Michael Zimmer (academic)

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Michael Zimmer is a privacy and data ethics scholar. He is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Marquette University and the director of the Center for Data, Ethics, and Society. Previously, he was a faculty member at the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the director of the Center for Information Policy Research.

Education:
- B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Notre Dame (1994)
- M.A. in Media Ecology from New York University (2002)
- Ph.D. in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University (2007)

Fields:
privacy, internet ethics, data ethics, internet research ethics, social computing

Career highlights:
- UW–Milwaukee (2008–2019)
- Marquette University (2019–present)
- Advisory board member, Future of Privacy Forum
- Former executive committee member, Association of Internet Researchers (2009–2016)
- Microsoft Resident Fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project (2007–2008)

Notable work and public presence:
- Criticized the ethics of a Harvard-sponsored project that harvested Facebook profiles of undergraduates
- Appeared on NPR programs Science Friday and Morning Edition
- Contributed to the “Is My Cellphone Spying On Me?” commentary for the Eagle Eye DVD
- Announced The Zuckerberg Files, a digital archive of all public statements by Mark Zuckerberg (October 25, 2013)
- Wrote a piece for The Washington Post on Facebook’s 10th anniversary
- Named in 2021 as an expert advising Gizmodo on The Facebook Papers

Website: michaelzimmer.org