[IP] DHS chief privacy officer Kelly steps down

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Bradley Malin <malin@cs.cmu.edu>
Date: September 29, 2005 4:40:24 PM EDT
To: talk@privacy.cs.cmu.edu, Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: DHS chief privacy officer Kelly steps down


(Prof Dave, haven't seen any mention of this on IP)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/28/ 
AR2005092802173.html

First Privacy Officer Calls 'Experiment' a Success

By Sara Kehaulani Goo and Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writers

Nuala O'Connor Kelly, who won praise for protecting Americans' privacy
rights at the Department of Homeland Security but drew criticism for her
office's lack of independence, announced she will step down this week
after two years as the department's first chief privacy officer.

<snip>

O'Connor Kelly has accepted a position as head of privacy issues for
General Electric Co. Her last day at the department is today, she said.
The Department of Homeland Security has named Maureen Cooney, O'Connor
Kelly's chief of staff, as acting chief privacy officer.


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