Privacy Coalition http://privacycoalition.org/ en-us Copyright 2017 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 17:00:58 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss April 2016 Monthly Meeting Paul Nemitz, the Director for Fundamental rights and Union citizenship in the Directorate-General for Justice of the European Commission, and Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor. Both joined the Privacy Coalition on separate days to discuss the Privacy Shield, surveillance, EU Reform, and privacy and civil liberties in the digital age.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2016/04/april_2016_monthly_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2016/04/april_2016_monthly_meeting.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Fri, 08 Apr 2016 17:00:58 -0500 November 2015 Monthly Meeting Michael Horowitz joined the Privacy Coalition on November 20. Mr. Horowitz oversees the Office of Inspector General, which is a statutorily created independent entity that provides oversight of Department of Justice employees and programs. The Inspector General discussed the recent reports his office has worked on and the priorities for the office moving forward.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2015/11/november_2015_monthly_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2015/11/november_2015_monthly_meeting.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:52:39 -0500 October 2015 Monthly Meeting Professor Shoshana Zuboff joined the Privacy Coalition on October 19. Professor Zuboff, named the "true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, is the Charles Edward Wilson Professor emerita at Harvard Business School. She joined the Privacy Coalition to discuss her work on " surveillance capitalism" and upcoming book, Master or Slave? The Fight for the Soul of Our Information Civilization.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2015/10/october_2015_monthly_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2015/10/october_2015_monthly_meeting.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:51:23 -0500 September 2015 Monthly Meeting Dr. Frederik Borgesuis joined the Privacy Coalition on September 30. Dr. Borgesuis is a researcher at the Institute for Information Law of the University of Amsterdam. He researches profiling, privacy, data protection law, freedom of expression, and discrimination. He joined the Privacy Coalition to discuss his ongoing research into online price discrimination.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2015/09/september_2015_monthly_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2015/09/september_2015_monthly_meeting.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:49:45 -0500 July 2015 Monthly Meeting Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda joined the Privacy Coalition on July 10. Ambassador Sepulveda serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and the U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the State Department's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. The Ambassador discussed security, encryption, and privacy as it relates to maintaining an open internet.

Also joining the Privacy Coalition in July was Assistant Secretary Lawrence Strickling, who serves as the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Assistant Secretary Strickling joined the Privacy Coalition on July 24 to discuss the NTIA's recent privacy multistakeholder process on facial recognition and upcoming multistakeholder processes for drones and cybersecurity. He also discussed the current state of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2015/07/july_2015_monthly_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2015/07/july_2015_monthly_meeting.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:10:53 -0500 March 2015 Monthly Meeting R. David Edelman, the Senior Advisor for Internet, Innovation, and Privacy for the White House, joined the Privacy Coalition on March 27. Mr. Edelman discussed the recent privacy initiatives of the Obama Administration, including the recently released discussion draft of the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act. Mr. Edelman is responsible for policy development on issues related to the digital economy, including online privacy and Internet governance.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2015/03/march_2015_monthly_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2015/03/march_2015_monthly_meeting.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:56:29 -0500 Head European Data Protection Official Meets with Privacy Coalition Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), joined the Privacy Coalition on March 6. Mr. Buttarelli discussed his agenda for privacy protection he outlined in a recent speech at the Computers, Privacy & Data Protection Conference. Mr. Buttarelli was confirmed as the EDPS last December. In his role, he is responsible for ensuring that European institutions and bodies respect the right to privacy.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2015/03/head_european_data_protection_.php http://privacycoalition.org/2015/03/head_european_data_protection_.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:03:36 -0500 ODNI Privacy Officer to Speak at February meeting Alexander W. Joel, the head of the Civil Liberties and Privacy Office for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will join the Privacy Coalition in February. Mr. Joel's responsibilities include incorporating privacy and civil liberties into the policies and procedures of the Intelligence community, overseeing compliance, and reviewing complaints of possible abuses. ]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2015/01/odni_privacy_officer_to_speak_.php http://privacycoalition.org/2015/01/odni_privacy_officer_to_speak_.php News Speakers Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:25:49 -0500 President Pushes Consumer Privacy Forward The President announced that he will move forward the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, a model framework for federal consumer privacy legislation. http://privacycoalition.org/2015/01/president_pushes_consumer_priv.php http://privacycoalition.org/2015/01/president_pushes_consumer_priv.php Legislation News Privacy Legislation Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:28:13 -0500 President to Propose Legislation to Safeguard Student Data The President will propose legislation to safeguard student data, to "ensure that data collected in the educational context is used only for educational purposes." The Student Digital Privacy Act, based on a landmark California statute, will prohibit companies from selling data for non-educational purposes and from using data for targeted advertising. http://privacycoalition.org/2015/01/president_to_propose_legislati.php http://privacycoalition.org/2015/01/president_to_propose_legislati.php Legislation News Privacy Legislation Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:20:44 -0500 December 2014 Monthly Meeting Terrell McSweeny joined the Privacy Coalition in December to discuss the FTC's work on privacy issues. The FTC recently provided comments to NHTSA regarding privacy and vehicle-to-vehicle communications, and filed a complaint against debt brokers alleging the illegal exposure of personal information of consumers. Last month, the FTC settled charges that TRUSTe deceived consumers through its privacy seal program.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2014/12/december_2014_monthly_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2014/12/december_2014_monthly_meeting.php Meeting Calendar News Speakers Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:00:07 -0500 October 2014 Monthly Meeting Enforcement Bureau Chief, joined the Privacy Coalition in October. Mr. Leblanc discussed the FCC's recent privacy-related enforcement actions including actions against Verizon, Marriot, and two phone companies--TerraCom and YourTel America. Mr. Leblanc also discussed the parameters of the agency's authority to protect consumers' privacy. Additionally, the Privacy Coalition was joined by Rachel Bovard, a policy advisor for the Senate Republican Committee. Ms. Bovard briefed the Coalition on efforts to add privacy protections for DNA collected during newborn screening procedures.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2014/10/october_2014_monthly_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2014/10/october_2014_monthly_meeting.php Fri, 31 Oct 2014 05:00:00 -0500 September 2014 Monthly Meeting General Counsel, joined the Privacy Coalition in September. Also joining the Coalition from the FBI was Monica Ryan, the head of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Unit within the Office of the General Counsel. Mr. Baker discussed the Next Generation Identification program, the Rap Back program, and the use of facial recognition among other topics. The Coalition was also briefed by Ed Hasbrouk on a recent inquiry by Senator Rockefeller into airline privacy practices. Sai briefed the Coalition on his pro se Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act case against the TSA.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2014/09/september_2014_monthly_meeting.php http://privacycoalition.org/2014/09/september_2014_monthly_meeting.php Meeting Calendar News Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:40:09 -0500 Coalition Calls for Transparency in Public Consumer Database comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, over 40 public interest organizations urged the Bureau to publish consumer complaint narratives. The Bureau currently publishes limited complaint information on financial products and services, including debt collection and credit reports. The Bureau is now considering a plan to provide consumer perspectives on experiences with the financial industry. The consumer groups support this effort and also recommend obtaining consumer consent and removing personally identifiable information before posting the complaints. ]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2014/09/epic_coalition_call_for_transp.php http://privacycoalition.org/2014/09/epic_coalition_call_for_transp.php News Rulemaking Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:44:31 -0500 Coalition Urges UN Human Rights Council to Review U.S. Spy Programs submission to the United Nations, the Brennan Center, EPIC, and other public interest organizations urged the Human Rights Council to review U.S. surveillance programs. The Council regularly performs a Universal Periodic Review of the human rights record of UN Member States. As a result of the Council's last review, the U.S. Government committed to protect individual privacy and stop spying on citizens without judicial authorization.]]> http://privacycoalition.org/2014/09/coalition_urges_un_human_right.php http://privacycoalition.org/2014/09/coalition_urges_un_human_right.php News Rulemaking Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:56:41 -0500