A National Challenge: Advancing Privacy While Preserving the Utility of Data
A Call for Papers
Addressing “privacy” increasingly involves discussions of ethics, philosophy, and psychology along with law, economics, and technology. Finding an approach to future privacy concerns that supports the benefits of technology without compromising individual rights is an increasingly complex challenge. Not only is technology continuously advancing, but individual attitudes, expectations, and participation vary greatly. New ideas and approaches to privacy must be identified and developed at the same pace and with the same focus as the technologies they address.
To contribute to this important discussion, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), Washington & Lee University School of Law (W&L), and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) are collaborating to produce an on-line Roundtable Issue of the Washington & Lee Law Review during the 2016–2017 academic year. This Issue will focus on data and privacy topics relating to the National Privacy Research Strategy (NPRS), published by the National Science and Technology Council’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program in June 2016.
FPF, W&L, and IAPP are sponsoring this Call for Papers and hosting a Symposium on Privacy Research Prioritization. Authors from multiple disciplines including law, computer science, statistics, engineering, social science, ethics and business are invited to submit papers for presentation at a fullday program to take place in Washington, D.C. in April 2017. This Call requests in particular topics that address or support issues within three of the main priorities outlined in the NPRS:
• Increase the transparency of data collection, sharing, use, and retention (Priority 3.4)
• Assure that information flows and use are consistent with privacy rules (Priority 3.5)
• Reduce privacy risks of analytical algorithms (Priority 3.7)
Optimally, papers will contain between 5,000—8,000 words but must not exceed 10,000 words. Papers must be submitted to ([email protected]) by February 24, 2017.
