KUCI: Privacy Piracy

Kevin Mitnick, the world's most famous (former) computer hacker, has been the subject of countless news and magazine articles, the idol of thousands of would-be hackers, and a one-time "most wanted" criminal of cyberspace, on the run from the bewildered Feds. Now a security consultant, he has spoken to audiences at conventions around the world, been on dozens of major national TV and radio shows,...

Pam Dixon founded the World Privacy Forum in November 2003. An author and a researcher, she has consistently broken critical new ground in her work. She has written highly respected and influential studies in the area of privacy; she researched and wrote the first report to exist on medical identity theft (May 2006), identifying and bringing that topic to the public for the first time. Medical ide...

John Shepardson has been practicing law for over 24 years in Los Gatos, California and has represented policyholders in lawsuits against insurance companies for almost his entire career. The primary areas of his practice are insurance bad faith, personal injury, accidents, business and real estate matters. Attorney Shepardson was President of the Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association for th...

Robert J. Herrington is a trial lawyer and partner at Greenberg Traurig, focusing on complex commercial litigation including class actions in the areas of false advertising, unfair competition, consumer products, securities, labor, and mass tort cases as well as intellectual property litigation. Rob is the author of Verdict for the Defense (Sutton Hart Press, Spring 2011) which delivers a blueprin...

Dr. Ann Cavoukian is recognized as one of the leading privacy experts in the world. Noted for her seminal work on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) in 1995, her concept of Privacy by Design seeks to proactively embed privacy into the design specifications of information technology and accountable business practices, thereby achieving the strongest protection possible. In October, 2010, regulat...

Dr. Larry Ponemon, is a pioneer in the development of privacy audits, privacy risk management and ethical information management. He is the chairman and founder of The Ponemon Institute. Based upon his vast experience in the fields of corporate governance, privacy compliance, data protection and business ethics, he consults with leading multinational organizations on global privacy management prog...

At age 72 Mo Murray is retired and lives with [and thanks to, the benevolence of] his 12 year old blind cat Jackson in a high rise apartment building overlooking historic Downtown Charleston South Carolina / Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter. Much like Fort Sumter Mo too was bombarded during the prime of his life; but not by Napoleonic Canon but rather by Alcohol Mo too surrendered and always intr...

Robert D. Brownstone advises clients on electronic discovery, electronic information management, retention/destruction policies and protocols, information-security and privacy. He also collaborates with clients as to computer solutions enabling compliance with legal obligations. A nationwide speaker and writer on many law and technology issues, Mr. Brownstone is frequently quoted in the press as a...

Lew Maltby has been a major figure in American privacy for over 20 years. He's testified before Congress, appeared on 60 Minutes and Larry King Live, participated in litigation before the Supreme Court, and been interviewed by every paper from the Wall Street Journal to Mother Jones. He's a faculty member of the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, and has guest lectured at Penn, Vand...

Dr. Nelson holds a PhD and J.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and specializes in the field of science, technology, and society. She has recently finished serving as a co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation grant to explore the societal perceptions of biometric technology in collaboration with Bojan Cukic, PhD (WVU); Stephanie Schuckers, PhD (Clarkson); Michael Schuc...

Barry Schwartz is the author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. The message of the book is that too many choices can paralyze people into inaction and cause them to be dissatisfied with even good decisions. It was named one of the top business books of the year by both Business Week and Forbes Magazine, and has been translated into fourteen languages. Schwartz is a professor of psychology...

Lee Tien is a Senior Staff Attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, specializing in free speech and privacy law. Before joining EFF in 2000, Lee was a sole practitioner specializing in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation. Mr. Tien has published articles on children's sexuality and information technology, anonymity, surveillance, the First Amendment status of publishing computer s...