EPIC Alert 17.07
======================================================================= E P I C A l e r t ======================================================================= Volume 17.07 April 9, 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Washington, D.C. http://www.epic.org/alert/epic_alert_1707.html "Defend Privacy. Support EPIC." http://epic.org/donate ======================================================================= Table of Contents ======================================================================= [1] EPIC Files Opposition Motion in NSPD 54 Case [2] Lawmakers Urge FTC to Investigate Google Buzz [3] Opposition to Body Scanners Continues to Grow [4] DHS Releases Privacy Study of Cybersecurity Project [5] New Advisory Board Members Join EPIC [6] News in Brief [7] EPIC Bookstore: "Digital Privacy" [8] Upcoming Conferences and Events TAKE ACTION: Stop Airport Strip Searches! - JOIN Facebook Group "Stop Airport Strip Searches" and INVITE Friends - DISPLAY the IMAGE http://thepublicvoice.org/nakedmachine.jpg - SUPPORT EPIC http://www.epic.org/donate/ ======================================================================= [1] EPIC Files Opposition Motion in NSPD 54 Case ======================================================================= The next stage of litigation is underway in EPIC's Freedom of Information Act case against the National Security Agency and National Security Council. EPIC is seeking a copy of National Security Presidential Directive 54 (NSPD 54), the secret directive governing the future of United States Cybersecurity Policy. The government has filed a motion to dismiss parts of the case, and EPIC has filed its opposition to the motion. The original complaint filed by EPIC in February asserted four legal counts against the government. The first two counts were against the NSA for failing to properly comply with the requirements of the FOIA. The third count was brought against the National Security Council for also failing to comply with the requirements of the FOIA, because the NSA referred the request to the NSC. Finally, the fourth count was brought against the NSA under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) for violating federal regulations in handling the request. The government responded by filing a partial motion to dismiss, specifically seeking to dismiss the third and fourth counts of the complaint and to have the NSC dismissed as a defendant. It argued that the NSC is not subject to the FOIA and that even if it was, EPIC would have had to submit a request directly to it, and it argued that the fourth count should be dismissed because the FOIA provides an adequate remedy and so EPIC may not seek a remedy under the APA. EPIC's responses addresses each of the government's arguments in turn. EPIC first argues that the behavior of the government with respect to this case makes the NSC subject to the requirements of the FOIA. Next the response shows considerable authority for the fact that a referred request is as good as a direct request. Finally, EPIC argues that the fourth count is based squarely on the NSA's published regulations, and qualifies as an independent APA claim. The response was filed on April 8 in the D.C. Federal District Court. Meanwhile, the Senate Armed Services Committee has scheduled a nomination hearing on April 15, 2010 for Army Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander to be the head of the newly formed Cyber Command. The Cyber Command will give the Department of Defense broad new authority over the Internet. Alexander is currently the Director of the National Security Agency. EPIC has said that the NSA's legal authority to conduct surveillance in the United States against US citizens should be made public in advance of the hearing EPIC Opposition to Government Motion to Dismiss http://epic.org/open_gov/foia/Opp_mot_dismiss_final.pdf Government Motion to Dismiss http://epic.org/open_gov/foia/4-main.pdf EPIC Complaint http://www.epic.org/foia/NSPD54_complaint.pdf EPIC FOIA Request http://www.epic.org/foia/FOIAapp112409.pdf Senate Armed Services Committee, Hearing Notice http://armed-services.senate.gov/e_witnesslist.cfm?id=4505 ======================================================================= [2] Lawmakers Urge FTC to Investigate Google Buzz ======================================================================= Ten House Members have asked the Federal Trade Commission to pursue an investigation into the Google social networking service Buzz. The tool has come under fire because it breaches online consumer privacy and trust. The lawmakers highlighted "Google's practice of automatically using consumers' e-mail address book to create contact lists for Buzz and then publicly disclosing the names of these private contacts by posting this information online." The lawmakers also asked the Commission to consider Google's proposed acquisition of AdMob, the mobile phone advertising company, and how this deal "will affect competition and Google's incentives to offer robust consumer privacy protections." EPIC has filed a complaint with the FTC, and a further supplement to its complaint, asking the Commission to investigate Google Buzz. The complaint cites clear harms to service subscribers, and alleges that the change in business practices "violated user expectations, diminished user privacy, contradicted Google's privacy policy, and may have violated federal wiretap laws." EPIC's supplemental complaint further elaborates on the specific ways in which Google Buzz constituted a violation of Google's state Privacy Policy for Gmail. On February 26, 2010, the FTC sent a letter to EPIC regarding the complaint, wherein The Bureau of Consumer Protection Director stated that the EPIC complaint "raises interesting issues that relate to consumer expectations about the collection and use of their data." The FTC Director further highlighted the importance of having consumers "understand how their data will be used" and allowing consumers the "opportunity to exercise meaningful control over such uses." House Members Letter to FTC http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710GBletter.html EPIC Google Buzz Complaint to FTC http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710GBcompl.html EPIC Google Buzz Supplemental Complaint to FTC http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710GBcomplamend.html FTC Letter to EPIC http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710GBvladeckresp.html EPIC: In re Google Buzz http://epic.org/privacy/ftc/googlebuzz/default.html ======================================================================= [3] Opposition to Body Scanners Continues to Grow ======================================================================= The Committee on Homeland Security has expressed privacy concerns regarding airport body scanners. In response to a Congressional inquiry, led by Congressman Bennie Thompson, the Transportation Security Agency acknowledged that images on body scanner machines would be recorded for "testing, training, and evaluation purposes." The TSA also did not dispute that test mode, which allows for exporting image data, could be activated in airports, but said this "would" not happen. In addition to congressional concerns, the Idaho House of Representatives has voiced opposition to body scanners by voting to limit use of the digital strip search machines. The 58-9 vote sends Bill 573 to the Idaho Senate, which will vote on the anti-body scanner measure. The Bill would bar body scanners as primary screening, require security officers to offer an alternative search, and mandate an independent investigation into the scanners' health risks. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Phil Hard, said, "It's my opinion that the use of these devices to screen every individual would be an unreasonable search of those persons." Furthermore, in a March 25, 2010 letter, civil liberties, consumer rights, air travel, and religious organization have asked President Obama to "suspend the further deployment of body scanners in US airports." The organizations said that the scanners are "contributing to a negative perception of the United States" and noted the "sincerely held religious opposition to the digital undressing of air travelers by TSA officials." This opposition follows EPIC President Marc Rotenberg's testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, in which he urged the Committee to halt the plan to deploy body scanners in the nation's airports. Furthermore, Ralph Nader and Marc Rotenberg asked President Obama to suspend the deployment of body imaging devices until a "comprehensive evaluation of the devices' effectiveness, health impacts, and privacy safeguards is completed by an independent review board." Lastly, the Government Accountability Office released a report that warned the TSA of the importance of full operational tests and expressed concern over TSA's lack of complete risk assessments and inability to "provide documentation to show how they have addressed the concerns regarding the susceptibility of the technology to terrorist tactics." TSA Letter to Congressman Bennie Thompson http://epic.org/privacy/airtravel/backscatter/TSA_Reply_House.pdf Idaho House of Representatives Bill 573 http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/H0573.pdf Coalition Letter to President Obama http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710coalitionletter.html EPIC Testimony to House Committee on Homeland Security http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710epictestimony.html Nader and Rotenberg Letter to President Obama http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710naderletter.html Government Accountability Office Report http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-401T EPIC: Whole Body Imaging Technology http://epic.org/privacy/airtravel/backscatter/ ======================================================================= [4] DHS Releases Privacy Study of Cybersecurity Project ======================================================================= The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office has released an unclassified version of the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Initiative Three Exercise, a pilot exercise for the classified cybersecurity tool known as "EINSTEIN 3." Shortly before the release of the document, EPIC had filed a Freedom of Information Act request with DHS for it. EINSTEIN 3 is the next generation of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team's intrusion detection and prevention system for the federal government, which will involve active monitoring of all network traffic to and from federal agencies. The Department has not released the full, classified assessment for the tool in either complete or redacted form, but instead drafted a different version for release to the public. It is not clear what differences exist between the actual assessment and the public version. According to the document as released, the pilot exercise will involve an unnamed federal agency, an unidentified internet service provider, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Security Agency. All network traffic bound for the participating agency will be routed by the internet service provider through the EINSTEIN 3 system, which will be physically located within the service provider. The system analyzes the traffic and seeks to identify and prevent intrusion attempts based on predetermine signatures. When new threats are identified, there is a mechanism in place for storing and analyzing the data later, with potential involvement from the National Security Agency. DHS: Privacy Impact Assessment for US-CERT Initiative Three Exercise http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710dhspia.html EPIC Deep Packet Inspection http://epic.org/privacy/dpi/ EPIC Critical Infrastructure Protection http://epic.org/security/cip/ ======================================================================= [5] New Advisory Board Members Join EPIC ======================================================================= The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has announced the new members of the EPIC Advisory Board. The new members are Alessandro Acquisti Associate Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, Urs Gasser, Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Pamela Jones Harbour, Former FTC Commissioner who recently started at Fulbright and Jaworski, Kristina Irion Assistant Professor at the Center for Media and Communications Studies at Central European University, Jeff Jonas, Chief Scientist at IBM Entity Analytics Group, and Michael Kirby, Honorary Professorial Fellow at Australian National University and University of Melbourne Former Justice, High Court of Australia. The EPIC Advisory Board is a distinguished group of experts that include leading innovators, scholars, and advocates. Acquisti is an expert in the behavioral economics of privacy, and the co-editor of "Digital Privacy: Theory, Technologies, and Practices." Gasser’s research focuses on information law and policy and the interaction between law and innovation. He is the coauthor of "Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives." Irion is an expert in media law, with a background in data protection and communications policy. Jonas is a leading innovator who developed systems for the Las Vegas gaming industry, and advises policymakers on privacy and counterterrorism. Kirby is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, and the "father" of the OECD Privacy Guidelines. EPIC Board Chair Deborah Hurley said, "We are very pleased to welcome our new members to the EPIC Advisory Board. This is an extraordinary group of individuals who will bring much to our work." Also, three members of the EPIC Advisory Board have joined the EPIC Board of Directors. They are Christine Borgman, Presidential Chair and Professor of Information Studies, UCLA; Pamela Samuelson, Professor, Berkeley Law School and School of Information, University of California, Berkeley; and Paul Smith. Partner with Jenner and Block, and chair of the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice committee. EPIC is pleased to welcome all of these experts to its Advisory Board. EPIC Advisory Board Page http://epic.org/epic/advisory_board.html Advisory Board Announcement http://epic.org/press/EPIC_Advisory_Board_Apr_Additions.pdf ======================================================================= [6] News in Brief ======================================================================= EPIC's Annual Champion of Freedom Award Dinner to be Held June 2 Calling all Privacy Heroes, Privacy Rock Stars, Privacy Champions, Privacy Enthusiasts, and Friends of Privacy! EPIC wants you to save the date June 2, 2010 for the annual "EPIC Champion of Freedom Award" dinner event in Washington, D.C. Past honorees include Director and Producer D.J. Caruso, Congressman Ed Markey, Supreme Court litigator Paul Smith, Professor Pamela Samuelson, and Senator Patrick Leahy. Even if you are unable to attend, you can still support the EPIC event. Register now at: http://www.epic.org/june2 Seating is limited. Inspector General: ID Theft Not a Priority at Justice Department The Inspector General's Office released a new report on the Department of Justice's Efforts to Combat Identity Theft. The report states that identity theft is a growing problem, but the Justice Department's efforts to combat the crime have "faded as priorities." A Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ's Criminal Division testified that identity theft was the fastest growing crime in 2008, victimizing more than 10 million Americans. The Inspector General concludes that the Department has failed to develop a coordinated plan to combat identity theft since a 2007 task force report. In 2007, EPIC proposed a comprehensive strategy to "address the root causes of identity theft: excessive data collection and lax security practices." Inspector General Report http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/plus/a1021.pdf EPIC Comments to Federal Identity Theft Task Force http://epic.org/privacy/idtheft/EPIC_FTC_ID_Theft_Comments.pdf EPIC: Identity Theft http://epic.org/privacy/idtheft/ Congressional Leaders Press Obama on Privacy Board Chairman Bennie Thompson and twenty members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Obama seeking the immediate nomination of members to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The Privacy Board was active during the Bush Administration, but the Obama administration has moved slowly to reconstitute the advisory body. No hearings have been held and no reports have been issued. The board is intended to provide advice on the civil liberty implications of programs that effect the rights of citizens, such as the use of Whole Body Scanners by the TSA, biometic identifiers, and cyber security policy. Last month, EPIC joined more than thirty other organizations in signing a letter to President Obama and members of Congress, also calling for the reconstitution of the Board. Letter from Chairman Thompson and other Representatives http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710lettertopresobama.html Letter from over 30 Privacy Organizations http://www.defendingdissent.org/pdf/pclobletter.pdf Statutory Basis for the Board http://epic.org/privacy/oversight/PCLOB.pdf Facebook Announces Changes to Privacy Policy Facebook announced "another set of revisions" to its privacy policy. The changes appear to make it easier for Facebook to gather locational data on users and to disclose user data to third-party web sites, namely sharing user information with a number of "pre-approved" third-party web sites through Facebook Platform. It also appears that Facebook will make more use of data set to "Everyone." Facebook solicited comments on the changes for seven days, and received more than 4,000 responses from users, regulators and online privacy advocates. The comments showed that responders were confused by already existing features or did not understand Facebook's policy and procedures. In December, EPIC filed a complaint with the FTC regarding the last set of changes to the Facebook privacy settings. The FTC responded that the EPIC complaint "raises issues of particular interest" to the Commission. Facebook Recent Proposed Changes http://www.facebook.com/fbsitegovernance?v=app_4949752878 Facebook Response to Comments http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=379388037130 EPIC Facebook Complaint http://epic.org/privacy/inrefacebook/EPIC-FacebookComplaint.pdf FTC Response to EPIC Complaint http://epic.org/privacy/inrefacebook/Facebook_Vladeck_Letter.pdf EPIC: Facebook Privacy http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/ New Jersey Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employee Privacy The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a female employee whose employer read emails that she sent while using Yahoo Mail on a company-owned laptop. The employee, Marina Stengart, had exchanged emails with her attorney regarding a possible discrimination lawsuit against the employer. The employer then pulled the emails off of the laptop's hard drive and used them to prepare a defense to the discrimination suit. The New Jersey Supreme Court found that "Under the circumstances, Stengart could reasonably expect that e-mail communications with her lawyer through her personal, password-protected, web-based e-mail account would remain private, and that sending and receiving them using a company laptop did not eliminate the attorney-client privilege that protected them." The Supreme Court of the United States is set to consider employee privacy in City of Ontario v. Quon, in which EPIC submitted a "friend of the court brief." New Jersey Supreme Court: Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc. http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710opinion.html EPIC: City of Ontario v. Quon http://epic.org/privacy/quon/default.html EPIC: Workplace Privacy http://epic.org/privacy/workplace/ GoDaddy Pulls out of China over Privacy Risks to Users GoDaddy, the world’s largest internet domain name registrar, will no longer register domain names in China, due to new government rules for monitoring Internet use. China now requires every domain name registrant to provide photographs, business information, signed registration forms, and business registration numbers to the China Internet Network Information Center, a quasi-government agency. GoDaddy General Counsel Christine N. Jones stated, "The intent of the procedures appeared, to us, to be based on a desire by the Chinese authorities to exercise increased control over the subject matter of domain name registrations by Chinese nationals." EPIC supports privacy for web site registrants and has worked with GoDaddy in the past to urge the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration to safeguard the right of Internet users to maintain private web site registrations. China Internet Network Information Center http://www.cnnic.net.cn/en/index/ GoDaddy: Statement http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710statement.html EPIC: WHOIS http://epic.org/privacy/whois/default.html Privacy Groups Call on FTC to Investigate Companies' Data Collection The Center for Digital Democracy, U.S. PIRG and the World Privacy Forum filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission asking the commission to investigate the privacy threats to consumers from real-time profiling, targeting and auctioning of consumer data. The complaint cites companies like Google, Yahoo, PubMatic, TARGUSinfo, MediaMath, eXelate, Rubicon Project, AppNexus and Rocket Fuel, and states that privacy policies and self-regulation have failed as meaningful safeguards. The coalition asks the FTC to compel companies involved in the practice to provide consumers with an opt-in participation option and require that the companies acknowledge these practices in their privacy policies, among other things. EPIC currently has three pending complaints filed with the FTC concerning Could Computing, Facebook and Google Buzz. Coalition Complaint to FTC http://democraticmedia.org/real-time-targeting EPIC Cloud Computing Complaint to FTC http://epic.org/privacy/cloudcomputing/google/ftc031709.pdf EPIC Facebook Complaint to FTC http://epic.org/privacy/inrefacebook/EPIC-FacebookComplaint.pdf EPIC Supplemental Facebook Complaint to FTC http://epic.org/privacy/inrefacebook/EPIC_Facebook_Supp.pdf EPIC Google Buzz Complaint to FTC http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710GBcompl.html Worker Biometric ID Under Consideration in US Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham have proposed a new national identity card. The Senators would require that "all U.S. citizens and legal immigrants who want jobs" obtain a "high-tech, fraud-proof Social Security card" with a unique biometric identifier. The card, they say, would not contain private information, medical information, or tracking techniques, and the biometric identifiers would not be stored in a government database. EPIC has testified in Congress and commented to federal agencies on the privacy and security risks associated with national identification systems and biometric identifiers. Schumer & Graham: The Right Way to Mend Immigration http://www.epic.org/redirect/040710natlidproposal.html EPIC Testimony regarding a 2007 National ID proposal http://epic.org/privacy/ssn/eevs_test_060707.pdf EPIC Comments regarding RealID proposal http://epic.org/privacy/id-cards/epic_realid_comments.pdf EPIC: National ID and the Real ID Act http://epic.org/privacy/id-cards/ EPIC: Biometric Identifiers http://epic.org/privacy/biometrics/ ======================================================================= [7] EPIC Bookstore: "Digital Privacy" ======================================================================= "Digital Privacy: Theory, Technologies, and Practices" Edited by Alessandro Acquisti, Stefanos Gritzalis, Costas Lambrinoudakis, & Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati Digital Privacy: Theory, Technologies, and Practices is an excellent collection of twenty-one chapters by a variety of noted experts, exploring the cutting edge developments in the world of digital privacy. The works range from high-level mathematical analyses and statistical models, as in "Privacy-Preservation Techniques in Data Mining" by Chunhua Su, et al., to studies of social expectations, as in "Privacy Perceptions among Members of Online Communities" by Maria Karyda and Spyros Kokolakis. The twenty-one chapters are grouped into seven categories: The Privacy Space, Privacy Attacks, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, User Privacy, Privacy in Ubiquitous Computing, the Economics of Privacy, and Privacy and Policy. This structure allows the reader to progress through the entire work as a coherent whole, or to jump from section to section, seeking specific topics. The variety of topics covered and the different ways in which they are addressed make the work an excellent choice for experts in the field seeking to stay abreast of new developments, while much of the book remains at least somewhat accessible for the interested lay reader. Some of the most interesting portions of the book come when the authors describe new or developing techniques for protecting privacy without compromising functionality of advanced techhnologies. For example, Ian Goldberg's chapter opens the text with a third revised version of his study of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) for the internet, including discussion of a number of different technologies for protecting anonymity and pseudonymity online. All three chapters within the section on PETs also present fascinating new concepts for enforcing protections on users' privacy. The sections on user privacy and expectations as well as the discussions of the economics of privacy are also particularly interesting. For example, Athanasios N. Yannacopoulos et al. present a model for a sort of privacy insurance which IT firms could use for determining the risks it faces by handling clients' personal data. Alessandro Acquisti and Jens Grossklags also provide a look into behavioral economics and individuals' decision-making processes with respect to their privacy. Digital Privacy is certainly intended for an advanced audience, and the text will be most helpful to privacy or technology experts, but its broad scope and coverage of the legal, technical, and practical implications of privacy protection in the modern world make it a fascinating read for any interested reader. --Jared Kaprove ================================ EPIC Publications: "Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws 2008," edited by Harry A. Hammitt, Marc Rotenberg, John A. Verdi, and Mark S. Zaid (EPIC 2008). Price: $60. http://epic.org/bookstore/foia2008/ Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws is the most comprehensive, authoritative discussion of the federal open access laws. This updated version includes new material regarding the substantial FOIA amendments enacted on December 31, 2007. Many of the recent amendments are effective as of December 31, 2008. The standard reference work includes in-depth analysis of litigation under Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, Federal Advisory Committee Act, Government in the Sunshine Act. The fully updated 2008 volume is the 24th edition of the manual that lawyers, journalists and researchers have relied on for more than 25 years. ================================ "Information Privacy Law: Cases and Materials, Second Edition" Daniel J. Solove, Marc Rotenberg, and Paul Schwartz. (Aspen 2005). Price: $98. http://www.epic.org/redirect/aspen_ipl_casebook.html This clear, comprehensive introduction to the field of information privacy law allows instructors to enliven their teaching of fundamental concepts by addressing both enduring and emerging controversies. The Second Edition addresses numerous rapidly developing areas of privacy law, including: identity theft, government data mining and electronic surveillance law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, intelligence sharing, RFID tags, GPS, spyware, web bugs, and more. Information Privacy Law, Second Edition, builds a cohesive foundation for an exciting course in this rapidly evolving area of law. ================================ "Privacy & Human Rights 2006: An International Survey of Privacy Laws and Developments" (EPIC 2007). Price: $75. http://www.epic.org/phr06/ This annual report by EPIC and Privacy International provides an overview of key privacy topics and reviews the state of privacy in over 75 countries around the world. The report outlines legal protections, new challenges, and important issues and events relating to privacy. Privacy & Human Rights 2006 is the most comprehensive report on privacy and data protection ever published. ================================ "The Public Voice WSIS Sourcebook: Perspectives on the World Summit on the Information Society" (EPIC 2004). Price: $40. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pvsourcebook This resource promotes a dialogue on the issues, the outcomes, and the process of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This reference guide provides the official UN documents, regional and issue-oriented perspectives, and recommendations and proposals for future action, as well as a useful list of resources and contacts for individuals and organizations that wish to become more involved in the WSIS process. ================================ "The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2004: United States Law, International Law, and Recent Developments," Marc Rotenberg, editor (EPIC 2005). Price: $40. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/pls2004/ The Privacy Law Sourcebook, which has been called the "Physician's Desk Reference" of the privacy world, is the leading resource for students, attorneys, researchers, and journalists interested in pursuing privacy law in the United States and around the world. It includes the full texts of major privacy laws and directives such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Privacy Act, and the OECD Privacy Guidelines, as well as an up-to-date section on recent developments. New materials include the APEC Privacy Framework, the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act, and the CAN-SPAM Act. ================================ "Filters and Freedom 2.0: Free Speech Perspectives on Internet Content Controls" (EPIC 2001). Price: $20. http://www.epic.org/bookstore/filters2.0 A collection of essays, studies, and critiques of Internet content filtering. These papers are instrumental in explaining why filtering threatens free expression. ================================ EPIC publications and other books on privacy, open government, free expression, crypto and governance can be ordered at: EPIC Bookstore http://www.epic.org/bookstore ================================ EPIC also publishes EPIC FOIA Notes, which provides brief summaries of interesting documents obtained from government agencies under the Freedom of Information Act. Subscribe to EPIC FOIA Notes at: https:/mailman.epic.org/mailman/listinfo/foia_notes ======================================================================= [8] Upcoming Conferences and Events ======================================================================= "IAPP 10th Anniversary Webcast" National Press Club, Washington, DC, March 16, 2010 For more information: http://www.epic.org/redirect/031110event1.html "Third Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration: Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, March 16, 2010 For more information: http://www.epic.org/redirect/031110event2.html "Privacy 2010" Stanford, CA, March 23 - 25, 2010. For more information: http://codex.stanford.edu/privacy2010 "Smartgrid Policy Summit" Washington, DC, April 8, 2010 For more information: http://summit.utc.org/content/educational-program "Developing a Trusted Cyber-Infrastructure" Toronto, ON, May 12, 2010 For more information: http://www.ipsi.utoronto.ca/ "Computers, Freedom, and Privacy" San Jose, June 15-18, 2010. For more information: http://cfp.acm.org/wordpress/?p=6 "32nd Int'l Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners" Jerusalem, October 2010. For more information: http://www.justice.gov.il/MOJEng/RashutTech/News/conference2010.htm ======================================================================= Join EPIC on Facebook ======================================================================= Join the Electronic Privacy Information Center on Facebook http//facebook.com/epicprivacy http://epic.org/facebook Start a discussion on privacy. Let us know your thoughts. Stay up to date with EPIC's events. 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