Privacy2001: "Information, Security & Ethics for the New Century" in Cleveland
October 2-4
COLUMBUS, Ohio - April 30, 2001 - The Technology Policy Group (TPG) will offer its
Privacy2001 conference in Cleveland, Ohio on October 2-4. The conference, one of the three largest privacy events
in the country this year, will focus on "Information, Security & Ethics for the New Century."
Information about the conference is available at www.privacy2000.org.
"Coping with the legal, technological and practical issues related to privacy and the free
flow of information is a top concern for both businesses and government," says Eddie Schwartz, Vice
President-Strategy, Guardent, one of the conference presenters. "Privacy2001 provides the perfect venue for
everyone from the experts to laymen to educate themselves on the latest issues, trends, legislation, and technology
as they relate to privacy."
A total of 18 hands-on workshops (three sessions in each of six tracks) will be offered. Workshop
tracks are geared toward the following sectors:
· Privacy & Security Technology
· Banking and Financial Services
· Health Care Industry
· Federal, State & Local Government
· General Business
· Marketing
Panel discussions are scheduled for the following areas:
- Privacy Up North: Top government and industry leaders from Canada will discuss the impact of
Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act on NAFTA, trans-border data flows with the
U.S., and North American views on privacy. This groundbreaking session is the first of its kind to be held in
the United States.
- Privacy in the International Arena: Discussion about the impact of the European Union Data
Protection Directive and the Safe Harbor Agreement; other privacy initiatives in Asia, Europe, and Canada.
- Use of Consumer Information - What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Discussion surrounding the
legal and ethical issues behind the gathering, use, re-distribution and protection of consumer information.
- Privacy in the Wireless World: An examination of emerging issues as wireless communication
becomes ubiquitous, including the danger of collecting and aggregating new, location-specific information.
- Privacy and Public Records - Balancing Public Access versus Individual Privacy: A discussion
about the clash between the need to comply with open records laws and the need to safeguard vital citizen
information, as well as the role the media plays in this debate.
- Managing Your Privacy & Security Image - When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies: Focusing
on how to avoid common privacy pitfalls, and what to do if there is a breakdown in applying your privacy policy.
- Privacy in Litigation - The Latest From the Legal Front: An up to the minute discussion about
privacy actions in the courtroom, including such issues such as: employee monitoring/acceptable use, cookie
policies, the reveling of personal information by bulletin boards in defamation suits, and using consumer databases
as assets in bankruptcy.
"There is a continuing struggle between keeping consumer information private while allowing
the data to be used for legitimate business purposes," says Peter Swire, former Chief Counselor for Privacy
in the Clinton Administration. "Programs such as this conference, and the Presidential Privacy Archives
(www.privacy2000.org/archives.htm) are bridging the gap between the needs of business and government, and the
concerns of consumers and privacy advocates."
The TPG is an initiative of OSC (the Ohio Supercomputer Center), the state's flagship high performance computing and networking
resource. TPG tackles the legal and policy challenges of the emerging networked world. TPG is a recognized authority on
real-world solutions to critical emerging technology policy issues.
Media Contact:
Sue Leitner, Prosperity Communications
sleitner@fuse.net 513-351-4500 |
