Events | World Privacy Forum

Nov 19 2020

The Hague Conference on AI: WPF Participant

WPF participated in the Hague Conference on responsible Artificial Intelligence for Peace, Justice and Security on 19-20 November 2020. This event intends to gather feedback on challenges of AI, and possible solutions. The conference is coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice and Security of the Netherlands, the City of

Nov 15 2020

Keynote: Modern Digital Identity Ecosystems

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon gave a keynote speech to a global audience attending the Seamless Middle East conference, held in the Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai. Seamless Middle East: Nov. 15-17, 2020 Keynote: Digital Identity Ecosystems keynote, Pam Dixon This keynote traces the history and development of digital identity over time, and how digital identity

Oct 28 2020

WPF executive director Pam Dixon to present lecture at National Academy of Sciences on the future of data science and privacy

Executive Director Pam Dixon to present a featured lecture at National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine at its Colloquium: The Future of Data Science Pam Dixon’s lecture will be Wednesday October 28 from 12:00-12:45 am Eastern. The lecture focuses on forthcoming and converging trends, and is titled Looking Ten Years Ahead: Key Converging Technologies in Computing, Data, and

Sep 21 2020

WPF a panelist at FTC Data Portability Workshop

Pam Dixon will be a panelist at the FTC Data Portability Workshop, to take place Tuesday, Sept. 22, 8:30 am – 3 pm Eastern Time.

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

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.
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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