Privacy

Dr. John Riolo, The Insider, interviews Professor Jon L. Mills, author of Privacy: The Lost Right published by Oxford University Press.

 Jon Mills is Dean Emeritus, Professor of Law, and Director of Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law. As a researcher and teacher, he directed major studies including international projects in Brazil, Poland, Haiti, and Central America. In addition to teaching at the College of Law, he has taught in Costa Rica,Brazil, the University of Warsaw and Cambridge University.

He has authored books, law review articles and reports on constitutional law, environmental issues, Voting Rights, and Ethics inGovernment.

As an expert on constitutional issues, he has been quoted by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post among others. He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, ABC, BBC and other media. He also produced an Emmy winning show on the Florida Everglades.

 In public service, Mr. Mills served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. During his ten years in the Legislature, he was a member of Florida's highly successful 1998 Constitution Revision Commission, and was named its most valuable member.As a lawyer, Mr. Mills has appeared in federal courts and the Florida Supreme Court on issues including voting rights and various constitutional issues. He is a fellow of the American Bar Association (ABA) and in 2007 he was appointed to the Advisory Committee to the ABA's World Justice Commission.

He is a scuba diver, licensed pilot and studied karate. He is married to Beth Mills and has two daughters, Marguerite and Elizabeth. Visit his webpage.