The FTC has announced its agenda and panelists for its workshop on connected devices, which will be held on November 19, 2013.

The workshop will focus on three industries that increasingly rely on the Internet of Things: (1) homes equipped with “smart” home appliances and connected devices; (2) health and fitness devices that transmit data to health care providers and other third parties; and (3) connected cars.  Chairwoman Ramirez, Commissioner Ohlhausen, and Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich will each deliver remarks at the event.  In addition, the workshop will feature a session led by Carolyn Nguyen, Director of Microsoft’s Technology Policy Group, on the importance of a policy framework based on contextual privacy.

The keynote speaker for the event is Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google.  Google, which has introduced the new wearable computing device Google Glass, has drawn criticism from members of Congress and consumer privacy advocates who are concerned that Google Glass could collect photographs, videos, and other information about individuals without their knowledge or consent.  

The all-day workshop will begin at 8:30 am Eastern and will be held at the FTC Conference Center at 601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C.  A live webcast also will be available on the workshop’s website.

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Lindsey Tonsager co-chairs the firm’s global Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. She advises clients in their strategic and proactive engagement with the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Congress, the California Privacy Protection Agency, and state attorneys general on proposed changes to data protection…

Lindsey Tonsager co-chairs the firm’s global Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. She advises clients in their strategic and proactive engagement with the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Congress, the California Privacy Protection Agency, and state attorneys general on proposed changes to data protection laws, and regularly represents clients in responding to investigations and enforcement actions involving their privacy and information security practices.

Lindsey’s practice focuses on helping clients launch new products and services that implicate the laws governing the use of artificial intelligence, data processing for connected devices, biometrics, online advertising, endorsements and testimonials in advertising and social media, the collection of personal information from children and students online, e-mail marketing, disclosures of video viewing information, and new technologies.

Lindsey also assesses privacy and data security risks in complex corporate transactions where personal data is a critical asset or data processing risks are otherwise material. In light of a dynamic regulatory environment where new state, federal, and international data protection laws are always on the horizon and enforcement priorities are shifting, she focuses on designing risk-based, global privacy programs for clients that can keep pace with evolving legal requirements and efficiently leverage the clients’ existing privacy policies and practices. She conducts data protection assessments to benchmark against legal requirements and industry trends and proposes practical risk mitigation measures.