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Mark D Hughes is a Causal-Realist (Austrian) economist in the Menger/Mises/Rothbard tradition. He is founder and Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Privacy Issues (ISPI).
'''Mark D. Hughes''' is a [[Causal]]-[[Realist]] ([[Austrian school|Austrian]]) [[economist]] in the [[Menger]]/[[Mises]]/[[Rothbard]] tradition. He is founder and Executive Director of the [[Institute for the Study of Privacy Issues]] (ISPI), a small, entirely member-funded organization which promotes interdisciplinary research and reporting on personal, financial, and electronic privacy so as to help ordinary people understand the degree of privacy they have with respect to government, industry and each other. In 1997, Hughes founded ISPI in response to concerns about the world-wide explosive growth of interconnected data-base technology and the widespread use of this technology by government, business and ordinary people to snoop into the private lives and finances of unsuspecting citizens.


The Institute for the Study of Privacy Issues (ISPI) promotes interdisciplinary research and reporting on personal, financial, and electronic privacy so as to help ordinary people understand the degree of privacy they have with respect to government, industry and each other.
From 1986 to 1989, Hughes was Academic Coordinator of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]] - [[Lawrence Fertig Student Center]]. The LFSC was the Fairfax, Virginia ([[George Mason University]]) satellite office of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. It functioned as a student resource center and conference location for the advancement of "Misesian" Austrian Economics in Northern Virginia. As a graduate Student at GMU one of his focuses was the Causal-Realist approach to the economics of eleemosynary institutions and charity, philanthropy and volunteerism.


ISPI is a tiny--member funded--organization. Its independent and doesn't accept government funding.
From 1991 to 1996, Hughes was owner of Ama-gi Dolphin Distribution, which provided direct and network-retail marketing of household environmental products, preschool educational tools and consumer electronics. From 1995 to 1997, Hughes was owner of Ama-gi Dolphin Offshore Financial Research, which provided independent and unbiased research and reporting on publications and businesses dealing with privacy, asset protection, and financial planning through offshore banking centers.


In 1997 he founded ISPI in response to two concerns:
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1) The world-wide explosive growth of interconnected data-base technology, and;


2) The widespread use of this technology by government, business and ordinary people to snoop into the private lives and finances of unsuspecting citizens.
see:


For more than 15 years ISPI has been the leading distributor of news and information on Identity, surveillance and privacy issues by way of its daily news service - ISPI Clips.
Middle Class Windfalls and the Poverty of the Welfare State
Mark D. Hughes
The Philanthropist  Vol 10, No 4 (1991)  Pg: 3- 24
http://thephilanthropist.ca/index.php/phil/issue/view/89


ISPI Clips is a unique privacy-news service. It’s NOT simply a digest of condensed stories that have been edited and redacted down to a smattering of one paragraph blurbs. ISPI Clips is the real thing. It's like getting a newspaper with as many as 35 COMPLETE privacy-related articles delivered directly to your e-mail doorstep every weekday.


Articles selected for ISPI Clips are timely (often breaking news) and of vital interest to privacy advocates, lawyers, corporate privacy officers, government privacy commissioners/directors and IT managers.
A Response to "Commercial Nonprofit Enterprises in the United States: The
Phenomenon of Unfair Competition" and "Unfair Competition: The Profits of  
Nonprofit"
Mark D. Hughes
The Philanthropist  Vol 9, No 3 (1990) Pg: 43 - 56
http://thephilanthropist.ca/index.php/phil/issue/view/49


In his exhaustive review of the top privacy-information services, Jay Cline, columnist and president of Minnesota Privacy Consultants, ranks ISPI Clips as "...the most comprehensive daily privacy news-clipping service."  [ http://www.cio.com/article/490947/Keeping_Up_with_Privacy_Compliance_News_Three_Main_Options_Rated_ ]


ISPI Clips focus is privacy news from the USA, Canada, the UK and Europe. News from Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa is also covered. Coverage of privacy news from Asia, and Latin America continues to grow.
Unmasking the Two-Tier Tax-Credit Scheme
Mark D. Hughes
The Philanthropist  Vol 8, No 2 (1989)  Pg: 16 - 31
http://thephilanthropist.ca/index.php/phil/issue/view/54


Try ISPI Clips for 3 weeks with absolutely no obligation; send your name, email & request to ISPI@PrivacyNews.com


Hughes was owner of Ama-gi Dolphin Offshore Financial Research 1995 – 1997 (2 years). It provided independent and unbiased research and reporting on publications and businesses dealing with privacy, asset protection, and financial planning through offshore banking centers.
Bookshelf:
 
Review of "The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook"
Hughes was owner of Ama-gi Dolphin Distribution 1991 – 1996 (5 years). It provided direct and network-retail marketing of household environmental products, preschool educational tools and consumer electronics.
Edited by Walter W. Powell
 
Mark D. Hughes
Hughes was Academic Coordinator of the Ludwig von Mises Institute - Lawrence Fertig Student Center 1986 – 1989 (3 years). The LFSC was the Fairfax, Virginia (George Mason University) satellite office of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Functioned as a student resource center and conference location for the advancement of "Misesian" Austrian Economics in Northern Virginia.
The Philanthropist  Vol 7, No 4 (1988) Pg: 61 - 65
http://thephilanthropist.ca/index.php/phil/issue/view/56

Latest revision as of 04:21, 19 January 2014

Mark D. Hughes is a Causal-Realist (Austrian) economist in the Menger/Mises/Rothbard tradition. He is founder and Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Privacy Issues (ISPI), a small, entirely member-funded organization which promotes interdisciplinary research and reporting on personal, financial, and electronic privacy so as to help ordinary people understand the degree of privacy they have with respect to government, industry and each other. In 1997, Hughes founded ISPI in response to concerns about the world-wide explosive growth of interconnected data-base technology and the widespread use of this technology by government, business and ordinary people to snoop into the private lives and finances of unsuspecting citizens.

From 1986 to 1989, Hughes was Academic Coordinator of the Ludwig von Mises Institute - Lawrence Fertig Student Center. The LFSC was the Fairfax, Virginia (George Mason University) satellite office of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. It functioned as a student resource center and conference location for the advancement of "Misesian" Austrian Economics in Northern Virginia. As a graduate Student at GMU one of his focuses was the Causal-Realist approach to the economics of eleemosynary institutions and charity, philanthropy and volunteerism.

From 1991 to 1996, Hughes was owner of Ama-gi Dolphin Distribution, which provided direct and network-retail marketing of household environmental products, preschool educational tools and consumer electronics. From 1995 to 1997, Hughes was owner of Ama-gi Dolphin Offshore Financial Research, which provided independent and unbiased research and reporting on publications and businesses dealing with privacy, asset protection, and financial planning through offshore banking centers.


see:

Middle Class Windfalls and the Poverty of the Welfare State Mark D. Hughes The Philanthropist Vol 10, No 4 (1991) Pg: 3- 24 http://thephilanthropist.ca/index.php/phil/issue/view/89


A Response to "Commercial Nonprofit Enterprises in the United States: The Phenomenon of Unfair Competition" and "Unfair Competition: The Profits of Nonprofit" Mark D. Hughes The Philanthropist Vol 9, No 3 (1990) Pg: 43 - 56 http://thephilanthropist.ca/index.php/phil/issue/view/49


Unmasking the Two-Tier Tax-Credit Scheme Mark D. Hughes The Philanthropist Vol 8, No 2 (1989) Pg: 16 - 31 http://thephilanthropist.ca/index.php/phil/issue/view/54


Bookshelf: Review of "The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook" Edited by Walter W. Powell Mark D. Hughes The Philanthropist Vol 7, No 4 (1988) Pg: 61 - 65 http://thephilanthropist.ca/index.php/phil/issue/view/56

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