Specifically, contextual integrity has influenced the United States government's thinking about privacy issues.

[2][3] Nissenbaum co-created the TrackMeNot and AdNauseam browser extensions, which demonstrated the use of obfuscation to maintain user privacy.

She then went on to study at Stanford University, where she completed a Master's in the social science of education in 1978, and a PhD in philosophy in 1983.

[1] Nissenbaum has received grants from the National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Ford Foundation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

[5] TrackMeNot uses the notion of privacy through obfuscation to protect the user against online identification, surveillance, and profiling.