Jamie Gorelik has new task; what could go wrong?

Jamie Gorelik is a member of a private group pushing for a rewrite of online privacy laws. William A. Jacobson, a law professor who blogs at Legal Insurrection, asks, "What could possibly go wrong?"

Here's why: As a staffer in the U.S. Attorney General's office, Gorelik drafted a memorandum that effectively erected a wall between intelligence gathering and law enforcement. That wall subsequently hampered the FBI's investigation of Zacarias Moussaoui in connection with 9/11.  Later, she became a lobbyist for Fannie Mae, where she benefited from Enron-style accounting that resulted in big bonuses for those in charge.

Now in private practice in Washington, D.C., Gorelik is part of a coalition that hopes to bring about a rewrite of online privacy laws.

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