Events | World Privacy Forum

Dec 29 2018

OECD AI Expert Group; WPF delegate

Pam Dixon, WPF Executive Director, is an expert advisor to the OECD on AI and a delegate of the AI Expert Group. This is the third meeting of the group, to continue discussions of a principle framework.The AIGO is crafting guidelines on AI as part of the OECD Going Digital, Working Party on Security and Privacy

Dec 28 2018

WPF at CES 2019

WPF will be participating in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019. CES is the largest electronics show in the world, and serves as advance notice for emerging technologies and privacy trends. WPF’s schedule at CES is as follows: Tuesday: Digital Money Wednesday: Digital Health Thursday: Student privacy, identity technologies & biometrics, IoT Friday: Smart cities,

Nov 13 2018

WPF to testify about AI and privacy at Federal Trade Commission

WPF executive director Pam Dixon will testify before the US Federal Trade Commission in a hearing focused on “Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics,” to be held Nov. 13-14, 2018 in Washington DC. Event details Date: November 13 & 14, 9am-5 pm Location: HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2900 Van Ness St NW, Washington, DC

Nov 01 2018

Keynote address, United Nations; Women and Privacy

WPF Executive Director will be addressing the United Nations in a keynote talk 7 November, Global digital privacy myths and realities for women. The address will kick off a workshop focused on safe provisioning of services for women globally. The event will be held at UN Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. During the workshop portion of the

Oct 29 2018

40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, WPF speaking

WPF will be a delegate at the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. The conference is held from 22 – 25 Oct., 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Executive Director Pam Dixon will be addressing the main conference, and at two side events. Tuesday, 23 Oct: Information Accountability Foundation, Ethics by Design: Building A

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.
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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