NCRA Annual Conference, panel discussion, WPF Big Data presentation

Pam Dixon will be speaking at the NCRA annual conference on the topic of Big Data, aggregate credit scoring, and the consumer perspective on big data sources and processes. When: Nov. 4, 2015, morning panel sessions Where: Omni Shoreham Hotel Conference Center, Washington DC For more information: http://www.ncrainc.org/ncra-annual-conference.html  

Congressional Testimony, Senate Judiciary, WPF testifying

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon will testify before the Senate Judiciary this Tuesday, Nov. 3. The hearing is on data broker security, with Chairman Flake presiding. Hearing details: Data Brokers – Is Consumers’ Information Secure? Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Time: 2:30 pm Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building 226 Presiding: Chairman Flake

FTC Lead Generation Workshop, WPF presenting

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon will be presenting at the FTC’s Lead Generation Workshop Friday, October 30. Event description from the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a workshop on October 30, 2015 to explore online lead generation in various industries including lending and education. The workshop will bring together a variety of stakeholders,

37th International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference

WPF will be attending the 37th International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference in Amsterdam Oct. 27-29, 2015. This conference is the assembly of all accredited data protection and privacy commissioners from around the world. More than one hundred authorities from 63 countries and 1 international organisation (the European Union) have been accredited as members, and