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  • May 20 - 23
    Ari Schwartz will speak at CFP2008 in New Haven, CT.
  • June 4
    Alissa Cooper will speak on a panel at the Authentication & Online Trust Alliance Summit 2008 in Seattle, WA.
  • June 5
    Alissa Cooper will speak on a panel at the Authentication & Online Trust Alliance Summit 2008 in Seattle, WA.
  • June 9
    Deven McGraw will speak at the HIMSS Summit08 on "Consumer-Focused Privacy and Security Policy" in Washington, D.C.
  • June 14
    Leslie Harris will speak on a panel discussion regarding privacy issues in the 21st Century at the American Constitution Society National Convention entitled "The End of Anonymity? Threats to Privacy in A Brave New World" in Washington, DC
  • June 18
    David Sohn will participate in a panel on "The New Age of Copyright Enforcement" at the American Bar Association's National Institute on CyberLaw in Washington, D.C.
  • July 7
    Deven McGraw will be a panelist at the workshop "Understanding the Interest and Needs of Consumers in the Use of Genomic-based Health Information Services," sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.
  • July 23
    Deven McGraw will speak on a panel entitled "The Privacy Imperative: Protecting Patient Privacy While Facilitating the Use of EMRs and Health Information Exchange," at the 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on The Road to Interoperability, hosted by the World Health Care Congress, in Boston, MA.
 
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Health Data Systems Need A Comprehensive Privacy and Security Framework

CDT's Health Privacy Project today released a paper urging policymakers and the private sector to develop and implement a comprehensive privacy and security framework to govern the wide range of computer and Internet-based systems being created to share sensitive health information. The paper examines the key issues confronting the adoption of information technology in the health care field and offers suggestions on policies and business practices that will protect patient rights while facilitating the kinds of information sharing that can reduce costs and improve care. May 15, 2008

HPP Policy Framework Document [PDF] May 15, 2008

Legislative Action Needed to Correct FBI Misuse of National Security Letters

Widespread errors in the use of National Security Letters requires legislative action, says a CDT paper released today. The documents are used by the FBI when seeking records containing sensitive personal information. Successive Inspector General reports have uncovered abuses and mistakes by the FBI in issuing the NSLs. The CDT Policy Post says that FBI self-policing doesn't work. CDT believes there should be a more exacting standard for issuing NSLs and that prior judicial authorization should be required when sensitive personal information is sought. May 14, 2008

CDT Policy Post 14.5: National Security Letters May 14, 2008

Other Leading Headlines

CDT Is Joined on Anti-Spyware Brief by Wide Range of Groups and Companies May 05, 2008
CDT's Schwartz Named to Government Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board May 05, 2008
CDT Testimony: DHS, State Using Insecure RFID Technology April 29, 2008
Senate Approves Vital Health Privacy Bill April 25, 2008
ASC Behavioral Targeting Working Group Launched April 25, 2008
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