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Sep 15 2020

WPF presenting on COVID-19 and identity at OECD – GPA Workshop

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon will be presenting at an OECD and Global Privacy Assembly workshop on the risks, challenges, and potential solutions regarding the intersection of COVID-19 and the uses of identity in a public health crisis. Event details: COVID-19 and privacy virtual Workshop on “The road to recovery: Lessons learned and challenges ahead”, hosted by

Jul 30 2020

ID4Africa, Spotlight on Unique Digital Identity Numbers

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon participated as a community member in the ID4Africa Livecast July 23, 2020. The livecast was moderated by ID4Africa Chairman Joseph Atick. From ID4Africa: Spotlight on Unique ID Numbers Ongoing debates surrounding Unique Digital Identity Numbers have in recent months been driven to the forefront of Africa’s identity agenda as governments

Jun 11 2020

Webinar: Identification and Surveillance in a Post-COVID-19 World, WPF chairing

Pam Dixon will be chairing a panel on Identification and Surveillance in a Post-COVID19 World Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 7 am PDT/ 10 am EDT / 2 pm BST. This panel will explore issues related to health surveillance, contact tracing during the COVID-19 crisis, use of identity information, and the balancing of the need for

May 20 2020

IAPP Summit: WPF on “When Global Emergencies Threaten to Jeopardize Privacy Rights”

WPF’s Pam Dixon participated in a wide-ranging and vibrant conversation on the intersection between public health and privacy for the IAPP Summit Series, May 20, 2020. The session is now available on demand. When Global Emergencies Threaten to Jeopardize Privacy Rights Release Date: 5/20/2020 (On demand at: https://iapp.org/conference/virtual-sessions/summit-sessions/#!#summit-sessions) Moderator: Fred Cate, VP Research, Indiana University

May 18 2020

WPF participating in Oregon AG Privacy Task Force: Meeting Announcement

The Oregon Attorney General has convened a privacy task force with a Central Table of ten members to discuss privacy issues in the state of Oregon. WPF has been selected as a member of the Central Table, and will provide privacy expertise to the group. The next meeting of the Oregon AG privacy task force

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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.