FTC Releases Agenda for Upcoming PrivacyCon Conference
The Jan. 14 FTC PrivacyCon conference will feature 19 presentations of original research on consumer privacy and security matters, said its agenda. The commission said in a news release Tuesday that the conference will present numerous discussions on policy implications…
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of some of the research, and be divided into five major topic areas: the state of online privacy, consumers' privacy expectations, big data and algorithms, economics of privacy and security, and security and usability. Some of the original research will address consumers' understanding of their online privacy compared with the options they're provided, tools that analyze how consumer data is shared and used online, and effectiveness of programs that monitor security weaknesses, the FTC said. Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, Commissioner Julie Brill and FTC Chief Technologist Lorrie Cranor are to speak at the conference, which will be webcast live.