Welcome to my personal website, which I created to provide a place for my work and my thoughts. I’m a communications professional in Seattle specializing in privacy and online safety policy at Microsoft. (Standard disclaimer – all opinions expressed on this site are my own, and not those of Microsoft.)
I’m passionate about the issues that play out in the intersection of technology, society, and policy. I’m especially interested in information security, privacy, and online safety, and I really enjoy researching and writing about these topics.
On this site you will find my blog, as well as various things I’ve written, including published articles, white papers, testimony, and research.
What’s new from me:
On December 1, 2011 I gave an hour-long presentation on “Safer Socializing on the Internet” to the AARP of Washington. Here’s the video of my entire presentation:
Fostering Digital Citizenship - a paper I wrote for Microsoft in September, 2011
Building Global Trust Online: Policy Perspectives on Privacy, Safety and Security. This is Microsoft’s Policy Maker’s Guide. I wrote about 70 percent of the content:
Parental Controls 2010 Product Guide. I wrote this on my own, because there was a pressing need for a comprehensive guide to parental controls:
I enjoy hearing from people, and listening to their thoughts. There are several ways to get in touch with me:
E-mail: davidburt2000@yahoo.com
Mobile phone: +1 206 437-6772 (U.S. Pacific Time hours only, please!)
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidburt
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidburt
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/davidburt2000
