Afternoon Tutorials
2-5:30 PM
T4 - The Electronic Communications Privacy Act: A Primer and Update
Cathedral A
In the U.S., the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA)
governs the acquisition and disclosure of information--e.g.,
electronic mail, logs, and subscriber identity--at the core of
computer network privacy. Unfortunately, ECPA's intricacies have
bedeviled commentators, leading one appeals court to call ECPA "famous
(if not infamous) for its lack of clarity." This tutorial for
laypeople will examine ECPA's rules by category (e.g., contents
vs. transactional/account records), focusing especially on the rules
governing law enforcement access to customer information, as
modified by the 2001 antiterrorism legislation.
Presented by Mark Eckenwiler
T5 - Internet Activism Basics: What Works, What Doesn't and What Will Get You Arrested
Telegraph Hill A & B
This tutorial will be a hands on discussion of online activism. The
first segment will discuss various forms of online activism, from
website defacement to e-mailing members of Congress to painting the
Net black. The second segment will discuss how the law does and
should intersect with it. When can the authorities charge you with
a denial of service attack? When can the target of your protest
bring a civil action against you? Where are there gray areas or
problems with the law? The third section will give concrete advice
about what to do when the police come knocking, including discussion
of what information you and third parties (like your ISP) may have
that could be used to hurt you or those who participate in your
protest. The final section will be an interactive discussion among
the participants about the future of online activism. Our hope is
that together we can come up with some creative ideas for future
protests and protesters, as well as educate folks about which types
of protests are legal and which constitute civil disobedience.
Cindy Cohn is the Legal Director of the EFF will lead the tutoraial. Joining Cohn, will be a panel of experts on Activism, including:
- Anita Ramasastry, Assistant Professor and the Associate Director of
the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology at the University of
Washington School of Law
- Nancy Chang, Senior Litigation Attorney for the Center for
Constitutional Rights
- Will Doherty, Online Activist and Media person for the Electronic
Frontier Foundation
T6 - Building a Privacy Program for Your Business or Organization
Cathedral B
While some companies and organizations continue to ignore privacy concerns a growing number have begun to see privacy not only as something that should be addressed but as an important means of building a relationship with an individual. This tutorial will examine the relationship between privacy policy actions and customer trust and then feature several experts who have built successful privacy programs for companies and nonprofit organizations and teach you how to do the same.
The tutorial will be lead by Professor Tom Lauer of Oakland University and include insight from:
- Peggy Irving, IRS
- Barbara Lawler, Hewlett Packard
- Mel Petersen, Proctor and Gamble
- David Steer, TRUSTe
- Hilary Naylor, CompuMentor
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