Joshua A. T. Fairfield is a professor of Law at Washington and Lee University. His articles on protecting consumer interests in an age of mass-market consumer contracting regularly appear in top law and law-and-technology journals, and policy pieces on consumer protection and technology have appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, and the Financial Times, among other outlets. Fairfield consults with U.S. government agencies on national security, privacy, and law enforcement within online communities.