[A2k] Fwd: Privacy seminar October 7 - European Parliament

[Anne-Catherine Lorrain]

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*Privacy in the digital age*



organised by

*Sophie IN'T VELD, Alexander ALVARO and Karin RIIS-J=D8RGENSEN*

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*ALDE Seminar *

*Tuesday 7 October 2008, 15.00-18.30*

*Brussels***

*Room: ASP 1H-1*



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*PROGRAMME ***



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*15:00 - 15:15*

*OPENING REMARKS***

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Welcome by* Mrs. Karin Riis-J=F8rgensen MEP*

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*Introduction: *"One day in a person's life in the digital age", *Film
presentation*





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*15:15 - 16:45*

*PANEL I*

chaired by* Mrs. Karin Riis-J=F8rgensen MEP*

*Which challenges do we face regarding privacy? Can we secure privacy in ne=
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technology without harming innovation? *



*Representative of Article 29 Working Party/ EDPS*, who will give an
overview on current EU legislation and deficit



*Mr. Michael Donohue, OECD, *who will present the challenges from an
economic point of view

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*Mr. Gus Hosein, Privacy International*, who will contribute to the private
consumer's situation



*Mr. Chris Kelly, Facebook* (tbc), who will elaborate on specific challenge=
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for data protection on the internet

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*General Discussion*

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*16:45 - 17:00*

*DEMONSTRATION*

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*Statement by Mr. Alexander Alvaro MEP*

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*Simulation of Hacker attack *(tbc*)*, which will show the technical
possibility of compromising personal data in the internet**





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*17:00 - 18:30*

*PANEL II*

chaired by* Mrs. Sophie In't Veld MEP*

*Surveillance of citizens in Europe is increasing. With new terror
legislation, is it possible to preserve privacy for European citizens? How
to strike the right balance?*



*Representative from the Swedish Government* (tbc), who will present the ne=
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Swedish surveillance law



*Mr. Jeroen Terstegge, Phillips/ Business Europe, *who will elaborate on
technical data protection measures



*Mr. Jan Berkvens,* corporate private officer at *Rabobank,* who will
present privacy aspects in the financial sector



*Representative from the European Commission, *who will comment on the issu=
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of government access and give an outlook to planned EU legislation



*General Discussion*





From:

Vibeke Agerdal Nielsen

Communication Consultant
European Parliament ASP 10G - 206
60, Rue Wiertz - B-1047 Bruxelles

tel.+32 2 283 77 94
fax +32 2 284 97 94

Anne-Catherine Lorrain

Intellectual Property Policy Expert

TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD)
Avenue de Tervueren, 36 Bte 4
1040 Bruxelles

aclorrain@consint.org

Mob (Belgium): +32 473 99 97 92

Cell (US): +1 202 390 6264
Tel: +32 2 740 28 17
Fax: +32 2 740 28 02
www.tacd.org


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