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My Privacy: Safely Navigating Life Online
On the evening of Wednesday, January 28, in support of the second annual Data Privacy Day, Microsoft will host an interactive event around online privacy concerns, guidance and solutions. "My Privacy: Safely Navigating Life Online" will take place in the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Library. As our online world evolves, the risks to and feelings about individual privacy also changes. Microsoft believes it is important for different constituencies to share their understanding of privacy concerns to ensure that Internet users from all walks of life are educated and aware of the available privacy choices.
The event will begin with the presentation of a brief documentary based on the findings from a recent focus groups discussing their feelings about online privacy. Issues like cyberbullying, identity theft, online reputation management, and targeted online advertising all play a role in the everyday choices and challenges the focus group participants face. Following the documentary, BBC's Maggie Shiels will host a lively panel discussion, including panelists Hemanshu Nigam, MySpace Chief Security Officer; Joanne McNabb, California Privacy Chief; Peter Cullen, Microsoft's Chief Privacy Strategist and Jim Dempsey, Vice President for public policy for the Center for Democracy and Technology who will provide their point of view on online privacy. The event will be open to the public, and all are welcome to take part in the discussion. For further information, please visit: microsoft.com/dataprivacyday.
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