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SECURITY TITANS is a ground-breaking event, bringing the biggest names in Information Security together – all in one day, on a single stage to give the nation’s booming security industry access to the very best InfoSec thought leadership in one, focused event.

SECURITY TITANS aims to do what no one has done before.

Join leading academics and policy experts for a day-long symposium on the governance and regulation of information platforms.

Panels will explore:

(1) the roles platforms play as both subjects and sources of governance

(2) the roles platforms play—or might play—in structuring access to information and markets

(3) the role platforms play—or might play—in amplifying or mitigating false information, harassment, and political and social polarization, and how they may mitigate those problems, and

(4) questions of algorithmic accountability.

The conference will bring together academics, policy experts, advocates and regulators for a thought-provoking discussion about information platforms and the challenging governance and regulatory questions they present.

In line with an established tradition that the members of VUB-LSTS partake in the Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposion IRIS, our Brussels Laboratory for Data Protection & Privacy Impact Assessments (d.pia.lab) will organise – at the upcoming, 21st edition of the IRIS conference – a panel dedicated to the automation of privacy- and data protection impact assessments. The panel will take place on Friday, 23 February 2018 from 16:00 till 17:30 in Salzburg, Austria and will be held in English. It is well known that the new legal framework for personal data protection in the European Union, applicable from May 2018, brings to the fore a plethora of novel solutions aiming, inter alia, at better safeguarding the interests of individuals whenever their personal data are being handled. One of these novelties is an obligation imposed on data controllers to conduct a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) for those processing operations that could present a “high risk” to the “rights and freedoms of natural persons”. Despite these novelties still posing questions as to their practical application, they already have caused development of dedicated guidance material, templates, tools, etc. – all aimed at making possible and facilitating their usage, including the conduct of a DPIA. Amongst these, in particular, we have recently observed a proliferation of automated tools for conducting a DPIA. Various software developers have already offered to diverse clients varied pieces of software that – upon being fed with some descriptions, etc. – would help making an analysis of the intended processing operations and often recommend measures to lower the level of risk to the individuals, maximize benefits or even – if possible – to eliminate negative consequences entirely. These tools merit academic attention not only because of their novel character, uncharted potential or vulnerabilities, doubts about their quality and effectiveness, but – more importantly – because their usage has ramifications for the level of protection of individual interests. Thus there is a need to evaluate the extent to which these tools can contribute, if ever, to offering such a protection. To that end, we want to explore some of the existing software for conducting DPIAs and – more broadly – privacy impact assessments (PIAs). In preparation for this panel, we have invited a number of software developers to make their tools available to us in advance, for analysis and testing. Having done so, we come to this interactive panel with observations, questions, and comments, which we will deliver and discuss right after these invited developers have presented their tools. A discussion with the public will follow. The following software developers have kindly accepted our invitation: Georg Philip Krog (Signatu, NO), Michele Marrali (Studio Storti, IT), Erwin Rigter (Privacy Company, NL) and Robert Sindlinger (OneTrust, DE). The panel will be chaired by d.pia.lab members Dariusz Kloza and István Böröcz as well as Marco Giacalone (VUB-LSTS).

Mobile World Congress (MWC) organised by GSMA, is the world’s largest gathering for the
mobile industry, held in Barcelona, Spain every year. This year this world class mobile conference
is going to be held between 26th Feb – 1st March 2018. Top industry leaders, vendors, speakers,
exhibitors, visitors will get-together in this top notch mobile industry trade show in Barcelona
Spain.

CDN Solutions Group, a leading App Development Company, recently confirmed its presence in
Mobile World Congress 2018 event. They will be available at stand 7L81 in Hall 7.
CDN Solutions Group is an award winning app development company recognized for its
innovative, qualitative and timely work. At MWC 2018 Barcelona, we will showcase cutting edge
mobile technology solutions at our booth that we recently have developed with a strong focus on
Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), iBeacon, Hardware
Integration, Wearable Technology, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, etc. Know more at: –
https://www.cdnsol.com/events/mwc-barcelona-2018-meet-cdn-solutions/

Whether you are into Manufacturing, Banking and Finance, Stock Exchange, Investment Industry,
Startups, Consumer Centric Sector, Retail, Real Estate, eCommerce, Enterprises, Energy,
Healthcare, Materials, Information Technology, Utilities, Automobiles, Entertainment, Hotel and
Restaurant, or Travel industry, we assure you to understand and resolve your business technical pain
areas.

Schedule a Meeting to Join Us in Mobile World Congress 2018 Barcelona
The delegates of CDN Solutions Group will showcase some of the mobile industry’s essential
insights on current and future technologies. Be sure to stop by our booth 7L81, Hall 7 in Fira de
Barcelona, Spain Mobile World Congress 2018 to speak with one of our mobility experts and see
how we can provide innovative mobility solutions to power your business. Fix a meeting with us to

meet in MWC 2018 Barcelona here at https://www.cdnsol.com/events/mwc-barcelona-2018-meet-
cdn-solutions/

Being an exhibitor at Mobile World Congress 2018 Barcelona we are entitled to receive limited
number of free e-invites and would be happy to invite prospects who are interested to do business
with us. So if you have something you would like us to design and develop , we can be your best
software development partner. Contact us here to meet in Mobile World Congress 2018 Barcelona: –
https://www.cdnsol.com/events/mwc-barcelona-2018-meet-cdn-solutions/

PrivacyConnect GDPR workshops are free, practitioner-focused half-day events. Through a combination of structured educational sessions, peer-led discussions, and networking, PrivacyConnect GDPR workshops offer a unique professional development opportunity. Hear interesting privacy program use cases, network with privacy peers, and learn practical GDPR compliance tips that you can execute on immediately. The PrivacyConnect Workshop offers attendees: 4.5 IAPP CPE credit hours Comprehensive handbook with session content The Official GDPR text pocket reference book Access to free software tools and how-to guides on the topics covered Complimentary lunch and breaks throughout the day Cocktail Hour and networking after the workshop *Please note that the PrivacyConnect Workshop & materials will be presented in French.

Please join us at the upcoming Washington, DC KnowledgeNet Chapter meeting for a panel discussion centered on 2018 policy and legal trends by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general in the areas of data privacy and security. Learn how these federal and state regulators are approaching privacy issues and initiating enforcement actions.

Hear From:

• Sean Reyes, Attorney General, State of Utah
• Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission

Check out the Privacy Advisor featuring an interview with Sean Reyes

Moderator:

• Divonne Smoyer, CIPP/US, Partner, Reed Smith

The federal government has made significant strides towards making vast amounts of government data freely available to the public, and businesses, researchers, civil society groups, journalists, and many others have put open data to good use. However, recent events suggest that some open government data may be at risk. For example, in February 2017, the Department of Agriculture abruptly blocked public access to an animal abuse database used by businesses across the country; in March 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would no longer ask questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to National Survey on Older Americans Act participants, sacrificing a valuable opportunity to collect data about pressing intersectional social issues; and in October 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released its annual report on crime statistics with 70 percent fewer data tables than the prior year’s report.

As part of Endangered Data Week, the Center for Data Innovation will host a panel discussion about the risks to open government data, especially in agencies that are underfunded and understaffed, and what can be done to protect this data in the years to come.

The event will be live-streamed on datainnovation.org. Follow the conversation on Twitter using #datainnovation.

FPF is excited to announce that the 8th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers will open with remarks by FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny, followed by facilitated discussions of the year’s leading privacy research and analytical work that is relevant to policymakers. We will hear from distinguished academic speakers:

• Solon Barocas, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science at Cornell University
• Ryan Calo, Associate Professor of Law, University of Washington
• Woodrow Hartzog, Professor of Law and Computer Science, Northeastern University
• Elizabeth E. Joh, Professor of Law, U.C. Davis School of Law
• Karen Levy, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science at Cornell University
• Paul M. Schwartz, Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law, Berkeley Law School

A print copy of the Privacy Papers for Policymakers publication will be distributed at the event, but you can also review summaries of the papers in advance.

The program will conclude with a reception. This event is free, open to the general public, and widely attended. Please register ASAP as space is limited.