National Cyber Security Alliance Announces Theme for Data Privacy Day; Forms New Advisory Committee
New Web Portal Launched with Resources and Tips for Improving Data Privacy and Protection
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused on helping all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online and official coordinator of Data Privacy Day (DPD), today announced the official theme for DPD, the creation of a distinguished advisory committee and a new Data Privacy Day Web portal available at: http://staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-day/. Data Privacy Day is an international awareness effort celebrated across the United States, Canada, Europe and other countries on January 28th every year.
NCSA and the advisory committee worked together to create the theme for Data Privacy Day entitled: "respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust." The statement speaks to the need for everyone – from individuals and companies – to handle personal information with care and protect it from loss. When we respect privacy and safeguard data we contribute to a safer and more trusted Internet. Additionally, the new portal for Data Privacy Day is a place for any person, organization or company that wants to participate in Data Privacy Day to get ideas, tip sheets and graphics to help them celebrate Data Privacy Day.
Under the leadership of founding Chairman Dan Caprio, former chief privacy officer at the United States Department of Commerce and now a senior strategic advisor at McKenna, Long & Aldridge, the advisory committee will provide ideas and insights into how Data Privacy Day can best align with leading-edge privacy issues in a thoughtful and meaningful way.
"I'm pleased that the advisory committee has such a dynamic representation of organizations including academia, civil society, and industry," said Dan Caprio, founding chair of the Data Privacy Day Advisory Committee. "I'm looking forward to working with so many friends and former colleagues on the advisory board to tackle the most current privacy issues. We're all very excited about building on the efforts of previous Data Privacy Days and reaching an even greater audience in 2013 with messages about protecting personal information."
Additional advisory committee members include:
- Martin E. Abrams, president, Centre for Information Policy Leadership, Hunton and Williams
- Annie Antón, professor and chair, School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology
- Fred Cate, co-director, Center for Law, Ethics and Applied Research in Health Information at Indiana University
- Jolynn Dellinger, senior advisor, Data Privacy Day, Former Program Manager for Data Privacy Day (2007-2012)
- Leslie Harris, president and CEO, Center for Democracy and Technology
- Sandra R. Hughes, president and CEO, Sandra Hughes, LLC., retired Global Privacy Executive, Procter & Gamble
- Jules Polonetsky, co-chair and director, Future of Privacy Forum
- Richard Purcell, CEO, Corporate Privacy Group
- Andrew Serwin, chair of Privacy, Security and Information Management, Foley and Lardner, LLP
- Peter Swire, C. William O'Neill Professor of Law, the Ohio State University
"We're thrilled and thankful for the participation of these privacy leaders in our efforts. We encourage everyone to participate in Data Privacy Day," said Michael Kaiser, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance.
Kaiser added: "We now live in a world where people can instantly access and share information in real-time. We believe the theme: 'Respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust,' is a cohesive message that applies across the Internet ecosystem. We look forward to the continued engagement of industry, government, schools and nonprofit organizations to help grow Data Privacy Day.
