PCLOB Plans Daylong Event on Defining Privacy

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board will seek to define privacy at a Nov. 12 event in Washington, it said Wednesday. The public meeting will include discussions “with industry representatives, academics, technologists, government personnel, and members of the advocacy community,” the PCLOB notice said (http://1.usa.gov/1rqFBOZ). “While the Board will address the definition of privacy in the context of government counterterrorism programs, it is also interested in what conceptual interests are involved in the protection of privacy, how the impact of technology has affected privacy, what privacy interests have been identified by government privacy officials, what lessons have been learned in the private sector, and what the best way is for government to address privacy concerns.” Stakeholders can submit comments on the topic, PCLOB said. It will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Washington Marriott Georgetown Hotel. The event is expected to include four panels, but panelists haven't been announced.