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May 2013 Monthly Meeting
May 10, 2013Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, briefed the Coalition on the Commission's priorities during her term. Chairwoman Ramirez was joined by her senior legal advisor Janis Kestenbaum and the Commission's Chief Technologist, Steve Bellovin. The Commission is currently conducting an investigation into the data broker industry. The Commission is also accepting comments regarding the privacy and security implications of the Internet of Things, and will hold a public workshop on November 21.
Posted by EPIC on May 10, 2013
February 2013 Monthly Meeting
February 27, 2013Helen Goff Foster, Director for Privacy Civil Liberties with the National Security Staff of the White House briefed the Coalition on the Cyber-security Executive Order and Public Policy Director recently adopted by the Administration. Prior to the meeting Jay Stanley with the ACLU the Vice Chair of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) provided a briefing on the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyber Space and the need for civil society organizations to register as official members of the committee. Stephen Buckner, Director and Steve Jost, Associate Director for Communications Census provided a briefing on how the agency is working to make data more usable and available to the public. Peter Pietra, Privacy Officer, Transportation Security Administration Department of Homeland Security spoke on the topic Secure Flight and TSA Risk Based Screening. Malavika Jayaram, Visiting Scholar at the Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania discussed India's Identity Crisis: Biometrics or Bust? Dr. Katherine Albrecht with CASPIAN outlined the Campaign Against RFID Chips on Student IDs.
Posted by GTan on February 27, 2013
Federal Agency Seeks Public Comment on Car Black Boxes
December 16, 2012The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed that, beginning September 1, 2014, all new cars will be required to have Event Data Recorders. The devices record detailed information about drivers, which can be made available to insurance companies, the police, and others. Currently, there are minimal privacy protections in the draft regulation. The public will have until February 11, 2013 to provide comments to the agency. EPIC recommends that commentators urge the agency to "Strengthen privacy safeguards." For more information see EPIC - Event Data Recorders and Privacy and EPIC - Driver Privacy Protection Act.
Posted by GTan on December 16, 2012
November 2012 Privacy Coalition Meeting
December 12, 2012Jonathan Cantor, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security was the guest speaker. The Coalition received a briefing from Justin Rood, Senior Investigator for the Minority Homeland Security and Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations' regarding the committee's Fusion Center Report. Hemant Pathak, Assistant General Counsels for Microsoft spoke about the company's Privacy Projects on HIPAA and FERPA. J. Bradley Jansen, Director Financial Privacy and Human Rights briefed the coalition on a sign-on letter calling for Reform of the Electronic Communication Privacy Act and why changes were needed because of its relevance to online Genealogy research and the SSDI Death Master File.
Posted by GTan on December 12, 2012
October 2012 Privacy Coalition Meeting
Michael E. Reheuser Director, DOD, Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Office was the guest speaker at the October meeting of the Privacy Coalition. Members of the Privacy Coalition provided input on the "Lame Duck" Congress regarding legislation and activity that would impact privacy issues.
Posted by GTan on December 12, 2012
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EPIC Testifies Before Colorado Board on Student Privacy (May 21, 2013)
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