[governance] privacy workshop proposal for IGF 2008

[Ralf Bendrath]

Hello,

FYI: A few members of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Privacy have submitted 
the following privacy workshop proposal for the IGF 2008.

We are still looking for panelists. Suggestions and volunteers are welcome.

Best, Ralf

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1. Name of proposed workshop

"Policy aspects of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)"

The workshop could fit under any of the following themes
* Managing the Internet (Using the Internet)
* Critical Internet resources
* Arrangements for Internet governance
* Global cooperation for Internet security and stability


2. Provide a concise description of the proposed workshop theme
including its importance and relevance to the IGF.

Technologies specifically designed to support privacy and data protection
in the information society have been researched for many years, and are
now gradually becoming deployed. The first part of the workshop will
provide a conceptual grounding for policymakers deliberating responses to
privacy threats and summarise recent advances in PET research. In the
second part of the workshop, a diverse panel of stakeholders will discuss
policy options for encouraging adoption of PETs, appropriate for various
privacy contexts, in an open dialogue with workshop participants.

The workshop is relevant for the IGF, because past experience shows that
many policymakers do not base their decisions on the latest knowledge of
privacy-enhanding technologies, especially those that enhance privacy and
security at the same time. (see the report from the workshop "Privacy in
Internet Identity Management: Emerging Issues and New Approaches" form
more information. This workshop is a follow-up to the Rio IGF in the sense
mentioned above.


4. Provide the name of the organizer(s) of the workshop and their
affiliation to various stakeholder groups. Describe how you will take
steps to adhere to the multi-stakeholder principle, geographical
diversity and gender balance.

* Caspar Bowden – Chief Privacy Adviser EMEA, Microsoft Technology Office
(business sector)
* Gus Hosein - Privacy International (civil society)
* Jan Schallaböck - data protection authority of Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany (government)
* Ralf Bendrath - Technical University Delft (academic community)
[Members of the Dynamic Privacy Coalition]

The organizers are from various stakeholder groups, and through the IGF
Dynamic Coalition on Privacy, they have working contacts to a wide network
of stakeholders from all world regions and genders.

Although the composition of the workshop presenters has not been
finalised, we will aim to ensure as far as possible that there is
diversity of representation by gender and geography, consistent with the
aim of providing the highest quality expertise available.


8. Were you part of organizing a workshop last year? Which one? Did you
submit a workshop report?

Some of us organized two workshops together with other members of the IGF
Dynamic Coalition on Privacy:
* Security and Privacy Challenges for new Internet Applications: A
Multi-stakeholder approach
* Privacy in Internet Identity Management: Emerging Issues and New Approaches

We have just submitted reports for both of them , as well as for the
meeting of the Dynamic Coalition on Privacy.


7. List similar events you and/or any other IGF workshops you have
organized in the past.

The organizers have constantly been working in the field of internet
privacy and security for a number of years and have organized numerous
events. In the IGF context, the organizers were involved in organizing two
privacy workshops both at the IGF 2006 and the IGF 2007. They are also
active members or facilitators of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Privacy.


9. Under which of the five IGF themes does the proposal fall under ?
* access
* security
* emerging issues




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