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David Medine, the Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board joined the Privacy Coalition to discuss the Board’s priorities and the logistics of creating an independent agency from scratch. Douwe Korff, a professor of international law in London discussed Europe’s response to the disclosure of the PRISM program and NSA’s surveillance in general. Aaron Titus reported on the IRS’s careless treatment of Social Security Numbers. Brad Jansen provided an update on ECPA reform.

Jessica Rich, the recently appointed Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, joined the Privacy Coalition for a discussion on what her bureau’s priorities should be going forward. Director Rich was joined by Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director of the Division of Privacy & Identity Protection within the Bureau of Consumer Protection. EPIC provided an update on its petition to force the NSA to do a public rulemaking on the agency’s monitoring and collection of communications traffic within the United States.

Edith 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.