CFP96 Lunchtime Workshops
Friday, March 29
Conference registration includes box lunches each day. During the
noon breaks, you are invited unwind and relax, or bring your box lunch
and join one of several workshops.
Here are the workshops scheduled for Friday, March 29:
Policy Implications of Privacy Technology
Led by
- David Chaum, DigiCash, Inc.
Actual users of privacy technology for road toll collection, medical data,
Internet payments, and electronic voting will present their experiences up
to date. Additionally, data protection commissioners who have studied
privacy technology and its potential will report their findings.
The Microsoft Question: The Role of Antitrust in Today's Software
Industry
Led by
-
Barry Rein, Pennie & Edmonds
Report on the session
from the CFP96 Newsletter
This workshop will focus on the application of the
antitrust laws to the software industry, particularly in light of
the continuing spotlight on some of Microsoft's practices and the
area of standards. (1) What practices of Microsoft
warrant action? (2) The role of standards in gaining and
maintaining market power (3) Bundling - "how suite it is"
Speaking Publicly about Privacy: Stop Whining and do
Something. Do it now. Here's How.
Led by
- Andre Bacard, author of Computer Privacy Handbook
- Ann Cavoukian, Assistant Commissioner, Ontario Information and Privacy
Commission, and author of Who Knows: Safeguarding Your Privacy in a
Networked World
- Robert Ellis Smith, publisher of The Privacy Journal
Report on the session
from the CFP96 Newsletter
The pro-privacy community consists of a few thousand persons who
attend the same conferences, read the same journals, etc. Too often,
we inner circle members get the wild idea that "Everybody knows what's
going on." In reality, millions of persons have no clue that
their e-mail is unsafe! A billion persons don't even know
that their bank and phone records are the backbone of a global
surveillance network. This panel will focus on activist steps
to publicize: 1) global attacks against our privacy and 2)
global solutions.
Teaching Computer Ethical Issues
Led by
- Joanne Costello, MIT
- Bruce Umbaugh, Webster University,
This is a workshop about methods of teaching computer ethics and about
pitfalls and routes to success. The workshop will address both
technological and social concerns, the use of case studies, and ways
that computing technology aggravates, transforms, or leaves untouched
issues relating to intellectual property, privacy, hacking and
computer intrusion, freedom of expression, just allocations of
resources, and civil behavior in cyberspace.
The Web in Local Government and Citizen Activism
Led by
- Chris Dwyer, Cezanne Communications Corp.
Report on the session
from the CFP96 Newsletter
As the Internet has become more accessible, state and local governments and
advocacy groups have begun to use the Web to share information. In many
cases, homepages combine with Internet resources to communicate with
constituents and opinion leaders. Led by a consultant who helps goverment
officials and advocacy groups use the Internet, we will explore and discuss
uses of this technology.
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