deadline. It was strictly a technical how-to book, something I usually... Read more →