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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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
September 30 Privacy Coalition Meeting -- Privacy and Biometrics from ATR to IDs
October 5, 2011Peter Pietra, Chief Privacy Officer for the briefed the Privacy Coalition on changes made to millimeter wave Automated Target Recognition (whole body scanning) technology to address privacy and screening of air passenger. There are two forms of ATR the other is known as Backscatter x-ray, which does not have the features described by recent changes. The agency continues to work with Privacy Coalition members with constituencies, which are impacted by the deployment of the technology. Other challenges regarding the deployment of the technology include litigation by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. The Coalition also received a briefing on proposed changes to update the Federal Privacy Act from Evan Cash, Professional Staff Member with the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia he is staffer to Senator Daniel K. Akaka, Chairman, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. We also received a tutorial from Joy Kasaaian, International Biometrics Group, on the Science and Technology of Biometrics Identity.
Posted by Coney on October 5, 2011
September 9, Privacy Coalition Meeting -- Gamers, Gaming and Privacy
Joshua Fairfield,Associate Professor of Law, Washington & Lee University School of Law briefed the coalition on Gamers, Online Gaming, and Privacy. Professor Fairfield is an expert in the law and regulation of e-commerce and
videogames. Prof. Fairfield's research and scholarship explores the law and
economics of online contracts and the application of standard economic
models to virtual environments. The Coalition also received an update on Tor as a Privacy Enhancing Technology in 2011, by Andrew Lewman, Executive
Director of The Tor Project. Andrew Lewman outlined the Tor Project's mission as a non-profit organization that provides research and free software that protects online privacy and anonymity. Lewman manages The Tor Project's business operations, support, and advocacy roles while also serving on its board of directors.
Posted by Coney on October 5, 2011
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