[2] Solove is one of the world's leading experts in privacy and data security law, having authored 5 books, 8 textbooks, and more than 90 articles on the topic.

Solove has been quoted by the media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and NPR.

[7] In 2005, Solove said that a legal research service marked by the company Westlaw that made it easy to look up the social security numbers of individuals was provided as "the best tool an identity thief can use.

"[8] In 2009 Solove argued "that Congress or the Federal Trade Commission should prohibit companies from using SSNs (Social Security Numbers) as a means to verify identity.

"[9] In 2011 Tony Doyle wrote in The Journal of Value Inquiry that Solove "has established himself as one of the leading privacy theorists writing in English today.