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The Privacy Symposium 2008

The Privacy Symposium 2008. Lillie Coney Roundtable on the Evolving Role of Privacy Advocacy Harvard University August 20, 2008. Introduction. The Internet’s Impact on Advocacy. Geography Neutral Minimal Participation Requirements Short Time Horizons Collaboration Coordination.

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The Privacy Symposium 2008

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  1. The Privacy Symposium 2008 Lillie Coney Roundtable on the Evolving Role of Privacy Advocacy Harvard University August 20, 2008 Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  2. Introduction Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  3. The Internet’s Impact on Advocacy • Geography Neutral • Minimal Participation Requirements • Short Time Horizons • Collaboration • Coordination Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  4. Networking Networks • Participation2 • Communication Strategies • Sustaining Coalitions • Monitoring the Environment • Recognizing an Opportunity Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  5. Formula for Success • Leading with Issues not Ideology • Finding mutual interest among competing policy organizations • Identifying an opportunity • Translating the opportunity into action • Keeping the policy message in the natural issue space for participants Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  6. Examples • End the DOD Database (see: http://epic.org/privacy/student/doddatabase.html) • Stop the REAL ID (see: http://privacycoalition.org/stoprealid/) Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  7. Campaign to End the DOD Database Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  8. Coalition Building 101 • The Issue: Department of Defense Violation of Privacy Act Public Notice Requirement • Creation of a database of all 16-25 year olds • No federal register notice prior to creating the database • Sources for some of the information in the database used deceptive practices • No opt-in • Opt-out resulted in inclusion in another DOD database Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  9. Mutual Interest • Privacy Organizations • Peace Groups • Youth Organizations • Government Accountability Groups • Civil Liberties Organizations • Civil Rights Organizations Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  10. Indentifying an Opportunity • DOD Published a Federal Register Notice on its plans to allow a contractor to provided services based on information in the database • EPIC reported that the database violated Federal Privacy Act requirements • A news article in the Washington Post Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  11. Translating an Opportunity into Action • EPIC and Over 120 Groups sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld urging that he end the "Joint Advertising and Market Research Studies" Recruiting Database. (October 2005) http://privacycoalition.org/nododdatabase/letter.html Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  12. Broad Coalition Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  13. Broad Coalition Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  14. Campaign to Stop the REAL ID Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  15. Taking Action Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  16. Broad Coalition Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  17. Broad Coalition Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  18. Making Room for Late Arrivals Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  19. Spreading the Word Online Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  20. Spreading the Word Online Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  21. The Future of Organizing is the Internet • Rapid Response Issue Teams • Creating Links among groups that monitor specific policy spaces • Planning action oriented campaigns • Recruiting campaign participants • Maximizing the democratic experience: freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of the press, freedom of expression, the right to know what government is doing in our name Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  22. Lessons Learned • Campaigns Should be Short • Focus on a Simple Action Item • Send a letter, Submit comments, etc • Engage the Largest and most diverse Pool of Participants as Possible • 501(c)3 v. 501(c)4 Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  23. EPIC Online Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

  24. EPIC Online Lillie Coney Associate Director EPIC

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