EPIC Alert 18.02
======================================================================= E P I C A l e r t ======================================================================= Volume 18.02 January 28, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Washington, D.C. http://www.epic.org/alert/epic_alert_1802.html "Defend Privacy. Support EPIC." http://epic.org/donate Report All Screening Experiences at EPIC Body Scanner Incident Report http://epic.org/bodyscanner/incident_report/ ======================================================================= Table of Contents ======================================================================= [1] International Privacy Day Celebrated on January 28 [2] Champion of Freedom Awards given to Chester and In 't Veld [3] EPIC's Rotenberg Speaks to Council of Europe [4] European Union to Extend Protection in Cloud Computing in 2011 [5] Privacy Groups Release Human Rights and European Union Report [6] SCOTUS Affirms Informational Privacy Right, Upholds NASA Practices [7] News in Brief [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] International Privacy Day Celebrated on January 28 ======================================================================= January 28 is International Privacy Day, celebrating the day that the first international convention on privacy was signed in 1981. The Council of Europe and the European Commission initiated this commemoration in 2007. This year marks its fifth edition, and a wide variety of activities are being held in cities around the world to underscore the importance of privacy protections. The Council of Europe has stated that their goal on this year's International Privacy Day is to give "European citizens an opportunity to understand what kind of data about them is collected and processed, why this is done, and what rights they have in respect of such processing. It is also an opportunity for them to become more aware of the inherent risks associated with the unlawful use or clandestine processing of their personal data." Supporters of the Madrid Privacy Declaration are urging countries to ratify the Council of Europe Convention 108 and the Protocol of 2001, to establish a comprehensive framework for privacy protection and an independent data authority, and to ensure effective implementation and enforcement of existing legal frameworks. A "Pecha Kucha Night" to honor Data Protection day is being held in Brussels. The Pecha Kucha, which is Japanese for the sounds of conversation, is a series of show-and-tell presentations by artists, designers and advocates. The Pecha Kucha evening forms part of the Fourth International Computer, Privacy, and Data Protection Conference. EPIC Associate Director Lillie Coney is in attendance. In the United States, Governors in North Carolina, Arkansas, Washington, Maryland, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin have declared Data Privacy Day on January 28, and several events will be held across the U.S. and Canada. On January 27, the Center for Information Policy Leadership in Washington, DC hosted "The Role of the Individual in Data Protection and Privacy," a breakfast program with panelists from the Center for Democracy and Technology and former Department of Homeland Security staff. The Institute for Information Law and Policy at the New York Law School will engage students in a conversation on "Whose Data Is It Anyway?" For Civil Society Groups the key objective on January 28 is to motivate people to action - not just by checking their privacy settings, shredding old bank statements or installing a browser extension, but by raising awareness about why meaningful regulation of privacy and enforcement of privacy rights is key for the protection of the ability to control personal data. Data Privacy Day 2011 http://dataprivacyday2011.org/ The Public Voice http://thepublicvoice.org The Madrid Privacy Declaration http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration/ Council of Europe and the European Joint High Level Meeting http://www.data-protection-day.net/home.jsp EPIC: Privacy and Human Rights http://epic.org/phr06/ EPIC: Council of Europe Privacy Convention http://epic.org/privacy/intl/coeconvention/ Pecha Kucha http://pechakucha.architempo.net/ ======================================================================= [2] Champion of Freedom Awards given to Chester and In 't Veld ======================================================================= EPIC has presented the annual Champion of Freedom Awards to Sophie In 't Veld, a Dutch Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Jeff Chester, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Digital Democracy. MEP Sophie In 't Veld is serving her second term in the European Parliament, representing the Dutch social-liberal party, D66. MEP In't Veld is the leading advocate in the European Parliament seeking to ensure data protection for European citizens and working to promote Internet Freedom. She has worked to promote strong privacy safeguards in data exchange agreements between the European Union and the United States. Her recent speeches in the European Parliament have addressed such concerns as "Databases relating to racial and ethnic origin in the EU," "Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union," "Electronic communication networks and services," "Freedom of Information," and "Rules on the confidentiality of Europol information" As the vice-chair of European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs Committee, MEP holds one of the most influential offices in the European Parliament. In December 2010 In 't Veld hosted a Privacy Platform on the European Commission's proposal of "a comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union." The panel is part of an effort to improve the scope of data protection. Sophie In't Veld is also known for her work on human rights, women's rights, and gender equality. Jeff Chester, author of Digital Destiny: New Media and the Future of Democracy and a former investigative reporter and filmmaker, has been a consistent voice advocating in the area of telecommunications. Chester founded The Center for Digital Democracy in 2001 in order to monitor new media marketplace developments. Chester provides frequent testimony before Congress on numerous topics. The Center for Digital Democracy has led the way in the development of a campaign for an open broadband Internet, helping educate the public about the plans of the phone and cable companies to operate a more tightly-controlled broadband system, and efforts at the Federal Trade Commission to promote new policies governing online privacy and responsible interactive marketing practices. The Center is also advancing public knowledge about risks to privacy in pharmaceutical drug and health marketing. Center for Digital Democracy http://www.democraticmedia.org/ Profile of Jeff Chester http://www.democraticmedia.org/about/staff Sophie In 't Veld http://www.d66.nl/intveld/item/english Profile of Sophie In 't Veld http://www.sophieintveld.eu EuroParl: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711EPcivlib.html Privacy Platform "A Comprehensive Data Protection Framework" http://werkgroepprivacy.groenlinks.nl/node/57103 ======================================================================= [3] EPIC's Rotenberg Speaks to Council of Europe ======================================================================= On January 28, 2011, Marc Rotenberg, President of EPIC, will speak to the Council of Europe in Brussels, Belgium. The speech will be given at a joint high-level meeting with the Council of Europe and the European Justice Commission, one of many meetings taking place to raise awareness of the importance of data protection for individuals. This event marks the 30th anniversary of the Council of Europe “Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data,” known as Convention 108, which was first opened for signatures in 1981. Rotenberg’s speech will focus on the Privacy Convention and the efforts underway in the United States ensure US ratification. Rotenberg said, in prepared remarks that the Convention "builds on Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" and "sets out a framework that allocates rights and responsibilities in the collection and use of personal data in the context of modern technology. The Convention also makes clear that privacy rights are protected in law through democratic institutions." EPIC previously submitted comments supporting a proposed appendix to the Convention 108 that would apply privacy safeguards specifically to data profiling. Last year, 100 civil society organizations and privacy experts signed the Madrid Declaration of 2009. The Declaration specifically urged countries that had not yet done so to ratify Convention 108 as soon as possible. Following the Declaration last year, EPIC was joined by leading technical experts and legal scholars in a letter to Secretary Clinton, urging her to begin the process of US ratification of Convention 108. That statement noted that the Secretary’s speech on Internet Freedom reflected many of the same concerns that “animated the frames of the Council of Europe Convention who saw the promise of new technology but also recognized the risk to fundamental human rights.” One scholar recently wrote that "It is not too difficult for the data protection laws of quite a few non-European countries to meet the requirements of Convention 108" and suggested "The opening up of Convention 108 to non-European countries is one way of sidestepping the cumbersome process of developing a new UN convention on privacy" and concluded that "this approach deserves serious consideration by Asia-Pacific and other governments that already have privacy laws of international standard, or are considering introducing them." In response to objections to US ratification of the Council of Europe Privacy Convention, Rotenberg pointed out that the United States had recently ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and had urged its allies to do so as well. Forty-one countries have ratified the Convention 108. Civil society groups will continue their efforts to press for adoption of the Convention among the countries that have not yet ratified. Data Protection Day, Brussels (January 28, 2011) http://www.data-protection-day.net/init.xhtml?event=36 Rotenberg speech to Council of Europe http://epic.org/privacy/intl/coeconvention/ROTENBERG_COE_Jan28.pdf Council of Europe: Convention 108 http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/treaties/html/108.htm EPIC: Letter to Senator Clinton (January 28, 2010) http://epic.org/privacy/intl/EPIC_Clinton_ltr_1-10.pdf Madrid Privacy Declaration http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration/ Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy on “International Privacy Day” http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711LeahyIPD.html EPIC: Comments to the COE on the Protection of Individual Data (2010) http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711EPICcommCOE.html Council of Europe: Proposed Appendix to Convention 108 http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711conv108app.html Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Article 12 http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a12 ======================================================================= [4] European Union to Extend Protection in Cloud Computing in 2011 ======================================================================= The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (EU), wishes to extend data protection to data clouds in order to safeguard consumers and promote consumer confidence. The Commission found that unprotected clouds of data pose a threat to the privacy of millions of European citizens. Data protection rules already exist to ensure consumer privacy on social networking sites, but the European Union's data protection rules must be updated to reflect the advancing technological climate. The intangible nature of data on the cloud makes it a global issue. Policy makers have the daunting task of determining who will police these data protection efforts, since the clouds drift without borders. Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Justice, contemplates several methods to improve cloud security. One of these methods is "privacy by design," requiring privacy protection features to be integrated in the product or service. Because of the intangible nature of cloud computing, Reding acknowledges that it is vital that businesses and service providers exercise transparency. The Commission believes that consumers must be able to trust cloud computing to store their personal data. This includes the ability to be able to delete their personal data at will, without the consequence that it will remain engrained in the system indefinitely. Reding wishes to include this aspect in her data protection rules to guarantee the protection of EU citizens. Changes to the 1995 Data Protection Directive are anticipated later this year. Implementation of the Data Protection Directive differs among Member States, and the European Commission plans to investigate whether these differences in implementation are due to unavoidable legal distinctions or a failure to comply with the Directive. EU Data Protection Directive 1995 http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711DPD95.html European Commission Data Protection http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/privacy/index_en.htm European Commission for Justice http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/justice/index_en.htm EPIC: Cloud Computing http://epic.org/privacy/cloudcomputing ======================================================================= [5] Privacy Groups Release Human Rights and European Union Report ======================================================================= Privacy International, EPIC, and the Center for Media and Communications Studies (CMSC) released "European Privacy and Human Rights (EPHR) 2010," a report investigating the scope of privacy and data protection laws and regulations in Europe. The study is composed of 33 individual reports covering issues from privacy enforcement to ID cards and biometrics, to data-sharing, to government access to visual surveillance, among others. The study ranks privacy sharing across the European Union (EU). An interactive table and a map enable readers to visualize how European countries rank on a continuum from endemic surveillance societies to countries consistently upholding human rights standards. The EPHR project began in January 2010 with three goals: 1) to map European privacy laws and recent developments as well as summarize the trends in the light of the right to privacy; 2) to disseminate information and publish it on multiple online and offline platforms; and 3) to develop innovate awareness-raising campaigns to be launched at the European Data Protection Day on January 28, 2011. The EPHR follows on the work in EPIC's publication, Privacy & Human Rights: An International Survey of Privacy Laws and Developments. Formed in 1990 and based in London, England and Washington, D.C., human rights organization Privacy International focuses on surveillance and privacy invasions by government and corporations. The Center for Media and Communications Studies is a research center at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary. CMCS focuses on scholarship and practice-oriented research on media and communications in Central and Eastern Europe. European Privacy and Human Rights (EPHR) 2010 report http://www2.privacyinternational.org/ephr Privacy International http://www2.privacyinternational.org/ Center for Media and Communication Studies http://www.stanhopecentre.org/research/ceu.shtml European Data Protection Day http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711DPD2011.html Electronic Privacy Information Center http://www.epic.org EPIC: Privacy & Human Rights http://epic.org/phr06/ ======================================================================= [6] SCOTUS Affirms Informational Privacy Right, Upholds NASA Practices ======================================================================= The Supreme Court has issued a decision in NASA v. Nelson, a case brought by NASA scientists who argued that the government's invasive background checks violate the Constitution. The Court's seven-Justice majority opinion, penned by Justice Alito, confirmed as good law the multiple Supreme Court precedents which recognize a privacy interest in "avoiding disclosure" that "arguably ha[s] its roots in the Constitution." Alito hesitated to specify the limits of the constitutional right to information privacy in this case, explaining that the Court should have the "benefit of briefing by the parties and . . . potential amici." EPIC served as an amicus, or "friend of the court," in the case, briefing the Court on expert findings about the right to informational privacy with the explicit backing of twenty seven legal scholars and technologists. The Court did uphold the specific background checks in this case, after finding (1) that the requests were reasonable, (2) that the information would be protected under the Privacy Act, and (3) that any information NASA applicants offered in response to the sensitive requests under review would act "solely as a mitigate[ing] factor." Crucial to the Supreme Court's decision was the federal government's effort to eliminate a "two-track approach to background investigations" which distinguished traditional government employees from private contractors who now constitute a "substantial majority" of the federal civil servant workforce. At oral argument, Justice Ginsburg took pains to stress that the Ninth Circuit order under review was limited to two specific government-issued background check forms that all traditional government employees are already required to fill out. Writing in concurrence, Justice Scalia said the Court's opinion "will dramatically increase the number of lawsuits claiming violations of the right to informational privacy." Brandishing exclamation points, and issuing an end-of-days warning about "recovering drug addicts" at the helm of the Hubble Telescope, Justice Scalia urged the Court to roll back earlier precedents which all parties had conceded were "seminal." EPIC's amicus brief highlighted key risks associated with overreliance on the Privacy Act as a legal safeguard, including the "routine use" exception, security breaches, and each agency's authority to carve out its own exceptions. Justice Kagan did not participate because of her earlier involvement in the case as Solicitor General. NASA v. Nelson: Supreme Court Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-530.pdf NASA v. Nelson: Supreme Court Oral Argument http://www.supremecourt.gov/media/audio/mp3files/09-530.mp3 NASA v. Nelson: EPIC's "Friend of the Court" Brief http://epic.org/amicus/nasavnelson/EPIC_amicus_NASA_final.pdf NASA v. Nelson: Ninth Circuit Opinion http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711NASAvNelson9Cir.html EPIC: NASA v. Nelson http://epic.org/amicus/nasavnelson/default.html EPIC: Workplace Privacy http://epic.org/privacy/workplace/default.html ======================================================================= [7] News In Brief ======================================================================= Senate Commerce Committee to Key Privacy Issues in New Congress Chairman Rockefeller's (D-WV) priorities for the Senate Commerce Committee in the new Congress will include consumer privacy, oversight of the Federal Trade Commission, airport screening, and cybersecurity, according a recent statement. Senator Rockefeller has specifically called for strong Internet privacy laws: "There are no baseline privacy protections for most consumer online activity," he stated. "Industry self-regulation has largely failed, and I hope that the Department of Commerce . . .will reach the conclusion that legislation is necessary to protect consumers." EPIC has testified previously before the Committee on the Childrens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), protecting consumers' phone records, and spam e-mail. Chairman Rockefeller: Press Release http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711RockefellerPR.html EPIC: Testimony on COPPA (April 29, 2010) http://epic.org/privacy/kids/EPIC_COPPA_Testimony_042910.pdf EPIC: Testimony on Phone Records (February 8, 2006) http://epic.org/privacy/iei/sencomtest2806.html EPIC: Testimony on Spam (May 21, 2003) http://epic.org/privacy/junk_mail/spam/spamtestimony5.21.03.html EPIC: Online Tracking and Behavioral Profiling http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711BehProfiling.html EPIC: Cybersecurity http://epic.org/privacy/cybersecurity/default.html Senate Judiciary Committee to Focus on Privacy and Open Government On January 11, 2011 the Newseum and the Freedom Forum hosted Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Leahy vowed to work alongside the new Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on a variety of privacy and open government issues. Updates to key legislation, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, are included in the Judiciary Committee's agenda with the goal of strengthening cyber security and law enforcement while respecting citizens' privacy rights. Furthermore, the Committee will examine the body scanners at airports and online activity tracking. Senator Leahy emphasized the importance of open government as an American value and plans to reintroduce the Faster FOIA Act, a bill that will create a commission to analyze and improve FOIA implementation. Senator Leahy: Agenda for the 112th Congress http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711LeahyPR.html Privacilla: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act http://www.privacilla.org/business/online/ecpa.html The Freedom Forum http://www.freedomforum.org/ EPIC: Body Scanners http://epic.org/privacy/airtravel/backscatter/ EPIC: Faster FOIA Act http://epic.org/2010/05/senate-unanimously-passes-fast.html EPIC Files Brief in Supreme Court ID Case EPIC filed an amicus brief in Tolentino v. New York, a Supreme Court case concerning police access to government databases, enabled by patrol cars with Mobile Device Terminals. EPIC urged the Court to uphold Fourth Amendment protections for the Petitioner, who asserted that police had no basis for pulling him over and running his license. EPIC's brief states that "the risk is real that car stops will increasingly become pretextual because of the opportunity to search a government database for data unrelated to the reason that gave rise to the original stop." EPIC has filed briefs in related cases, including Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District, in which the Supreme Court upheld, by a 5-4 margin, a state identification law because the individual did not have to produce his drivers license. In that case, Justice Stevens wrote "a name can provide the key to a broad array of information about the person, particularly in the hands of a police officer with access to a range of law enforcement databases." EPIC Amicus Brief in Tolentino v. New York http://epic.org/amicus/tolentino/Tolentino_Final.pdf EPIC: Tolentino v. New York http://epic.org/amicus/tolentino/default.html EPIC: Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District http://epic.org/privacy/hiibel/default.html EPIC: Drivers Privacy Protection Act http://epic.org/privacy/drivers/ EPIC: Herring v. U.S. http://epic.org/privacy/herring/ TSA Faces Continued Scrutiny Five days after a jury exonerated civil rights activist Phil Mocek for refusing to show his identification to the TSA at an airport checkpoint, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura filed a lawsuit against the TSA for its controversial security screening. Mocek has published footage of the incident, stemming from his attempt to board a flight in Albuquerque in 2009. Ventura, who received a titanium hip implant in 2008, attracted significant media attention for labeling the searches an "unlawful sexual assault." EPIC has brought a lawsuit to suspend body scanner program, calling the body scanners "invasive, ineffective, and unlawful." Oral argument in EPIC's case is scheduled for March 10, 2011. EPIC also hosted a "The Stripping of Freedom: A Careful Scan of TSA Security Procedures," a one day conference with CSPAN coverage at the Carnegie Institute for Science in Washington, DC. Among many prestigious speakers were Representative Rush Holt, Ralph Nader, New York City Councilman David Greenfield, and representatives from the Libertarian Party, the Council on American Islamic Relations, Flyer's Rights, and the CATO Institute. Phil Mocek's Footage of TSA Interrogation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc5DBUK1K8M Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura's Lawsuit Against the TSA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc5DBUK1K8M EPIC: EPIC v. DHS (Suspension of Body Scanners) http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711EPICBodyScanners.html A Stripping of Freedom: A Careful Scan of TSA Security Procedures http://epic.org/events/tsa/ EPIC Urges Commerce Department to Support Effective Privacy Standards EPIC submitted comments on the Commerce Report, "Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework." EPIC called for an independent privacy agency with enforcement powers, and a comprehensive federal privacy law based on robust Fair Information Practices. EPIC also urged the Department to push forward an international framework for privacy protection and explained how effective regulation will promote innovation for privacy, as it has for alternative energy. EPIC warned the Commerce Department not to "repeat the dreadful mistake of P3P," a privacy protocol widely viewed as one of the failures of self-regulation. EPIC Comments to Department of Commerce (January 25, 2011) http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711EPICcommercecomm.html EPIC: Internet Privacy http://epic.org/privacy/internet/ EPIC: EU Data Protection Directive http://epic.org/privacy/intl/eu_data_protection_directive.html EPIC: Privacy Act of 1974 http://epic.org/privacy/1974act/ FTC: Investigating Google Street View is a "waste of summer" In documents obtained by EPIC through a Freedom of Information Act request, a senior attorney with the Federal Trade Commission describes the Google Wi-Fi investigation as a "wasted summer" and hopes that a Hill briefing on Google Wi-Fi "won't be too much of a time suck." EPIC sought these documents after the FTC dropped its investigation of Google Street View. Several countries, including the U.K., Germany, Spain, and Canada, have conducted similar investigations and determined that Google violated their privacy laws. In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission opened an investigation after EPIC filed a complaint, asking the Commission to investigate violations of U.S. wiretap law and the Federal Communications Act. FTC: "Waste of Summer" E-mail http://epic.org/privacy/streetview/documents/FOIA_FTC_Email_2.pdf FTC: "Time Suck" E-mail http://epic.org/privacy/streetview/documents/FOIA_FTC_Email_3.pdf FTC Letter to Google (October 27, 2010) http://www.ftc.gov/os/closings/101027googleletter.pdf The New York Times: FCC Investigation http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/technology/11google.html EPIC: FCC Complaint (May 21, 2010) http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711EPICcomplFCC.html EPIC: Google Street View http://epic.org/privacy/streetview/ DHS Releases FOIA Report, But Questions Remain The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Report for 2010. The report analyzes the processing of FOIA requests made throughout the year by each DHS component, detailing the disposition of each request, response times, and the remaining number of backlogged requests. DHS is under scrutiny for their policy of referring FOIA requests to political appointees before processing. The release of over 1,000 agency documents revealed a persistent agency practice of flagging FOIA requests from EPIC and other watchdog organizations for referral. The FOIA does not permit agencies to select FOIA requests for political scrutiny and the Supreme Court has stated that neither the identity of the FOIA requester nor the reason for the request is relevant to the processing of requests. EPIC has recommended that the FOIA Ombudsman investigate the Department's policy. Department of Homeland Security FOIA Report http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/foia/privacy-rpt-foia-2010.pdf Freedom of Information Act http://www.justice.gov/oip/foia_updates/Vol_XVII_4/page2.htm DHS Guidelines for Reporting Significant FOIA Activity http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711DHSfoia.html DHS Office of General Counsel Release to AP on FOIA Process (July 2010) http://www.dhs.gov/xfoia/gc_1283193904791.shtm EPIC: Letter to OGIS (December 8, 2010) http://www.epic.org/redirect/012711EPICltrOGIS.html EPIC: Open Government http://epic.org/privacy/litigation/ EPIC: Litigation under the Federal Open Government Laws 2010 http://epic.org/bookstore/foia2010/default.html ================================ EPIC Publications: "Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws 2010," edited by Harry A. Hammitt, Marc Rotenberg, John A. Verdi, Ginger McCall, and Mark S. Zaid (EPIC 2010). Price: $75 http://epic.org/bookstore/foia2010/ 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 President Obama's 2009 memo on Open Government, Attorney General Holder's March 2009 memo on FOIA Guidance, and the new executive order on declassification. The standard reference work includes in-depth analysis of litigation under: the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the Government in the Sunshine Act. The fully updated 2010 volume is the 25th 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: http://mailman.epic.org/mailman/listinfo/foia_notes ======================================================================= [8] Upcoming Conferences and Events ======================================================================= "Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection Conference European Data Protection: In Good Health?" Brussels, Belgium, 25-28 January 2011. For More Information: http://www.cpdpconferences.org/. "Data Protection Day: Don't Let Them Know All About You," Screening, Exhibition, and Discussion. Toldi Cinema, Budapest, Hungary, 28 January 2011. For More Information: http://www.pet-portal.eu/gallery. Privacy Party. Brussels, Belgium, 28-29 January 2011. For More Information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163735116973084. "Data Protection Day: Joint High Level Meeting." Brussels, Belgium, 28 January 2011. For More Information: http://www.data-protection-day.net/home.jsp. "The Technology of Privacy: When Geeks Meet Wonks." Google, Washington, D.C., 28 January 2011. For More Information: http://www.google.com/publicpolicy/talks.html. "All Access Shred Day." Locations Across the United States, 28 January 2011. For More Information: http://accesscorp.com/national-data-privacy-day.htm. "Pressing Legal Issues in Aviation Security." Federal Bar Association, Transportation Security Administration Headquarters - Town Hall, Washington, D.C., 1 February 2011. For More Information: Adrienne Woolley, FBA, wooley@fedbar.org. Smart Grid Summit: "Personal Privacy - Who Left the Fridge Door Open?" Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL, 2-3 February 2011. For More Information: http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/conference/east-11/. "9/11 and the Legal Landscape: A Decade Later." Wayne Law School, Detroit, MI, 4 February 2011. For More Information: http://www.law.wayne.edu/news.php?id=5517. "Emerging Trends in Cyberprivacy." Political and Civil Rights Law Review, Temple Law School, Philadelphia, PA, 5 February 2011. 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