WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 EPIC-privacy-report
National Press Club, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 8:30-10:00 AM
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EPIC and the Privacy Coalition will release the Privacy Report Card for the Obama Administration at the National Press Club on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. The Press Club is located at 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. ET. The event begins at 9:00 a.m. ET. The event will be held in the First Amendment Lounge.
The results of the Privacy Report Card survey will be released. A team of privacy experts will also discuss the Administration's performance on several critical privacy issues, including Consumer Privacy, Medical Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Cyber Security. Speakers include Lillie Coney, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC); Susan Grant, National Consumers League; Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. PIRG; Michael Osterlink, Liberty Coalition; and Chip Pitts, Bill of Rights Defense Committee.
There will be a teleconference at 11 a.m. ET for journalists unable to attend the National Press Club event. Contact Gerald Tan for details.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is the nation's leading privacy research and advocacy organization. The Privacy Coalition is a nonpartisan coalition of consumer, civil liberties, educational, family, library, labor, and technology organizations, established in 1995.
Privacy Report Card -- http://privacycoalition.org/reportcard/
EPIC -- http://www.epic.org
Privacy Coalition -- http://www.privacycoalition.org/
Contact: Gerald Tan, EPIC Administrative Coordinator, (202) 483-1140 x119, admin@epic.org
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