The Federal Trade Commission’s PrivacyCon event will be held tomorrow, Jan. 12, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (ET). Speakers will include FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Director Jessica Rich of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
The event will feature research presentations and policy discussions that cover a wide variety of privacy topics and will include researchers from universities and other institutions from across the nation.
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PrivacyCon will be held in the auditorium at the FTC’s Constitution Center offices, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC. Registration and security screening will open at 7:45 a.m. and the event will begin at 9 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come-first-served basis. Attendees will be screened by security personnel and will need to bring a government-issued photo ID, have your bags x-rayed and go through a metal detector. |
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PrivacyCon will be available for viewing online. |
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The FTC will live-tweet the event on @FTC using the hashtag #PrivacyCon. Attendees and viewers are encouraged to join in the discussion. |
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