http://privacycoalition.org/ en Copyright 2012 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:35:03 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2012/04/march_2012_privacy_coalition_m.php http://privacycoalition.org/2012/04/march_2012_privacy_coalition_m.php Speakers Top Issues Meeting Calendar Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:35:03 -0500 Benjamin 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. http://privacycoalition.org/2012/03/february_2012_privacy_coalitio.php http://privacycoalition.org/2012/03/february_2012_privacy_coalitio.php Meeting Calendar Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:19:33 -0500 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. ]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/12/december_2011_privacy_coalitio.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/12/december_2011_privacy_coalitio.php Meeting Calendar News Rulemaking Speakers Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:17:04 -0500 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."]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/12/november_2011_privacy_coalitio.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/12/november_2011_privacy_coalitio.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:11:45 -0500 http://www.YouthRights.org, introduced the organization to the Privacy Coalition. ]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/12/october_2011_privacy_coalition.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/12/october_2011_privacy_coalition.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:58:32 -0500 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.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/september_30_privacy_coalition.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/september_30_privacy_coalition.php Meeting Calendar Privacy Legislation Speakers Top Issues Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:35:18 -0500 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. http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/september_privacy_coalition_me.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/september_privacy_coalition_me.php Meeting Calendar Speakers Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:27:02 -0500 asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook. Facebook had been secretly tracking users after they logged off of Facebook's webpage, and had recently announced changes in business practices that "[gave] the company far greater ability to disclose the personal information of its users to its business partners..."]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_works_to_protect_fac.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_works_to_protect_fac.php Actions News Top Issues Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:24:48 -0500 asked the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to investigate the FBI's Next Generation Identification program, a "billion-dollar initiative to create the world's largest biometric database." ]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_seeks_investigation_.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_seeks_investigation_.php Actions News Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:20:11 -0500 statement to the Department of Homeland Security. The group opposed proposed changes to the Watchlist Service, a secretive government database filled with sensitive information. The agency has solicited comments on the program, which entails developing a real-time duplicate copy of the database and expanding the groups and personnel with immediate access to the records. The groups, which included: The ALA Washington Office, The Bill of Rights Defense Committee, The Center for Financial Privacy and Human Rights, The Center for Media and Democracy, Consumer Action, Consumer Federal of America, The Cyber Privacy Project, Electronic Frontier Foundation, The Liberty Coalition, OMB Watch, OpentheGovernment.org, Patient Privacy Rights, Privacy Activism, Privacy Journal, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Privacy Rights Now Coalition, and World Privacy Forum. The reply to comments they submitted focused on the security and privacy risks posed by the new system, as well as The Privacy Act. Passed by Congress in 1974, the Act requires DHS to notify subjects of government surveillance in addition to providing a meaningful opportunity to correct information that could negatively affect them. ]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_wants_an_end_to_secr.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_wants_an_end_to_secr.php Actions DHS News Rulemaking Top Issues Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:10:54 -0500 American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Consumer Watchdog, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, National Consumers League, Privacy Activism, Patient Privacy Rights Foundation, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Privacy Times, U.S. PIRG, and World Privacy Forum, argues that current privacy laws are inadequate, and that industry self-regulation has failed, as evidenced by millions of records compromised in data breaches. ]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_members_promote_cons.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_members_promote_cons.php Actions Campaigns News Top Issues Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:54:06 -0500 statement to the Department of Homeland Security in opposition to the proposed expansion of the employment verification system, "E-Verify." The agency announced plans to incorporate state driver license records that could significantly expand the use of the Homeland Security database. The groups, which included the ACLU, ALA Legislative Office, American Policy Center, Center for Digital Democracy, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Liberty Coalition, Privacy Activism, and UNITED SIKHS said that the DHS proposal is unlawful and looks very similar to the REAL ID scheme that was previously defeated.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_members_object_to_e-.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/coalition_members_object_to_e-.php Actions Campaigns News Rulemaking Top Issues Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:37:34 -0500 Consumer Federation of America provided a lecture to the coalition on the proposal by the Department of Commerce and supported by the Federal Trade Commission to develop a multi-stakeholder approach to federal privacy policy development. Christopher Calabrese,Counsel to the ACLU Technology and Liberty Project, briefed the coalition on Electronic Communication Privacy Act proposed reform and the 112th Congress.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/july_privacy_coalition_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/10/july_privacy_coalition_meeting.php Meeting Calendar Speakers Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:21:34 -0500 Jeremy Grant, NSTIC National Program Director, NIST was the June meeting's guest speaker. He heads the National Program Office, established within the Department of Commerce, to bringing the public and private sectors together to issues related to Cybersecurity. He was joined at the meeting by Ari Schwartz: Senior Internet Policy Advisor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and he is also working on the Internet Policy Task Force at the Department of Commerce. Prof. Peter Swire: former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. Prof. Swire recently returned to his position as the C. William O'Neill Professor of Law at the Moritz College of Law of the Ohio State University. Prof. Swire offered insight into the policy debate and options open to the Administration in shaping domestic and International online Cybersecurity Policy. http://privacycoalition.org/2011/06/june_privacy_coalition_meeetin.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/06/june_privacy_coalition_meeetin.php Meeting Calendar Speakers Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:47:52 -0500 briefed the Coalition on the State Departments System of Records Notice for a new passport application and the public reaction to requirements for the collection of detailed information from applicants. Bridget P. Kessler, Clinical Teaching Fellow, Immigration Justice Clinic Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, will brief the coalition on the DHS Secure Communities Office. Per W Olstad, Acting Legal Counsel, Change to Win, briefed the coalition on the organization's targeting last year by "Team Themis" a consortium of government intelligence and defense contractors. M. Chris Riley with Free Press discussed the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile's US Operation.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2011/06/april_privacy_coalition_meetin.php http://privacycoalition.org/2011/06/april_privacy_coalition_meetin.php Meeting Calendar Speakers Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:16:06 -0500