PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON ONLINE PROFILING
November 8, 1999
Agenda
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks
- William M. Daley, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Robert Pitofsky, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
- Peter Swire, Chief Counselor for Privacy, U.S. Government
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Session I: Online Profiling Technology
This session will explore information technologies - both those that are currently in use and those in
development - that facilitate profiling of consumers online. This session will focus particularly on the
extent to which these technologies permit the integration of information that identifies consumers as
individuals with non-identifying information.
Moderator: Becky Burr, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of International Affairs
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U. S. Department of Commerce
Presentations: Michael Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer, Vice President, MatchLogic, Inc.
Daniel Jaye, Chief Technology Officer, Engage Technologies, Inc.
Panelists:
- Jason Catlett, President, Junkbusters Corporation
- Lori Feena, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Kunwar Chandrajeet Singh, President, Cyberknowhow, Inc.
- Richard M. Smith, Internet Consultant
- Daniel Weitzner, Director and Society Domain Leader,
World Wide Web Consortium
- Eric Wenger, New York State Attorney General's Office
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Presentation
- Dr. Alan A. Westin, Professor of Public Law and Government Emeritus,
Columbia University; Publisher of Privacy & American Business
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Session II: Implications of Online Profiling Technology for
User Privacy
This session will examine the extent to which online profiling technologies impinge upon consumer
privacy, as well as the costs and benefits of online profiling for both consumers and businesses.
Moderator: David Medine, Associate Director for Financial Practices, Federal Trade Commission
Panelists:
- Bradley Aronson, President, i-frontier
- Fred H. Cate, Professor of Law and Director, Information Law and Commerce Institute,
Indiana University School of Law
- Jason Catlett, President, Junkbusters Corporation
- Jeffrey Chester, Executive Director, Center for Media Education
- Austin Hill, President, Zero-Knowledge Systems, Inc.
- Deirdre Mulligan, Staff Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology
- Daniel Jaffe, Executive Vice President, Association of National Advertisers
- Michael Rowsom, Senior Vice President, 24/7 Media
- Jonathan Shapiro, Senior Vice President of Business Development, DoubleClick, Inc.
- Solveig Singleton, Director of Information Studies, Cato Institute
- Robert Ellis Smith, Publisher, Privacy Journal
- Shari Steele, Director of Legal Studies, Electronic Frontier Foundation
1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. Lunch
A list of area restaurants is available on the table outside of the auditorium.
2:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Session III: The Role of Self-Regulation
This panel will examine the potential of self-regulation as a means of addressing the privacy concerns
raised by online profiling. This session will also examine ways in which profiling technology can be
deployed to promote adherence to fair information practices.
Moderators: Becky Burr, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of International Affairs
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U. S. Department of Commerce
David Medine, Associate Director for Financial Practices, Federal Trade Commission
Presentations: Austin Hill, President, Zero-Knowledge Systems, Inc.
Jerry Cerasale, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs,
Direct Marketing Association
Session III
Panelists:
- Paula Bruening, Director of Compliance and Policy, TRUSTe
- Fred H. Cate, Professor of Law and Director, Information Law and Commerce Institute,
Indiana University School of Law
- Michael Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer, Vice President, MatchLogic
- Evan Hendricks, Editor and Publisher, Privacy Times
- Daniel Jaye, Chief Technology Officer, Engage Technologies, Inc.
- John Kamp, Senior Vice President, American Association of Advertising Agencies
- Dr. Steve Lucas, Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Government
Affairs, PrivaSeek, Inc.
- Tim Lordan, Manager, Online Privacy Alliance
- Andrew Shen, Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Robert Ellis Smith, Publisher, Privacy Journal
- Elizabeth Wang, General Counsel, DoubleClick, Inc.
- David Zinman, Vice President of Marketing, AdKnowledge
4:15 p.m Closing Remarks
- Andrew J. Pincus, General Counsel, U. S. Department of Commerce
- Jodie Bernstein, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection,
Federal Trade Commission