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[ NNSquad ] White House to Unveil Their Trusted Identities in Cyberspace Scheme + My Comments
White House to Unveil Their Trusted Identities in Cyberspace Scheme + My Comments
http://j.mp/fnxkvg (This message in Google Buzz)
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I will of course be very interested to see the details of this
initiative. I am already on the record as being extremely skeptical
that such projects in general can be deployed without risking
dangerous "mission creep," abuse of data in various contexts despite
promises of compartmentalization/control, and continual pressures that
would move such government-linked identity constructs increasingly
toward "required" rather than "voluntary" for an ever broader range of
Web sites and services. These concerns exist and persist even if one
assumes complete trust in the veracity, motives, and long-term policy
and political stability of stakeholders advocating such systems, since
infrastructures created for ostensibly laudable purposes today can
often still be subverted for evil purposes tomorrow.
My most recent primary discussion of these issues is at:
Internet Freedom Alert: Obama Admin Pushing Ahead Today with
Dangerous "Internet Trusted Identity" Scheme
http://j.mp/eZug4M (Lauren's Blog - 1/7/2011) -
Please note the several update links now present at the top of that blog posting.
Thanks.
--Lauren--
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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:27:29 -0400
From: "Xu, Kevin" <KXu@doc.gov>
Subject: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Senior White House Officials to
Unveil Administration’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in
Cyberspace
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 14, 2011
News Media Contacts:
Shannon Gilson, (202) 482-4883, sgilson@doc.gov<mailto:sgilson@doc.gov>
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Senior White House Officials to
Unveil Administration’s National Strategy for Trusted
Identities in Cyberspace Strategy lays out vision for a more secure
online environment, led by private-sector technology innovations
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke
will be joined by Chair of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling
and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard A. Schmidt to release
the administration’s National Strategy for Trusted
Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) – a White House initiative
to improve online security, increase privacy and foster economic
growth and innovation online. Hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
the event will include a panel discussion with industry leaders and
privacy advocates, as well as demonstrations of innovative smart
technologies being developed to improve online authentication.
NSTIC is a key building block in the national effort to secure
cyberspace. According to industry surveys, as many as 8 million
Americans are victims of online fraud and identity theft each year and
lose an average of $631 out-of-pocket per incident. Through a private
sector-led effort facilitated by the government, NSTIC aims to make
online transactions more trustworthy and enhance consumers’
privacy, thereby giving businesses and consumers more confidence to
conduct business online.
To learn more about the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in
Cyberspace, visit the NSTIC website at: http://www.nist.gov/nstic.
WHO:
Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Gene B. Sperling, Assistant to the President
for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council
Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Howard A. Schmidt, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator
Ann Beauchesne, Vice President National Security and Emergency
Preparedness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Senator, Maryland
Dan Lungren, U.S. Representative, California
Panelists:
Leslie Harris, President and CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology
Susan Landau, Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard
University
Eric Sachs, Senior Product Manager, Internet Identity, Google
WHAT: Release of the Administration’s National Strategy
for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
WHEN: Friday, April 15th, 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. EST
*Door opens at 11:00 a.m. for viewing of technology demonstrations
*Program starts at 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
RSVP: Credentialed members of the media are invited to attend. To
register, e-mail press@uschamber.com or call 202-463-5682.
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
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- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
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