[IP] Doubleclick privacy officer chosen for DHS privacy czar

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Tim Finin <finin@cs.umbc.edu>
Organization: UMBC http://umbc.edu/
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:13:47 -0400
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Doubleclick privacy officer chosen for DHS privacy czar

This is certainly an interesting appointment that
may well contribute to the interestingness of times
in which we live.

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Homeland Security Dept. Fills Privacy Post
By Brian Krebs, washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 16, 2003; 3:45 PM

The former privacy officer of Internet advertising giant DoubleClick
will be the Department of Homeland Security's first privacy czar,
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced today.  The
administration will appoint Nuala O'Connor Kelly to the privacy
post, where she would be responsible for vetting proposals or programs
that involve collecting and using U.S. citizens' personal
information. O'Connor Kelly currently serves as a Commerce Department
attorney. O'Connor Kelly, 34, will report to Ridge.
...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39211-2003Apr16.html


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