Events | World Privacy Forum

Aug 06 2019

WPF Keynote, Modern Privacy and Governance

Keynote, Modern Privacy and Governance, Radar First Portland, OR Pam Dixon presented a keynote speech on modern privacy and governance to the RadarFirst users meeting. This speech outlined WPF’s work on Voluntary Consensus Standards and data governance as well as identity ecosystems, health data, data brokers, and AI/Machine Learning. August 6, 2019, by invitation only

Jul 15 2019

WPF presenting Privacy & Biometric Myths and Realities, Webinar

July 15 2019 WPF is presenting an hour and a half educational webinar on privacy and biometrics for the National Network to End Domestic Violence. The event is by invitation only, and is directed at individuals working directly with domestic violence services. NNEDV: Privacy & Biometric Myths and Realities, Webinar: please inquire for access details.

Jun 18 2019

Roundtable of African Data Protection Authorities, WPF Rapporteur, ID4AFRICA

The ID4Africa Movement is having its annual conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 18-20, 2019. WPF’s Pam Dixon will be the Rapporteur for the first Roundtable of African Data Protection Authorities, RADPA. This event will be moderated by Teki Falconer, Founder of Africa Digital Rights Hub, and former DPA of Ghana. Post-event note: The Rapporteur’s

Jun 11 2019

WPF presenting at ID Week London

11-13 June 2019 Identity Week London ExCel London, UK Pam Dixon will be moderating and speaking at Identity Week London. Moderator: Blockchain, identity, and privacy Plenary Panel: Global privacy and Identity trends https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/identity-week/index.stm

Jun 11 2019

WPF testifying before US Senate Banking Committee

Pam Dixon, WPF Executive Director, is testifying before the US Senate Banking Committee today on the topic of privacy, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, data brokers, and predictive analytics. “I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss our research and what we have documented about the privacy of Americans in a predictive analytics era,”

National IDs Around the World — Interactive map

About this Data Visualization: This interactive map displays the presence...
New Report: From the Filing Cabinet to the Cloud: Updating the Privacy Act of 1974

This comprehensive report and proposed bill text is focused on the Privacy Act of 1974, an important and early Federal privacy law that applies to the government sector and some contractors. The Privacy Act was written for the 1970s information era -- an era that was characterized by the use of mainframe computers and filing cabinets. Today's digital information era looks much different than the '70s: smart phones are smarter than the old mainframes, and documents are now routinely digitized and stored and perhaps even analyzed in the cloud, among many other changes. The report focuses on why the Privacy Act needs an update that will bring it into this century, and how that could look and work. This work was written by Robert Gellman, and informed by a two-year multi-stakeholder process.
COVID-19 and HIPAA: HHS’s Troubled Approach to Waiving Privacy and Security Rules for the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic strained the U.S. health ecosystem in numerous ways, including putting pressure on the HIPAA privacy and security rules. The Department of Health and Human Services adjusted the privacy and security rules for the pandemic through the use of statutory and administrative HIPAA waivers. While some of the adjustments are appropriate for the emergency circumstances, there are also some meaningful and potentially unwelcome privacy and security consequences. At an appropriate time, the use of HIPAA waivers as a response to health care emergencies needs a thorough review. This report sets out the facts, identifies the issues, and proposes a roadmap for change.