The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this week named University of Massachusetts Amherst professor of computer science Gerome Miklau to lead a 4.5-year, $2.8 million grant to develop tools and techniques that enable the agency to build data management systems in which “private data may be used only for its intended purpose and…
Category: Announcements
Solove & Schwartz: Chapter 2 of Privacy Law Fundamentals: An Overview of Privacy Law
Chapter 2 of Privacy Law Fundamentals by Daniel Solove and Paul Schwartz, published by IAPP, 2015 is now available as a free resource online. Abstract: Chapter 2 of PRIVACY LAW FUNDAMENTALS provides a brief overview of information privacy law – the scope and types of law. The chapter contains an historical timeline of major developments in the…
Edward Snowden among speakers at Bard College conference on privacy
The Daily Freeman reports: Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee accused of espionage for leaking classified information on government surveillance programs, will be among featured speakers at a two-day conference, “Why Privacy Matters,” at Bard College next month. Snowden, who currently resides in Russia, where he had been granted a three-year asylum, will be speaking…
FTC Announces PrivacyCon, Issues Call to Whitehat Researchers and Academics for Presentations
The Federal Trade Commission will host a conference in January examining cutting-edge research and trends in protecting consumer privacy and security. The event, called PrivacyCon, is the first of its kind and will bring together leading stakeholders, including whitehat researchers, academics, industry representatives, federal policymakers, consumer advocates and others. “We want to increase the FTC’s engagement with…