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ID4Africa, Spotlight on Unique Digital Identity Numbers

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon participated as a community member in the ID4Africa Livecast July 23, 2020. The livecast was moderated by ID4Africa Chairman Joseph Atick. From ID4Africa: Spotlight on Unique ID Numbers Ongoing debates surrounding Unique Digital Identity Numbers have in recent months been driven to the forefront of ...

Livecast from Paris, France

Webinar: Identification and Surveillance in a Post-COVID-19 World, WPF chairing

Pam Dixon will be chairing a panel on Identification and Surveillance in a Post-COVID19 World Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 7 am PDT/ 10 am EDT / 2 pm BST. This panel will explore issues related to health surveillance, contact tracing during the COVID-19 crisis, use of identity information, and the ...

Livecast from London, UK

IAPP Summit: WPF on "When Global Emergencies Threaten to Jeopardize Privacy Rights"

WPF's Pam Dixon participated in a wide-ranging and vibrant conversation on the intersection between public health and privacy for the IAPP Summit Series, May 20, 2020. The session is now available on demand. When Global Emergencies Threaten to Jeopardize Privacy Rights Release Date: 5/20/2020 (On demand at: https://iapp.org/conference/virtual-sessions/summit-sessions/#!#summit-sessions) Moderator: Fred ...

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WPF participating in Oregon AG Privacy Task Force: Meeting Announcement

The Oregon Attorney General has convened a privacy task force with a Central Table of ten members to discuss privacy issues in the state of Oregon. WPF has been selected as a member of the Central Table, and will provide privacy expertise to the group. The next meeting of the ...

Oregon, via teleconference

WHO advisory group meeting

Who: World Health Organization What: Advisory group meeting When: 15 and 18 May, 2020 This event was a non-public working group session.

Switzerland, via teleconference

Webinar: Contact tracing, technology, and proportionality during lockdown

Executive Director Pam Dixon gave a one hour webinar 4 May 2020 on global contact tracing apps and technology focusing on case studies in the US, UK, India, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, and other jurisdictions. Recommendations and lessons learned are included, as well as audience questions. Event: Festival of Identity ...

WPF's Pam Dixon presenting at Duke University on Data Privacy Day

WPF's Pam Dixon will be at Duke University Friday, January 31 for Data Privacy Day to discuss new World Privacy Forum research and policy work with students, faculty, and privacy luminaries. The event is focused on fostering an in-depth conversation throughout the day with Duke students and faculty. Duke University ...

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

WPF participating in Oregon AG Privacy Task Force: Meeting Announcement

The Oregon Attorney General has convened a privacy task force with a Central Table of ten members to discuss privacy issues in the state of Oregon. WPF has been selected as a member of the Central Table, and will provide privacy expertise to the group. The next meeting of the ...

Salem, Oregon

WPF keynote "Privacy from an International Perspective" at Conference on Data Protection Today, Breaking the Iceberg, hosted by the Mauritius Data Protection Office

Mauritius Data Protection Conference, January 2020 WPF ED Pam Dixon is honored to be presenting a keynote speech on Privacy from an International Perspective at the Conference on Data Protection Today, Breaking the Iceberg .The conference is hosted by the Mauritius Data Protection Office, in collaboration with the Ministry of ...

WPF participating in Oregon AG Privacy Task Force: Meeting Announcement

The Oregon Attorney General has convened a privacy task force with a Central Table of ten members to discuss privacy issues in the state of Oregon. WPF has been selected as a member of the Central Table, and will provide privacy expertise to the group. The next meeting of the ...

Salem, Oregon

OECD Committee on Digital Economic Policy meeting, WPF delegate

Pam Dixon, WPF Executive Director, is an expert advisor to the OECD on AI and a delegate of the AI Expert Group (AIGO). This group was tasked to prepare an initial draft of multinational consensus principles on AI. The AIGO has finished their work, and now WPF is representing civil ...

Paris, France

WPF testimony before NCVHS regarding emerging health privacy concerns

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon will testify before the full committee of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) regarding emerging privacy concerns in the healthcare environment, including the role of artificial intelligence, patient authorizations, and automated access to patient health information. The NCVHS is the statutory [42 ...

Washington, DC

Biometrics Institute Congress, WPF presenting 

Executive Director Pam Dixon will be speaking at the Biometrics Institute Congress during Biometrics Week, October 28-30. “I am pleased to be speaking at the international biometrics Congress regarding the vital issue of ethics and social impact of biometrics,” said Pam Dixon. “Biometrics are increasingly used in everyday situations, and ...

London, UK

WPF/Brookings Biometric Roundtable at ICDPPC

The World Privacy Forum and the Brookings Institution will co-host a Biometric Roundtable Wednesday, October 23 at the International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners’ Conference in Tirana, Albania. Cam Kerry of Brookings and Pam Dixon of WPF will co-moderate the discussion. The purpose of the Biometrics Roundtable is to promote ...

Tirana, Albania

WPF panelist, Center for Global Development

Pam Dixon is speaking on a panel at the Center for Global Development, Data Governance & Economic Developmen t. The event will be held at 12pm October 16 at the Center’s conference facilities in Washington DC. Center for Global Development 2055 L Street NW Washington, DC For more information, please ...

Washington, D.C.

WPF participating in Oregon AG Privacy Task Force

The Oregon Attorney General has convened a privacy task force with a Central Table of ten members to discuss privacy issues in the state of Oregon. WPF has been selected as a member of the Central Table, and will provide privacy expertise to the group. The first meeting of the ...

Salem, Oregon

WPF analysis of privacy and biometrics in the US: Presentation

Pam Dixon, ED of the World Privacy Forum, will present a detailed analysis of privacy and biometrics in the US. The talk will outline key biometric misunderstandings, key risks, priorities for solutions, and key solutions that already exist. WPF has done extensive work in biometrics, including original research on the ...

Washington, D.C.

Portland City Forum on Surveillance Technologies; WPF invited participant

WPF will be participating in the Surveillance Technologies Community Forum coordinated by the City of Portland’s Smart City PDX and the Office of Equity and Human Rights. The City of Portland’s Smart City PDX program and the Office of Equity and Human Rights are convening the invitation-only community forum on ...

Portland, Oregon

WPF Keynote, Modern Privacy and Governance

Keynote, Modern Privacy and Governance, Radar First Portland, OR Pam Dixon presented a keynote speech on modern privacy and governance to the RadarFirst users meeting. This speech outlined WPF’s work on Voluntary Consensus Standards and data governance as well as identity ecosystems, health data, data brokers, and AI/Machine Learning.

Portland, Oregon

WPF presenting Privacy & Biometric Myths and Realities, Webinar 

July 15 2019 WPF is presenting an hour and a half educational webinar on privacy and biometrics for the National Network to End Domestic Violence. The event is by invitation only, and is directed at individuals working directly with domestic violence services. NNEDV: Privacy & Biometric Myths and Realities, Webinar: ...

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Roundtable of African Data Protection Authorities, WPF Rapporteur, ID4AFRICA 

The ID4Africa Movement is having its annual conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 18-20, 2019. WPF’s Pam Dixon will be the Rapporteur for the first Roundtable of African Data Protection Authorities, RADPA. This event will be moderated by Teki Falconer, Founder of Africa Digital Rights Hub, and former DPA of ...

Johannesburg, South Africa

WPF presenting at ID Week London

11-13 June 2019 Identity Week London ExCel London, UK Pam Dixon will be moderating and speaking at Identity Week London. Moderator: Blockchain, identity, and privacy Plenary Panel: Global privacy and Identity trends https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/identity-week/index.stm

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