Events | World Privacy Forum

Jul 27 2015

Workshop, National Network to End Domestic Violence, WPF presenting

Executive Director Pam Dixon will be presenting a two hour technology and privacy training at the Tech Summit for the National Network to End Domestic Violence. The training will cover the key aspects of social media, financial privacy, health privacy, and school privacy. A WPF e-book will be available to attendees. When: The Tech Summit

May 28 2015

Privacy Law Scholars Conference, WPF commenter

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon will be participating in the annual Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC), held this year in Berkeley, California. Dixon is honored to be the commenter on a paper being workshopped during the conference. PLSC is co-hosted by Berkeley Law and GWU Law. The PLSC brings together privacy law scholars, privacy scholars

Apr 22 2015

Navigating the New World: The Most Important Things About Privacy to Know Right Now, Fiesole Conference, Berlin Germany, WPF speech

Pam Dixon will be giving a speech at the Fiesole Conference in Berlin, Germany on the topic of Navigating The New World: The Most Important Things About Privacy to Know Right Now. The Fiesole Conference is invitation only, and will be held from May 6-8, 2015. Details: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (BBAW) Conference Centre, Einstein Room, 5th

Apr 22 2015

Big Data and Fairness Structures, European Data Protection Days (Euroforum), Berlin Germany, WPF panelist

The World Privacy Forum will be a panelist May 5 at the European Data Protection Days (Euroforum) in Berlin, Germany. Pam Dixon will be on a distinguished panel speaking about Big Data, privacy, and fairness structures for big data use and analysis. FTC Commissioner Julie Brill will be delivering a keynote at the event, which will

Apr 22 2015

National Ass’n of Healthcare Journalists – Medical ID theft issues and risks, WPF panelist

Executive Director Pam Dixon will be speaking as a panelist at the National Association of Healthcare Journalists Health Journalism conference on Friday, April 24 about medical fraud, medical identity theft, privacy issues, and risks from health data breaches. The conference will be held in San Jose, California. Details: When: Friday, April 24, 10:40 am. Where:

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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.