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Volume 14.10 May 18, 2007
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Published by the
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Washington, D.C.
http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_14.10.html
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Table of Contents
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(1) White House Privacy Board Under Fire for Weak Review of Programs
(2) 2006 Wiretap & FISA Reports Released: No Applications Denied
(3) New York Agency Endorses EPIC's Google/DoubleClick Complaint
(4) More Than 12,000 Comments Submitted on REAL ID Draft Regulations
(5) Data Security Bills Advance in Senate Committees
(6) News in Brief
(7) EPIC Bookstore: "The Unbinding"
(8) Upcoming Conferences and Events
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(1) White House Privacy Board Under Fire for Weak Review of Programs
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Earlier this week, Lanny J. Davis, one of five members of the
President's Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, resigned in
protest of the Bush administration's changes to the Board's first
annual report. The White House made more than 200 revisions to the
report, including the deletion of a passage on anti-terrorism
programs where intelligence officials said the programs had
"potentially problematic"
intrusions on civil liberties.
Another change was the deletion of the Board's plan to investigate
the controversial Automated Targeting System, which was originally
established to assess cargo that may pose a threat to the United
States, but has expanded to creating terrorism risk profiles for
millions of people. EPIC has criticized the system, explaining that
the terrorist risk profiles will be secret, unreviewable, and
maintained by the government for 40 years. EPIC, along with 29
organizations and 16 privacy and technology experts, filed comments
last year highlighting privacy and security risks inherent in the
system and urging the agency to suspend the program and to fully
enforce Privacy Act obligations.
The Board, which operates within the Executive Office of the
President, is intended to " the President and other senior
executive branch officials to ensure that concerns with respect to
privacy and civil liberties are appropriately considered in the
implementation of all laws, regulations, and executive branch
policies related to efforts to protect the Nation against terrorism."
However, the Board does not have subpoena authority, which weakens
its investigative power. One passage deleted by the White House
described a letter sent by the Board to President Bush asking him to
issue an executive order to all federal agencies to fully cooperate
with the Board. The extensive White House revisions have raised
questions about the independence and effectiveness of the Board. EPIC
has published a detailed report on the need to reform the Board.
Legislation to change the Board has passed both the House and Senate.
Last week, Governor Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton, former Chair and Vice
Chair of the 9/11 Commission, sent a letter to the Board in response
to its report. The Kean and Hamilton letter began with the question,
"What civil liberties have been specifically protected or enhanced by
your actions?" The Board's report provides few details on program
operations or what internal controls are in place to protect civil
liberties in any of the government programs evaluated. Kean and
Hamilton criticized this narrow viewpoint, stating, "There are
wide-ranging concerns expressed by the American public with respect
to privacy and civil liberties beyond those you raise in your
report." The letter also raises questions about the President's
domestic surveillance program, watch list problems, and the misuse of
National Security Letter authority.
Report from the White House Privacy and Civil Liberties Board (pdf):
http://www.privacyboard.gov/reports/2007/congress2007.pdf
Draft Report with White House Revisions Marked (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/surveillance/whchanges_051507.pdf
Lanny J. Davis's Resignation Letter (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/surveillance/davisresign051407.pdf
Letter from Gov. Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton to the Board (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/pclob_letter.pdf
EPIC's Report Recommending Changes to the Board (pdf):
http://epic.org/epic/ssrn-id933690.pdf
EPIC's Page on the Automated Targeting System:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/travel/ats/
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(2) 2006 Wiretap & FISA Reports Released: No Applications Denied
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The Administrative office of US courts submitted its annual report to
Congress on the wiretaps approved by state and federal courts. The
report does not include interceptions authorized under the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which are reported to Congress
separately.
State and federal judges are required by the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to report each application for an order
to intercept wire, oral or electronic communications within 30 days
of the denial of the application or the expiration of the
interception.
Prosecutors must report in January all orders terminated within the
previous calendar year. The reports do not identify the parties or
telephone numbers intercepted.
The total number of wiretaps increased by 4 percent in 2006. Of 1839
applications, 461 were submitted to federal judges and 1378 to state
judges. No applications were denied. Federal wiretap authorizations
decreased by 26%, while state applications increased by 20% from the
last year. However, over the last ten years, wiretaps have as a total
increased by 54%. The Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that the
federal decrease is due to continuing complex and sensitive wiretaps
and wiretaps under seal. According to DOJ, if those were included the
numbers would show no change.
Most of these wiretaps were on portable devices (92%) with the second
most popular location being residences (3%). No instances of
encryption were encountered in any of those wiretaps. The most
intercepts occurred in a New York, where a 519-day tap captured
105,000 messages, 75,000 of which were incriminating. The average
cost of intercept devices was $52,000.
The Department of Justice separately reported to Congress on the use
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) authorized
searches.
In 2006, the government made 2,181 applications for FISC searches.
These include electronic surveillance, physical searches, and mixed
applications. Of these, the court substantially modified 73
applications, and five applications were withdrawn by the government
before the court ruled. The remaining 2,176 were all approved. The
government also made 43 applications for access to business records,
and all of these were also approved.
2006 Wiretap Report:
http://www.uscourts.gov/wiretap06/contents.html
2006 FISA report:
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2006rept.pdf
EPIC's FISA page:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa/
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(3) New York Agency Endorses EPIC's Google/DoubleClick Complaint
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The New York State Consumer Protection Board has sent a letter to the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) endorsing EPIC's recent complaint to
the FTC regarding the privacy implications of the Google/DoubleClick
merger.
On April 20, 2007, EPIC, the Center for Digital Democracy and the US
Public Interest Research Group filed a complaint with the Federal
Trade Commission, urging the Commission to open an investigation into
Google's data retention policies, specifically in light of its recent
proposed acquisition of DoubleClick. The complaint called on the
Commission to force Google to comply with internationally recognized
privacy guidelines such as the Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and
Transborder Flows of Personal Data, which recognized that "the right
of individuals to access and challenge personal data is generally
regarded as perhaps the most important privacy protection safeguard."
In its letter to the FTC, the Consumer Protection Board stated,
"he combination of DoubleClick's Internet surfing history
generated through consumers' pattern of clicking on specific
advertisements, coupled with Google's database of consumers' past
searches, will result in the creation of "super-profiles," which will
make up the world's single largest repository of both personally and
non-personally identifiable information." The Board expressed concern
that these profiles expose consumers to the risk of disclosure of
their data to third parties, as well as public disclosure as evidence
in litigation or through data breaches.
The Consumer Protection Board urged the FTC to halt the merger until
it has fully investigated Google's planned use of DoubleClick's data
post-merger. The Board further urged the FTC to require Google to
establish and publicly disclose a "clear and conspicuous" data
collection policy providing for strict data security, consumer access
to personally identifiable information, the ability to edit or delete
such data, an opt-out mechanism for exclusion from Google's database,
and remedies in the event of a data breach or failure to comply with
an opt-out request. The Consumer Protection Board is encouraging New
York State consumers to voice their concerns regarding the
Google/DoubleClick merger and its potential impact on their privacy
to the FTC. It has provided a sample consumer letter to the FTC on
its website to facilitate this process.
"Technology is advancing at a pace never before seen," the Board
stated, "and although there are many benefits, government should act
to ensure that the public's fundamental right to privacy is not
abridged."
Letter from the NY State Consumer Protection Board (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/ftc/google/CPB.pdf
NY Consumer Protection Board Press Release:
http://www.consumer.state.ny.us/pressreleases/2007/may092007.htm
NY Consumer Protection Board Take Action page for NY consumers:
http://www.consumer.state.ny.us/consumer_alert_take_action_may07.htm
EPIC's Complaint to the FTC (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/ftc/google/epic_complaint.pdf
EPIC's FTC Google Complaint page:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/ftc/google/
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(4) More Than 12,000 Comments Submitted on REAL ID Draft Regulations
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The Department of Homeland Security announced that it has received
more than 12,000 comments on its draft implementation regulations for
the REAL ID Act, even though the comment process was marked with
problems.
Many people complained that they were unable file comments through
the Web site and fax number provided by DHS. Overwhelmed by the flow
of comments, DHS set up an e-mail address for public submissions one
day before the comments were due.
EPIC and 24 other experts in privacy and technology jointly submitted
comments warning the federal agency not to go forward with the REAL
ID proposal. The group urged DHS to recommend to Congress that REAL
ID is unworkable and must be repealed. "The REAL ID Act creates an
illegal de facto national identification system filled with threats
to privacy, security and civil liberties that cannot be solved, no
matter what the implementation plan set out by the regulations," the
group said.
The group said that the ill-conceived plan would increase the risk of
and the damage caused by identity theft. Creating a national
identification database full of personal documents such as birth and
citizenship certificates, making that database accessible to
thousands of people, while not requiring adequate security and
privacy safeguards, will necessarily make us less secure as a nation
and as individuals.
"DHS has the obligation to protect the privacy of citizens affected
by this system and must do more than the feeble attempts set out in
the draft regulations," the group said.
REAL ID faces considerable opposition by the public, the States and
in Congress. More than 60 organizations and 200 blogs joined a
campaign to file comments against REAL ID. Washington and Montana
passed legislation to opt-out of REAL ID completely. Colorado,
Georgia and Idaho will either delay or not spend any money on
implementation. Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, and North Dakota are
calling for the repeal of REAL ID.
Legislation has been introduced in both houses of Congress to repeal
REAL ID.
Last week, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about REAL ID,
Chairman Patrick Leahy said, "The days of Congress rubber-stamping
any and every idea cooked up by this administration are over." At the
hearing on May 8, Bruce Schneier, security expert and member of the
EPIC Board of Directors, testified against the fundamentally flawed
national identification scheme. Schneier explained that REAL ID would
only protect us from terrorists "if the terrorists did exactly what
we expect them to. But if they find a way around REAL ID, then it
won't protect us at all." Schneier also said that DHS has shown a
profound lack of respect for the public and for the states. "Today is
the deadline for comments on the draft regulations. DHS has testified
that final regulations will be released by August or September. It is
not possible for DHS to read, review and consider the thousands of
public comments it will receive. This tells me that DHS does not
intend to make substantial changes to its draft regulations."
Comments of EPIC and 24 Experts in Privacy and Technology (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/epic_realid_comments.pdf
Senate Judiciary Hearing, "Will REAL ID Actually Make Us Safer? An
Examination of Privacy and Civil Liberties Concerns":
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearing.cfm?id=2746
Department of Homeland Security's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on
REAL
ID:
http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/laws/gc_1172765386179.shtm
EPIC's Page on National ID Cards and REAL ID Act:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/
Stop REAL ID Campaign site:
http://www.privacycoalition.org/stoprealid
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(5) Data Security Bills Advance in Senate Committees
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A number of Data Security and consumer protection bills have moved
through their respective Senate and House Committees in the last
month.
On May 3, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed The Personal Data
Privacy and Security Act of 2007, S. 495, introduced by Committee
Chairman Leahy and Senator Specter, as well as the Notification of
Risk to Personal Data Act, S. 239, introduced by Senator Feinstein.
S. 495 aims to prevent and mitigate identity theft, ensure privacy,
provide notice of security breaches, and enhance criminal penalties,
law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security
breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable
information. S.
239, which focuses on security breach notification, was amended to
mirror the Leahy-Specter bill.
The Senate Commerce Committee previously passed a similar bill, the
Identity Theft Prevention Act, S. 1178, introduced by Senator Inouye.
The bill provides for the implementation of security standards for
the holding of sensitive personal information, and includes security
breach notification and security breach provisions. The bill also
calls for the establishment of an Information Security and Consumer
Privacy Advisory Committee.
EPIC previously testified before the Senate Commerce Committe on the
subject of security breach notification. In its testimony, EPIC
recommended that security breach legislation should include
provisions regarding the availability of credit freezes, as well as
requirements for audit trails and public reporting of breaches. All
three bills in Congress currently include media notification for
large breaches. S.
1178 inlcudes provisions for credit freezes, and S.495 requires
government agencies to ensure that audit regulations are in place.
The House Commerce Committee passed both the Social Security
Protection Act of 2007, H.R. 948, and the Securely Protect Yourself
>From Cyber-Trespass, or Spy Act H.R. 964. H.R. 948 makes it illegal
to purchase or sell social security numbers in a manner that violates
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) anti-fraud regulations. EPIC testified
last year before the House Subcommittee on Social Security on the
risks associated with expanded use of Social Security numbers, such
as identity theft. H.R. 964 bans malware or spyware tracking
techniques such as the use of keystroke-logging programs or the
installation of software without gaining approval via a clearly
stated end user licensing agreement.
S. 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:S.495:
S. 239 Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007:
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.00239:
S. 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.01178:
H.R. 948 Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.00948:
H.R. 964 Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act (SPY
ACT):
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.00964:
EPIC's Testimony on Identity Theft and Data Brokers (2005):
http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=1491&wit_id=4253
EPIC's Testimony before Subcommittee on Social Security (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/ssn/mar_16test.pdf
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(6) News in Brief
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New York Plan for DNA Data in Most Crimes
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is proposing a massive expansion of
New York State's database of DNA samples. Currently, New York State
generally only collects DNA samples from those convicted of the most
serious crimes. The governor's proposal would order DNA taken from
those convicted of most crimes, including all misdemeanors - even
minor drug offenses, harassment, or unauthorized use of a credit
card. The governor is also proposing mandatory DNA sampling of all
prisoners in New York, as well as anyone on parole, on probation, or
registered as a sex offender, an expansion that would add about
50,000 samples to the database. In October 2005, EPIC filed a "friend
of the court" brief in the federal court case of Kohler v. Englade
addressing whether the police may coerce a person to provide a DNA
sample. EPIC's brief surveyed more than 20 DNA dragnets conducted in
the United States over the past 15 years. The brief showed that the
investigative technique has repeatedly failed to identify the
intended targets of investigations, but has compromised the privacy
rights of thousands of innocent people.
New York State Governor's Press Release:
http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/0513071.html
Text of proposed DNA database legislation:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S05848&sh=t
EPIC's "friend of the court" brief in Kohler v. Englade:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/kohler/amicus.pdf
European Parliament Considers US Demands for Passenger Data
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff addressed the
European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home
Affairs last week regarding the passenger name records (PNR)
agreement between the EU and the US. The current interim deal expires
in July, and the European Parliament wants a new agreement with
better data protection standards.
Parliament seeks to limit how much data is transferred, which
agencies it is shared with, and how long the data is kept. Contrary
to this position, Chertoff asked that restrictions on the use of data
be made looser than what is in the current agreement, claiming that
wider sharing amongst agencies is necessary to stop terrorist
attacks.
The United States Mission to the European Union, "Homeland Security's
Chertoff Addresses European Parliament Committee on Data Transfer,
Privacy" (May 14, 2007)
http://www.epic.org/redirect/usmission0507.html
EPIC's page on EU-US Airline Passenger Data Disclosure
http://www.epic.org/privacy/intl/passenger_data.html
Union Sues TSA Over Data Breach
The American Federation of Government Employees has filed a class
action suit against the Transportation Security Administration over
its loss of a hard drive containing personal information on over
100,000 employees.
The hard drive, which contains payroll data from January 2002 to
August 2005, holds employee names, Social Security numbers, birth
dates, and bank account and routing information. The loss affects all
individuals who were employed by the TSA during this period. The
union claims that the breach constitutes a violation of the Privacy
Act. The Privacy Act provides remedies for certain disclosures of
personal information held by the government, including the creation
of new security measures, and damages. In 2003, EPIC filed an amicus
brief in Doe v. Chao, a Supreme Court case interpreting the Privacy
Act's minimum damages provision.
"AGFE Sues TSA for Reckless Violation of Privacy Act":
http://www.afge.org/Index.cfm?Page=PressReleases&PressReleaseID=738
EPIC's Doe v. Chao page and brief:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/chao/
EC Announces New Project on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
On May 2, the European Commission detailed plans to identify,
develop, and promote Privacy Enhancing Technologies ("PETs").
Commission Vice-President Franco Frattini said the EC seeks to
"ensure that breaches of the data protection rules and violations of
individual's rights are not only something forbidden and subject to
sanctions under the existing legal provisions, but also technically
more difficult."
EPIC has urged the use of PETs in the U.S. and internationally. In
its January comments to the President's Identity Theft Task Force,
EPIC said, "PETs can allow authentication to occur without the need
for identifying information to be disclosed. Such techniques enable
commerce, communication, web browsing, and even voting without
unnecessary privacy risks."
EC Press Release, "Promoting Data Protection by Privacy Enhancing
Technologies (PETs)":
http://www.epic.org/redirect/pet0507.html
EPIC's Comments to the President's Identity Theft Task Force (pdf):
http://www.epic.org/privacy/idtheft/EPIC_FTC_ID_Theft_Comments.pdf
GAO Report: Customs Agency's Data Collection Violates Privacy Laws
Customs and Border Protection is violating privacy laws in its data
collection practices, the Government Accountability Office reported
Wednesday. The GAO said that the current passenger prescreening
process does not comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 and the
E-Government Act of 2002. Customs "has not fully disclosed or
assessed the privacy impacts of its use of personal information
during international passenger prescreening as required by law," the
GAO said. EPIC has repeatedly urged that the federal privacy laws be
fully applied to all passenger prescreening programs. "The lack of
enforcement of Privacy Act obligations means that individuals are not
given the opportunity to inspect, correct or limit the dissemination
of inaccurate information,"
and this lack of transparency leads to security resources being
wasted on innocent travelers who are misidentified as criminal
suspects, EPIC said.
GAO Report, "Aviation Security: Efforts to Strengthen International
Passenger Prescreening are Under Way, but Planning and Implementation
Issues Remain" (pdf):
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07346.pdf
EPIC Page on Secure Flight:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/airtravel/secureflight.html
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(7) EPIC Bookstore: "The Unbinding"
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The Unbinding by Walter Kirn (Random House, 2006)
http://www.powells.com/partner/24075/biblio/9780307277411
Walter Kirn's novel, originally published in online serial form on
Slate.com, presents a view not of the world as it could be, but
rather the world as it may already be. The Unbinding's characters
make and remake themselves in online and offline forms, in order to
entice or repel others, as the case may be.
Kent Selkirk, the novel's main character, works at an omnipresent
subscriber service called AidSat, where he coaches clients through
all manner of life situations, from relationship advice to emergency
response. Through the AidSat network Kent has a wealth of information
at his fingertips, as well as the power to passively observe any
client, their conversations, their vital signs, and their movements.
Abuse of this power is particularly powerful given that online
research is accorded more trust than face-to-face interaction and
observation.
Society and its players rely on two assumptions: that data doesn't
lie, and that the aggregation of enough isolated pieces can paint a
complete picture that satisfies any purpose, be it employment,
dating, or criminal risk assessment.
The online form of the novel allows the author to incorporate
real-time events, drawing even closer the parallel between Kirn's
"fictional"
world and ours. In a bold statement about the current social concept
of privacy, Kirn writes, "They've grown up believing in the orbiting
eye, the subdermal microchip, the circling drone, and they're no more
afraid of them than they are of moonlight. Perhaps that's because
they're born onstage, these creatures, and the first thing they see
is the snout of Daddy's Handycam. . . In time, they have nothing
inside them that hasn't been outside." As the watchers become the
watched, a race to gather the most information on others ensues,
leaving one problem for both the characters and the reader: which
information represents the truth?
-- Allison Knight
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EPIC Publications:
"Information Privacy Law: Cases and Materials, Second Edition" Daniel
J.
Solove, Marc Rotenberg, and Paul Schwartz. (Aspen 2005). Price: $98.
http://www.epic.org/redirect/aspen_ipl_casebook.html
This clear, comprehensive introduction to the field of information
privacy law allows instructors to enliven their teaching of
fundamental concepts by addressing both enduring and emerging
controversies. The Second Edition addresses numerous rapidly
developing areas of privacy law, including: identity theft,
government data mining and electronic surveillance law, the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act, intelligence sharing, RFID tags, GPS,
spyware, web bugs, and more.
Information Privacy Law, Second Edition, builds a cohesive foundation
for an exciting course in this rapidly evolving area of law.
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"Privacy & Human Rights 2005: An International Survey of Privacy Laws
and Developments" (EPIC 2006). Price: $60.
http://www.epic.org/bookstore/phr2005/phr2005.html
This annual report by EPIC and Privacy International provides an
overview of key privacy topics and reviews the state of privacy in
over 70 countries around the world. The report outlines legal
protections, new challenges, and important issues and events relating
to privacy.
Privacy & Human Rights 2005 is the most comprehensive report on
privacy and data protection ever published.
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"FOIA 2004: Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws," Harry
Hammitt, David Sobel and Tiffany Stedman, editors (EPIC 2004). Price:
$40.
http://www.epic.org/bookstore/foia2004
This is the standard reference work covering all aspects of the
Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Government in the
Sunshine Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 22nd
edition fully updates the manual that lawyers, journalists and
researchers have relied on for more than 25 years. For those who
litigate open government cases (or need to learn how to litigate
them), this is an essential reference manual.
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"The Public Voice WSIS Sourcebook: Perspectives on the World Summit
on the Information Society" (EPIC 2004). Price: $40.
http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pvsourcebook
This resource promotes a dialogue on the issues, the outcomes, and
the process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
This reference guide provides the official UN documents, regional and
issue-oriented perspectives, and recommendations and proposals for
future action, as well as a useful list of resources and contacts for
individuals and organizations that wish to become more involved in
the WSIS process.
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"The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2004: United States Law, International
Law, and Recent Developments," Marc Rotenberg, editor (EPIC 2005).
Price:
$40.
http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pls2004/
The Privacy Law Sourcebook, which has been called the "Physician's
Desk Reference" of the privacy world, is the leading resource for
students, attorneys, researchers, and journalists interested in
pursuing privacy law in the United States and around the world. It
includes the full texts of major privacy laws and directives such as
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Privacy Act, and the OECD Privacy
Guidelines, as well as an up-to-date section on recent developments.
New materials include the APEC Privacy Framework, the Video Voyeurism
Prevention Act, and the CAN-SPAM Act.
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"Filters and Freedom 2.0: Free Speech Perspectives on Internet
Content Controls" (EPIC 2001). Price: $20.
http://www.epic.org/bookstore/filters2.0
A collection of essays, studies, and critiques of Internet content
filtering. These papers are instrumental in explaining why filtering
threatens free expression.
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EPIC publications and other books on privacy, open government, free
expression, crypto and governance can be ordered at:
EPIC Bookstore http://www.epic.org/bookstore
"EPIC Bookshelf" at Powell's Books
http://www.powells.com/features/epic/epic.html
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EPIC also publishes EPIC FOIA Notes, which provides brief summaries
of interesting documents obtained from government agencies under the
Freedom of Information Act.
Subscribe to EPIC FOIA Notes at:
https://mailman.epic.org/cgi-bin/control/foia_notes
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(8) Upcoming Conferences and Events
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Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Privacy and
Security. Rutgers University. May 22, 2007. New Brunswick. For more
information: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/ci/isips/
Privacy Compliance Conference. The Canadian Institute. May 30-31,
2007.
Toronto, Canada. For more information:
http://www.privcom.gc.ca/events/index_e.asp
2007 ALA Annual Conference. Washington Convention Center. June 23-26,
2007. Washington, DC. For more information:
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2007a/home.htm
National Institute on Computing and the Law: From Steps to Strides
into the New Age. June 25-26, 2007. San Francisco, CA. For more
information:
<http://www.abanet.org/cle/programs/n07ctl1.html>http://www.abanet.org/
cle/programs/n07ctl1.html
Civil Society Privacy Conference: Privacy Rights in a World Under
Surveillance. September 25, 2007. Montreal, Canada. For more
information:
http://www.thepublicvoice.org/events/montreal07/default.html
29th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy
Commissioners. September 25-28, 2007. Montreal, Canada. For more
information:
http://www.privacyconference2007.gc.ca/Terra_Incognita_home_E.html
Future of the Internet Economy - OECD Ministerial Meeting. June
14-18, 2008. Seoul, Korea. For more information:
http://www.oecd.org/document/19/0,2340,en_2649_37441_38051667
_1_1_1_37441,00.html
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center is a public interest
research center in Washington, DC. It was established in 1994 to
focus public attention on emerging privacy issues such as the Clipper
Chip, the Digital Telephony proposal, national ID cards, medical
record privacy, and the collection and sale of personal information.
EPIC publishes the EPIC Alert, pursues Freedom of Information Act
litigation, and conducts policy research. For more information, see
http://www.epic.org or write EPIC, 1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite
200, Washington, DC 20009. +1 202
483 1140 (tel), +1 202 483 1248 (fax).
If you'd like to support the work of the Electronic Privacy
Information Center, contributions are welcome and fully
tax-deductible. Checks should be made out to "EPIC" and sent to 1718
Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009. Or you can
contribute online at:
http://www.epic.org/donate
Your contributions will help support Freedom of Information Act and
First Amendment litigation, strong and effective advocacy for the
right of privacy and efforts to oppose government regulation of
encryption and expanding wiretapping powers.
Thank you for your support.
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