NEW YORK, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly every website contains a so-called privacy policy, largely because of a California law that effectively governs most lawyers' judgments on what organizations need to state on their website about how they collect and use visitor data. But a group of tech advocacy groups, led by Civic Hall and Privacy International, say that term leads to a false sense of privacy online, and will announce a campaign aimed at renaming those policies on a conference call Wednesday.
What: Conference call launching That's Not Privacy
Who: Lucy Bernholz, Senior Research Scholar, Stanford Center on Philanthropy + Civil Society (PACS), Co-lead, Digital Civil Society Lab
Morgan Hargrave, Systems Change Coordinator, WITNESS
Dr. Gus Hosein, Executive Director, Privacy International
Fieke Jansen, Project Lead – Politics of Data, Tactical Tech
Josh Levy, Advocacy Director, Access Now
Micah Sifry, Co-founder, Civic Hall
When: Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at 11:30 AM PDT / 2:30 PM EDT
How: Join the conference by dialing (720) 820-1423. No access code necessary.
Please RSVP: email Sam Kaspick at [email protected].
About Civic Hall
Civic Hall is a one-of-a-kind community center for the world's civic innovators. Located in the heart of New York City, it is a space where social entrepreneurs, change-makers, government employees, hackers, academics, journalists, and artists can share knowledge, build tools, and solve problems, together.
About Privacy International
Privacy International is committed to fighting for the right to privacy across the world.
They investigate the secret world of government surveillance and expose the companies enabling it. They litigate to ensure that surveillance is consistent with the rule of law. They advocate for strong national, regional, and international laws that protect privacy. They conduct research to catalyse policy change. They raise awareness about technologies and laws that place privacy at risk, to ensure that the public is informed and engaged.
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