The U.S. v. Antoine Jones cellphone tracking case now before the U.S. Supreme Court (see WSJ story below) is among a plethora of data-mining-related topics explored in a comprehensive new package being released this week b the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative. 

In “The Data Minefield,” NSJI Carnegie Fellow Paul Rosenzweig   explores the ins and outs of data mining and provides insights and resources to help reporters better understand how it is done and what its implications are.

Roswnzweig, a lawyer, sat in on the U.S. v. Jones arguments before the Supreme Court this week.  He is a former first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security.  He is author of the forthcoming bookCyberwarfare: How Conflicts in Cyberspace are Challenging America and Changing the World (Praeger).