FTC To Host First PrivacyCon in January
The FTC will host a conference Jan. 14 on research and trends in protecting consumer privacy and security, a news release said Friday. PrivacyCon will bring stakeholders, white hat researchers, academics, industry representatives, federal policymakers and consumer advocates together, the…
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release said. FTC staff is calling for original research on new vulnerabilities and how they might be exploited, plus research in areas like big data, the IoT, and consumer attitudes toward privacy, it said. Proposals for presentations will be accepted until Oct. 9. “We want to increase the FTC’s engagement with the technology community in order to more effectively encourage innovation that is protective of consumer privacy and security,” said FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez of the event. “At PrivacyCon, our goal is to have leading experts in privacy and data security sit at the table with us and other policymakers to discuss their original research findings and the implications for consumer privacy."