Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2011 about Privacy on Tuesday 15th March

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• Data Customization and Privacy – Can They Coexist?

  by David Ring, Howard Hogan and Gerard M Stegmaier

  The use of services on devices connected to the internet makes much personal information about viewers and listeners available which is the basis for the creation of custom data that can be used to market to customers. Regulators and privacy advocates are pushing back that the practice is too intrusive. The debate continues with the panel addressing all sides of the issue.

  • Privacy

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Tuesday 15th March

  In Room 13AB, Austin Convention Center

• Legal Bootcamp: Electronic Privacy Law for Internet Startups

  by Elizabeth Banker, Joe Sullivan, Kevin Bankston and Nicole Ozer

  In 1986 the Bangles were all the rage, Donkey Kong was a hot video game, mobile phones were bigger than your head, and the World Wide Web didn't even exist. A lot has changed since then - but electronic privacy law has not. Many Web 2.0 startups don’t realize it but there is a 1986 federal privacy law that applies directly to them and could lead to lawsuits or even criminal liability if users’ data is improperly monitored or disclosed. Does your company comply with the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”) of 1986, or even know that it exists? Do you know what to do when the government or anyone else asks for—or demands—records about your users? Join our panel of veteran Internet lawyers from privacy orgs like ACLU and EFF and companies like Google and Facebook, who will give you a basic understanding of how ECPA affects your business and provide an update on the coalition effort in Washington, D.C. to update this antiquated law to better protect privacy and innovation in the 21st century.

  LEVEL: Beginner

  • ACLU
  • EFF
  • Law
  • Privacy

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Tuesday 15th March

  In Room 9ABC, Austin Convention Center