I'm from the Government and I'm Here to Help: Perspectives from a Privacy Tech Wonk
Tara Whalen, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Security research has often had a major impact on technology policy...and vice versa. Within the privacy space, issues such as location privacy, lawful intercept, and online tracking have been the subject of considerable debate. As a "tame technologist" within the Canadian civil service, I've been deeply engaged in these subjects at a practical level. In this talk, I will outline some of the ways in which the spheres of technology, policy, and law intersect, illustrated with recent real-world examples from the privacy domain.
Tara Whalen, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Tara Whalen joined the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) in 2009, where she works as an IT Research Analyst. Prior to joining the OPC, she conducted post-doctoral research in computer security at Carleton University. She has a PhD in Computer Science from Dalhousie University. Tara has over 15 years of experience in the information security and privacy fields, including roles in research labs, academia, federal government institutions, and the private sector. In addition to privacy, her research interests include the human factors of security and the social implications of technology.
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author = {Tara Whalen},
title = {I{\textquoteright}m from the Government and I{\textquoteright}m Here to Help: Perspectives from a Privacy Tech Wonk},
booktitle = {20th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 11)},
year = {2011},
address = {San Francisco, CA},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenix-security-11/im-government-and-im-here-help-perspectives-privacy-tech-wonk},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = aug
}