Events | World Privacy Forum

Apr 16 2018

Biometrics Institute GDPR & biometrics seminar, WPF moderating

WPF executive director Pam Dixon will be moderating a Biometrics Institute seminar in Brussels 17 April on implications and implementation of the GDPR. The event will be held at the Office of the Spanish National Research Council, 7th Floor, Room 3, Rue du Trône 62, 1050 Brussels. The event is from 1:30-5:30 pm. To attend

Apr 05 2018

American Law Institute, Principles of the Law, Data Privacy project meeting, WPF participant

WPF is participating in the American Law Institute meeting for its Data Privacy Law project. The event will be held 5 April, 2018, from 8 am – 5 pm. Project Reporters: Dan Solove Paul Schwartz Meeting Location: Fairmont Washington, D.C. Updated Meeting Location: Ballroom I 2401 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20037 MATERIALS: Preliminary Draft

Mar 15 2018

KNOW Identity Conference, WPF speaker on trust in a sharing economy

WPF Executive Director will be speaking at the KNOW Identity Conference in Washington DC this year. The panel topic is Managing Trust in a Sharing Economy. The event will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Panel Details: Tuesday 27 March 2018 10:30 – 11:20 Managing Trust in a Sharing Economy

Mar 15 2018

Annual BCLT Privacy Law Forum Silicon Valley, WPF participant

WPF will be participating at the annual BCLT Privacy Law Forum, to be held this year 23 March 2018 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto, California. From the brochure….Topics will include: the global diffusion (or not) of EU data protection principles; new requirements for the explainability of algorithms; and the possibility that antitrust

Mar 04 2018

Medical ID Theft Update, IPPC U.S. Working Group, webinar

Executive Director Pam Dixon is presenting an invitation-only webinar to members of the IPPC US Working Group. The webinar, to be held at the monthly meeting, will cover what medical identity theft is, how the crime operates (with new research on this), where the crime operates (also with new research), and discussion of potential solutions

New Report – Without Consent: An analysis of student directory information practices in U.S. schools, and impacts on privacy

Without Consent is the first major benchmarking privacy report to examine school directory information practices and related privacy issues in a multi-year study across more than 5,000 schools at the primary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. The research found troubling and challenging student privacy problems that need to be urgently addressed. The report contains extensive findings and recommendations regarding student privacy, and includes best practices, sample forms, and resources for schools, parents, and students.
Patient’s Guide to HIPAA: How to Use the Law to Guard your Health Privacy

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Report: The Geography of Medical Identity Theft

This new WPF report finds that medical identity theft is still a crime that causes great harms to its victims, and that it is growing overall in the United States; however, there’s a catch. The national consumer complaint data suggests that the crime is growing at different rates in different states and regions of the US, creating medical identity theft “hotspots.” These hotspots are important for patients, policymakers, and healthcare stakeholders to know about so as to address potential risks.