TORONTO, March 3, 2014 /CNW/ - The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, will speak on issues relating to how privacy is essential to both freedom and innovation, in a presentation to the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus this week.
The world-renowned privacy expert will also outline the necessity of proactively embedding privacy protections — right from the outset, into emerging technologies, accountable business practices, and networked infrastructures, thereby gaining a competitive advantage. The Commissioner will demonstrate that you can have both Big Data and privacy, without the need to trade off one for the other.
Commissioner Cavoukian is the creator of the international standard for privacy protection, Privacy by Design. This standard is becoming the de facto regulatory requirement in jurisdictions all around the world and has been adopted by the Federal Trade Commission. In 2010, an International Assembly of Data Protection Authorities and Privacy Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution recognizing Privacy by Design as an "essential component of fundamental privacy protection." Since then, the standard has grown exponentially, having been translated into 35 languages and operationalized in nine application areas including mobile communications, healthcare and Big Data analytics.
| Event Date: | Wednesday, March 5, 2014 |
| Time: | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| Location: | Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, |
| Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2218 | |
| Washington, DC |
The event will be co-hosted by Representatives Joe Barton and Diana DeGette, co-chairs of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus. This presentation is open to Members of Congress, Congressional staff, media, and the public. Pre-event and post-event interviews with Commissioner Cavoukian are available upon request.
SOURCE: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario
Trell Huether
Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada
416-326-3939
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