The Privacy Coalition is a nonpartisan coalition of consumer, civil liberties, educational, family, library, labor, and technology organizations that have agreed to the Privacy Pledge. Members of the coalition have been meeting since 1995, but formalized the organization in February 2001. View a list of member organizations.
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March 2012 Privacy Coalition Meeting
April 17, 2012Danny Weitzner, Esq. White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy with The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He briefed the Coalition on The White House Consumer Data Privacy in A Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy. President Obama's Forward to the report and the report's Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights articulate the importance of privacy in the digital information age. John Morris, head of the National Telecommunication and Information Administration's Office of Policy Analysis and Development (OPAD) spoke on the multi-stakeholder process outlined in the White House consumer privacy paper. The Coalition also received a briefing from Vernon Mosley a senior cybersecurity engineer at the Federal Communication Commission in their Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau's Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division. Naomi B. Lefkovitz with the National Program Office (NPO) at National Institute of Science and Technology. She briefed the Coalition on the NPO's efforts to establish a process to move forward with the administration's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. She was joined by Jeremy Grant who leads the NPO.
Posted by Coney on April 17, 2012
February 2012 Privacy Coalition Meeting
March 26, 2012Benjamin P. Peck, Senior Legislative and Policy Associate
Dēmos briefed the Coalition on HR. 321, the " Equal Employment for All Act" that would ban the practice of using credit checks for employment decisions. Among the reasons we believe credit checks should not be used in employment decisions is that this practice constitutes an invasion of job applicants' privacy. Introducing a person's credit history into the employment process means that potential employees are being forced to discuss their medical history and marital status as a condition of employment. Medical bills and divorce are among the most common sources of credit problems.
Posted by Coney on March 26, 2012
December 2011 Privacy Coalition Meeting
December 16, 2011
Guest speakers included Gail Hillebrand, Associate Director of Consumer Education and Engagement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau met with the Coalition. She was joined by Brett Kitt, Senior Counsel and Claire Stapleton, Chief Privacy Officer with the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. the agency is providing financial education to consumers and opportunities to register mortgage and credit card company complaints. The Consumer Financial Protection Agency also allow consumers to tell their stories regarding experiences with financial products. Kathleen Styles, Chief Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Education, updated the Coalition on topics discussed in May including new FERPA regulations, increasing privacy assistance to the education community, and student data release policy. Julian Sanchez, Research Fellow, with CATO, briefed the Coalition on the House Judiciary Committee Mark-up of the Managers Amendment to the Stop Online Piracy Act. Gilad Rosner, PhD Candidate, School of Computer Science University of Nottingham, will be discussing the Public Policy of Unlinkability just at the beginning of his work on a comparative study of the US and Germany.
Posted by Coney on December 16, 2011
November 2011 Privacy Coalition Meeting
Speakers included Lora Hubbel State Representative South Dakota on REAL ID rollout and privacy problems of US Citizens who are not able to get supporting documents that are required to receive an ID. Ed Mierzwinski, Director of Consumer Programs US PIRG, to talk about Consumer Protection and the Obama Administration. Briefing by Beth Rosenberg, Technology Fellow, EPIC, "Web Analytics and the Future of Behavioral Marketing."
Posted by Coney on December 16, 2011
October 2011 Privacy Coalition Meeting
Meeting speakers included Annie Wilcox Boyajian Legislative Assistant Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) who briefed the the Coalition on a proposed HHS Rule Change on Data Collection Related to Health Care Reform.
Zach Cafritz, Legislative Assistant, Congressman James P. Moran, briefed the coalition on abuse of a Deceased Child's SSN to receive a Child Tax Credit from the IRS refund. Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Deputy Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom American Library Association discussed ALA's Plans for Choose Privacy Week. Rainey Reitman, Activism Director EFF will provide an update on EFF's projects. Dave Moss Director of Development and Operations, for http://www.YouthRights.org, introduced the organization to the Privacy Coalition.
Posted by Coney on December 16, 2011
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