http://www.privacycoalition.org/ Welcome to the website of the Privacy Coalition. Copyright 2006 Tue, 16 May 2006 10:41:54 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss On May 17, 2006, the Bill of Rights Defense Committee is leading a coalition effort to organize a "call your member of Congress campaign". The organizations participating in the effort include the ACLU, First Amendment Foundation, National Lawyers Guild, and... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/05/national_callin_1.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/05/national_callin_1.html News Tue, 16 May 2006 10:41:54 -0500 Toby Levin, Senior Advisor, Department of Homeland Security... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/05/april_28_2006_m.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/05/april_28_2006_m.html Meeting Calendar Wed, 10 May 2006 18:13:24 -0500 Dale Underwood, Department of Treasury's Privacy Act Officer... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/05/march_31_2006_m.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/05/march_31_2006_m.html Meeting Calendar Wed, 10 May 2006 18:07:47 -0500 A joint new report issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Securities... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/new_federal_rep.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/new_federal_rep.html News Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:15:09 -0500 The American Bar Association Section of International Law and the Association Internationale Des Jeunes Avocats are sponsoring a conference on May 5-6 in Washington, DC to discuss international data protection and security. The group sponsoring the event invite those interested... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/washington_dc_c_1.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/washington_dc_c_1.html Events Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:57:26 -0500 A study by European researchers has revealed that radio frequency identification (RFID) systems can be affected by viruses encoded into individual chips. Melanie Rieback, Bruno Crispo, and Andrew Tanenbaum have authored a paper describing how the remotely readable tags can... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/rfid_hacked_1.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/rfid_hacked_1.html News Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:12:49 -0500 The hearing on "NSA III: War Time Executive Power and the FISA Court" scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Tuesday, March 28, 2006 will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will take place in Dirksen Building Room 226.... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/us_senate_judic.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/us_senate_judic.html Events Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:00:11 -0500 The Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Office will host a public workshop, on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on "Transparency and Accountability: The Use of Personal Information within the Government." The workshop is intended to... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/dhs_public_work_1.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/dhs_public_work_1.html Events Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:58:41 -0500 The National Consumers League has teamed with a number of companies, organizations, government agencies, and law enforcement to join efforts to fight phishing scams. Phishing is a type of theft that involves tricking the consumer into giving their personal information... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/a_call_to_actio.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/a_call_to_actio.html News Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:57:40 -0500 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Office extends an invitation to a public meeting scheduled for April 5, 2006 from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center Horizon Ballroom. The building is... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/department_of_h.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/03/department_of_h.html News Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:44:57 -0500 In a Federal Register Notice published today the Department of Homeland Security's Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee announced plans to hold a meeting on March 7, 2006 in the Polaris Room at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/02/in_a_federal_re.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/02/in_a_federal_re.html Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:49:12 -0500 On January 27-28, 2006, the Privacy Coalition held its annual meeting in Washington, DC with over 40 state and national groups in attendance. The organization uses this annual forum to identify trends and plan for the coming year.... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/01/national_gather.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2006/01/national_gather.html Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:00:00 -0500 In a Federal Register Notice published n November 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 220), DHS announced a public meeting of its Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee on December 6, 2005. The meeting will be held in the Capitol Ballroom... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2005/11/dhss_data_priva.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2005/11/dhss_data_priva.html Meeting Calendar Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:04:44 -0500 A coalition of privacy and consumer advocacy groups have set out a framework for effective legislation to address the growing problem of identity theft. The groups recommend strong notification requirements, better consumer control over personal information, limits on the use... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2005/11/coalition_sets.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2005/11/coalition_sets.html Privacy Legislation Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:00:00 -0500 The Privacy Coalition has joined Patient Privacy Rights in launching launched a joint campaign to strengthen protections for patients' medical information. Congress is rushing to pass legislation to establish a national Health Information Network without patient privacy safeguards. Yet a... http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2005/10/coalition_launc.html http://www.privacycoalition.org/archives/2005/10/coalition_launc.html Privacy Legislation Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:00:00 -0500