[Air-L] October 24: Web Privacy and Transparency, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University

[Solon Barocas]

On Friday, October 24, 2014, the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) at Princeton University is hosting a public conference on Web Privacy and Transparency <https://citp.princeton.edu/event/web/>. It will explore the quickly emerging area of computer science research that employs empirical methods for studying tracking and algorithmic personalization on the web, focusing on the value of systematic measurement to debates on online privacy and fairness.  The conference will discuss cutting edge research, will plan future work, and will ask questions of policy.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Julia Angwin will give the keynote, and panelists will include experts from leading universities, advocacy organizations, and self-regulatory bodies.

Anyone can register <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QOYsab9nI1ia_v-oWEdGJUQy3tm52rKpS0aIYzc1Fps/viewform> to attend.  This conference will also be videotaped and livestreamed <http://mediacentrallive.princeton.edu/> (please check back on the day).  The hashtag for the event is #WebTAP.

Scheduled

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Tutorial on Web Privacy and Transparency – Arvind Narayanan <http://randomwalker.info/> and Solon Barocas <http://solon.barocas.org/>, Princeton University

10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Panel 1 – Measuring Online Tracking and Data Collection

Moderator: Arvind Narayanan <http://randomwalker.info/>, Princeton University

Panelists: 

	• Peter Eckersley <https://www.eff.org/about/staff/peter-eckersley>, Electronic Frontier Foundation
	• Jonathan Mayer <https://jonathanmayer.org/>, Stanford University
	• Nick Nikiforakis <http://www.securitee.org/>, Stony Brook University

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch and Keynote – Julia Angwin <http://juliaangwin.com/>, Journalist and Author

1:30 – 3:00: Panel 2 – Measuring Data Use and Algorithmic Personalization

Moderator: Ed Felten <https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~felten/>, Princeton University

Panelists: 

	• Anupam Datta <http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/danupam/>, Carnegie Mellon University
	• Nick Feamster <http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~feamster/>, Georgia Tech
	• Roxana Geambasu <http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~roxana/>, Columbia University

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Panel 3 – Measurement, policy making, and enforcement

Moderator: Solon Barocas <http://solon.barocas.org/>, Princeton University

Panelists: 

	• Genie Barton <http://www.bbb.org/council/about/council-of-better-business-bureaus/cbbb-management-team/genie-barton-vp-and-director-online-behavioral-advertising-program-and-mobile-marketing-initiatives/>, Council of Better Business Bureaus
	• Ed Felten <https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~felten/>, Princeton University
	• Paul Ohm <http://paulohm.com/>, University of Colorado Law School
	• Ashkan Soltani <http://ashkansoltani.org/>, Independent Security Researcher and Consultant

About CITP

The Center for Information Technology Policy (https://citp.princeton.edu/ <https://citp.princeton.edu/>) is an interdisciplinary center at Princeton University. CITP is a nexus of expertise in technology, engineering, public policy, and the social sciences. In keeping with the strong University tradition of service, the Center’s research, teaching, and events address digital technologies as they interact with society.