Jeffrey L. Vagle

Jeffrey L. Vagle

Associate Professor of Law

Georgia State University College of Law

jvagle@gsu.edu | 404.413.9173 | @jvagle.me | @jvagle@infosec.exchange

About Me

I am an Associate Professor of Law at the Georgia State University College of Law. My research examines law and policy choices regarding artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and related technologies. I am particularly interested in understanding how technology and its use affects societal values like privacy, personal autonomy, and the ways in which we understand ourselves and one another..

Research Interests

AI Law & Policy Privacy Cognitive Science Machine Learning Science, Technology, & Society

I study the interplay between law, technology, and society, especially with respect to artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and privacy.

Selected Publications

The Tech Ideology: How the Politics of Silicon Valley Evolved to Become an Anti-Democratic Quest for Power

Cambridge University Press (forthcoming 2027)

Being Watched: Legal Challenges to Government Surveillance

NYU Press (2017)

AI Agnotology, Cognitive Surrender, and Policing Accountability

79 Stan. L. Rev. Online ___ (forthcoming 2026)

Revisiting Reasonable Cybersecurity

46 Cardozo L. Rev. 997 (2025)

Privacy's Commodification and the Limits of Antitrust

77 Ark. L. Rev. 51 (2024)

Strengthening Our Intuitions About Hacking

99 Ind. L.J. 335 (2024)

Cybersecurity and Moral Hazard

23 Stan. Tech. L. Rev. 71 (2020)

Furtive Encryption: Power, Trust, and the Constitutional Cost of Collective Surveillance

90 Ind. L.J. 101 (2015)

Teaching

I teach courses in AI Law & Policy, Privacy, and Technology Ethics.

Current Courses: LAW 7374: AI Law & Policy, LAW 7353: Information Privacy Law, LAW 5020: Criminal Law

Contact Me

85 Park Place NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

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