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Jun 15 2018

Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue Multi-Stakeholder Public Forum, WPF speaking on AI governance

WPF’s Pam Dixon will be speaking about AI and governance at the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) Annual Multi-stakeholder Forum June 19 in Brussels, Belgium. The panel discussion on AI will include FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra, as well as Achim Klabunde from the European Data Protection Supervisor’s Office. WPF is a member of the TACD,

May 09 2018

European Data Protection Days / Euroforum: WPF to give keynote on new risks in health privacy and solutions

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon will be giving a keynote talk about new risks in health privacy at the 8th European Data Protection Days Euroforum Conference. The conference, to be held in Berlin, Germany, includes EU Data Protection Commissioners, members of the European Commission, and privacy officers from industry. Dixon’s talk will cover new uses

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

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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.