On Friday, April 30 at 10:35 am Jules will be speaking at The Future of Secure Documents 2010 conference in Washington, D.C.
His discussion is entitled, “Future of Privacy Forum Hot Topics: Apps gone wild, the smart power grid and your data, and getting beyond behavioral advertising.”
Click here for more information on the conference.
Click here to find the response of Jules Polontesky and Christopher Wolf on behalf of the Future of Privacy Forum to the Office of Science and Techology’s Request for Information published at 75 Fed. Reg. 6414.
This response addresses issues relating to the development and deployment of the “Smart Grid” for energy distribution. The specific question(s) addressed are outlined in the document.
Ten years ago, desktop computers ran on Pentium III chips and home broadband was a novelty. But even then, some people recognized the coming ability of businesses to amass personal information about web users – and the need for safeguards.
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. From a rather inauspicious beginning, IAPP has grown to include 6,000 members. In the process, it has helped businesses across every sector recognize privacy’s key role in ensuring public trust. It also successfully promoted the trend in having senior level privacy officers develop and oversee practices.
To commemorate its 10th anniversary, IAPP has published a white paper predicting that “The next 10 years will see more types of data collected from more people, and more privacy laws in more places.” Specifically, it looks at several global business trends: cloud computing, smart grids, health information networks, and government and private domestic security policies. In every instance, IAPP notes, there will be a need for constantly evolving privacy rules which often must apply across international boundaries.
Given these challenges, as IAPP president (and FPF Advisory Board Member) Nuala O’Connor Kelly notes, the success factors for tomorrow’s privacy professionals will have to include “making the case for privacy in positive, measurable terms, [understanding] technology [and] gaining international experience and cross-cultural literacy.”
The Internet’s growth has made it easier than ever for consumers to find out whether a company values its customers’ privacy and to make purchasing decisions accordingly. IAPP has set forth a useful paper to help guide businesses seeking help in navigating a rapidly evolving area at the nexus of law, technology and public attitudes.
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By Mike Tanier
March 10, 2010
None of the scenarios listed below have happened yet, as far as we know:
The Future of Privacy Forum and the GridWise Alliance hosted a Smart Grid Privacy Conference on March 2 at the Embassy of Canada. It included speakers from the White House, privacy commissioners and advocates, utilities, regulators and grid companies. Can we learn from the tech privacy troubles of the last decade or must we repeat them? The environment, green jobs and energy independence may depend on it. Click on this link below for a recap of the event: http://gridwise.org/JointPrivacyandSmartGridEvent.htm
Jules Polonetsky will be participating in Carnegie Mellon’s 6th Annual Conference on the Electricity Industry on Tuesday, March 9. Click here for event details.
The White House is seeking smart grid privacy input. Details can be found here.
Check out this useful privacy commentary from the folks at the Smart Grid Security Blog, “An Informed Public and an Informed Grid.“
Check out this useful privacy commentary from the folks at the Smart Grid Security Blog, “An Informed Public and an Informed Grid.”