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 helps national and multinational clients in a broad range of industries anticipate and effectively evaluate legal and reputational risks under federal and state data privacy and communications laws.

In addition to assisting clients engage strategically with the Federal Trade Commission, the…

Lindsey Tonsager helps national and multinational clients in a broad range of industries anticipate and effectively evaluate legal and reputational risks under federal and state data privacy and communications laws.

In addition to assisting clients engage strategically with the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Congress, and other federal and state regulators on a proactive basis, she has experience helping clients respond to informal investigations and enforcement actions, including by self-regulatory bodies such as the Digital Advertising Alliance and Children’s Advertising Review Unit.

Ms. Tonsager’s practice focuses on helping clients launch new products and services that implicate the laws governing the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising and social media, the collection of personal information from children and students online, behavioral advertising, e-mail marketing, artificial intelligence the processing of “big data” in the Internet of Things, spectrum policy, online accessibility, compulsory copyright licensing, telecommunications and new technologies.

Ms. Tonsager also conducts privacy and data security diligence in complex corporate transactions and negotiates agreements with third-party service providers to ensure that robust protections are in place to avoid unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of customer data and other types of confidential information. She regularly assists clients in developing clear privacy disclosures and policies―including website and mobile app disclosures, terms of use, and internal social media and privacy-by-design programs.