As a reporter for the Financial and Investigative staffs of the Post, Robert O'Harrow has carved out a data privacy beat and uncovered stories about the use of information that has led to changes in state and federal law. In 2000, O'Harrow was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. He was a recipient of the 2003 Carnegie Mellon Cybersecurity Reporting Award.

Pulitzer Prize Package Robert O'Harrow was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for the following collection of articles: • Posing a Privacy Problem? Jan. 22, 1999 • U.S. Helped Fund Photo Database of Driver IDs Feb. 18, 1999 • U.S. to Start Gathering Patient Data March 22, 1999 • Under Fire, U.S. Amends Plan to Collect Health Care Data April 1, 1999 • Digital-Age Snoops Hire Lobbyist, Make Headway on Hill April 17, 1999 • Survey Says: You're Not Anonymous June 9, 1999 • Uncle Sam Has All Your Numbers June 27, 1999 • Justice Dept. Pushes for Power to Unlock PC Security Systems August 20, 1999 • Senate Passes Bill On Drivers' Records Oct. 5, 1999 • Unlisted Numbers Not Protected From Marketers Dec. 19, 1999

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