BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://cdt.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.28// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center for Democracy and Technology Events X-WR-CALDESC:Events found on https://cdt.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240502T051417UTC-216724a712@https://cdt.org DTSTAMP:20240502T051417Z DESCRIPTION:Every day\, new headlines appear bearing news that will change the face of our democracy\, from election cyberattacks and media disinform ation to privacy legislation and the repeal of net neutrality.\nPerkins Co ie and the Center for Democracy &\; Technology will host a briefing on recent developments in Washington\, D.C.\, and discuss what topics in tech should be holding policymakers’ attention. How can we all work together t o strengthen our democracy and protect rights in the digital world?\nA rec eption will follow the discussion.\nIf you are able to join us\, please RS VP by Wednesday\, September 26. \nWelcome Remarks: Bernadette Bulacan\, Vi ce President\, QuantAI as well as a CDT Advisory Council member – @InHouse _Bern\nPanelists\n\nRyan Mrazik\, Partner\, Perkins Coie LLP\, moderator — @rmrazik\nNuala O’Connor\, President &\; CEO\, Center for Democracy &a mp\; Technology— @privacymama\nMaurice Turner\, Senior Technologist\, Cent er for Democracy &\; Technology— @TypeMRT\n\nCLE Materials: We are appl ying for 1.0 hours of CLE credit from the Washington State Bar Association for this event. Links to materials are available below.\nPrivacy\n\nIt’s Time for National Privacy Protections\nGDPR is an Important Advance in Pri vacy. Here’s What Must Come Next.\nThe Big Questions About Privacy That Ne ed Answers\nCommunicators with Victoria Espinel and Nuala O’\;Connor  \nCalifornia Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Brings Some GDPR Aspects Statesi de\nCDT’s Annotations of California’s Privacy Bill\, AB 375\nCambridge Ana lytica’s Abuse of Facebook User Data Shows Profound Impact of Technology o n Democracy\nNew Data Breach Notification Laws Spring 2018: What You Need to Know\n\nElection Security\n\nAt DEF CON ’\;18\, kids as young as 5 challenged to hack election results websites\, voting machines\nElection Security CDT Letter on the Secure Elections Act Mark-Up\nInfosec Toolkit f or Election Volunteering\nEngaging Policymakers at the State Level\, Elect ion Cybersecurity\n\nFree Expression and Net Neutrality\n\nState Departmen t Should Abandon Its Plan to Collect Social Media Information From 14.7 Mi llion Visa Applicants\nCongress Should Take “Filtering Practices of Social Media” Seriously\nTechsplanations: Part 3\, What is net neutrality?\nFreq uently Asked Questions: Section 230\, Sex Trafficking\, and Current Legisl ation\n\nPanelist Bios\n\nRyan Mrazik is a partner in the firm’\;s Li tigation practice\, a member of the firm’\;s Privacy &\; Security practice and Internet and Social Media industry groups\, and the Firmwide Co-Chair of the Tech Amicus Practice. Ryan focuses on litigating for and c ounseling communications service providers—social media companies\, mobile carriers and other communications and storage platforms—on the full range of legal issues those companies encounter regarding the privacy and secur ity of their users’ information and content. Ryan also litigates and couns els on privacy and data security issues for any type of company that may e ncounter these issues. Ryan defends privacy-related class action litigatio n\, including under the Wiretap Act\, Stored Communications Act (SCA)\, Te lephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)\, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFA A)\, Song-Beverly Credit Card Act and other federal and state privacy and data security statutes. Ryan’\;s litigation experience also includes consumer protection\, contract and intellectual property matters in federa l and state courts for technology and other clients. Ryan handles governme nt agency investigations of companies’ privacy and data security practices \, including inquiries from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)\, state att orneys general and Congressional committees. This representation includes internally investigating claims asserted by regulators\, drafting written responses and preparing witnesses and materials for in-person presentation s or testimony. Ryan assists communications service providers respond to g overnment and other requests for surveillance and disclosure of informatio n in accordance with the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (EC PA)\, including under the Wiretap Act (Title III)\, Pen Register/Trap and Trace Statute\, SCA and Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). This includes analyzing domestic and international legal process and requests\, representing providers in interactions with government and private counsel\, developing compliance manuals and materials\, counseling and training in-house lawyers and employees on compliance\, and litigatin g surveillance and user data request issues in state and federal courts ac ross the country. This component of Ryan’s practice also includes counseli ng and litigating on related issues\, such as witness testimony requests\, pre-suit and expedited discovery\, requests for location-based informatio n\, jurisdictional limitations on subpoena power and section 230 of the Co mmunications Decency Act (CDA). Finally\, Ryan assists service providers a nalyze and respond to governmental and civil legal process that implicates the First Amendment protections afforded to speech\, anonymity\, associat ion and expression.\n\nNuala O’Connor is the President &\; CEO of the C enter for Democracy &\; Technology\, a global nonprofit committed to ad vancing our digital rights. She is a vocal advocate for harnessing the pot ential of the internet and emerging technologies to increase equality\, am plify voices\, and promote human rights. At CDT\, Nuala leads a diverse te am that is driving policy solutions that advance the rights of the individ ual in the digital age. Her experience working in the federal government\, multinational corporations\, tech start-ups\, and noted law firms informs her innovative and collaborative leadership approach.Nuala began her care er in the private sector\, working at the law firms of Venable\, Hudson Co ok\, and Sidley. She entered the technology sector when she joined the sta rt-up DoubleClick as Deputy General Counsel. While there\, and in her late r position as Vice President &\; Chief Privacy Officer of Email &\; Emerging Technologies\, she worked on numerous class actions\, a multistat e settlement with state attorneys general\, and an FTC investigation befor e helping to create the company’s privacy compliance department\, which st ill serves as an influential model for companies in the technology sector and beyond. She later served as Global Privacy Leader at General Electric (GE) and was responsible for privacy policy and practices across GE’s nume rous divisions. Her most recent corporate experience was at Amazon.com\, w here she served as Vice President\, Compliance &\; Consumer Trust\, and Associate General Counsel Data &\; Privacy Protection.Between her stin ts in the private sector\, Nuala served in various capacities within the f ederal government. At the U.S. Department of Commerce she worked on global technology policy\, including internet governance and industry best pract ices\, in her roles as Deputy Director of the Office of Policy &\; Stra tegic Planning\, Chief Privacy Officer\, and Chief Counsel for the Technol ogy Administration. She later became the first statutorily appointed Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) in federal service when she was named as CPO at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). At DHS she was responsible for gro undbreaking policy creation and implementation regarding the use of person al information in national security and law enforcement. Under her leaders hip\, the DHS Privacy Office issued a seminal report criticizing the use o f private-sector data in national security efforts.Nuala serves on several nonprofit boards\, and is the recipient of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Vanguard Award\, the Executive Women’s For um’s Woman of Influence Award\, and was named as “Geek of the Week” by the Minority Media &\; Telecom Council. She served as a member of the boar d of the IAPP for six years\, including a term as chairman. Nuala has also been known to serve as a “class mom” on more than one occasion.Born in Be lfast\, Northern Ireland\, Nuala grew up in and around New York City. She holds an A.B. from Princeton\, a Master’s in Education from Harvard\, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.\n\nSupporting work acros s all of CDT’s programmatic areas\, Maurice Turner focuses on the Election Security and Privacy Project identifying and updating election cybersecur ity practices and infrastructure\, and working through potential remedies. Turner brings a unique mix of formal education and practical work experie nce in technology and local\, regional\, and national policymaking to the Internet Architecture project.Nearly a decade of municipal management expe rience is complemented by numerous private-sector technology positions\, f ellowships\, and internships. As a TechCongress Congressional Innovation F ellow in 2017\, he served the Republican staff of the Senate Homeland Secu rity and Governmental Affairs Committee (reporting to Chairman Sen. Ron Jo hnson) supporting on cybersecurity issues. His previous employers include the City of Newport Beach\, EarthLink Municipal Networks\, Center for Demo cracy and Technology\, Coro Foundation\, United Medical Center Hospital\, U.S. Department of Transportation\, and Apple. After receiving a bachelor’ s in political science from Cal State Fullerton\, he went on to earn a mas ter’s in public administration from the University of Southern California focusing on emerging communication technologies\, privacy\, and civic enga gement. In addition\, he holds a graduate certificate in cybersecurity str ategy from Georgetown University. Maurice has been a technology enthusiast for over 30 years and is committed to leveraging new technologies to incr ease government effectiveness and community engagement. DTSTART:20180927T040000Z DTEND:20180928T035959Z LOCATION:Perkins Coie\, 1201 3rd Ave.\, #4900\, Seattle\, WA 98101 SUMMARY:Securing Democracy: Developments in Tech Policy URL:https://cdt.org/event/securing-democracy-developments-in-tech-policy/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR