Events | World Privacy Forum

May 19 2021

Global Health Workgroup Meeting, C20

The Civil20 working group meeting on global health is to be held 20 May 2021. WPF is a member of this working group. The meeting will be focused on the preparation of documents and materials for the Global Health Summit in October as part of the G20 events. When: 19 May 2021 Where: Rome, Italy

Mar 18 2021

Generation Equality Forum; WPF panelist

Foro Generación Igualdad | Generation Equality Forum in Mexico City: 29-31 March 2021 The Generation Equality Forum in Mexico City, convened by UN Women and hosted by the Governments of Mexico and France in partnership with civil society and youth organizations, is now open for registration. The virtual event will honour the grassroots legacy of

Feb 17 2021

Brookings Institution Roundtable: Addressing federal privacy legislation

WPF will be a participant in a privacy roundtable, to be led by Cam Kerry, Brookings Institution, to discuss federal privacy legislation in the 117th Congress. When: Thursday, 18 Feb. 2021, 12-2 pm Eastern Time. Where: Virtual The meeting is by invitation only.

Feb 17 2021

World Health Organization HDC Meeting; WPF participant

WPF will be joining the World Health Organization’s HDC SRG Meeting as a new member of the WHO Health Data Collaborative. When: Thursday, 18 February 2021, 16:00 Central European Time Where: Virtual The meeting is by invitation only.

Feb 01 2021

Privacy & Public Health in light of the COVID-19 pandemic: WPF panelist

The Giles Rich American Inn of Court is holding a virtual program 13 April, 2021. WPF’s ED Pam Dixon will be speaking on a panel focused on international perspectives on COVID-19 and privacy. We will update this event with attendance information prior to the event. When: 13 April, 2021, 6 pm What: Panel and discussion

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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.