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Example Interviews from Nymity News:

	Gerrit-Jan Zwenne Partner Bird & Bird	Privacy Background and Hot Topics for The Netherlands Gerrit-Jan Zwenne, Partner at Bird & Bird, provides a background and addresses the current hot topics related to privacy and data protection in The Netherlands. Highlighted are the unique aspects as well as some of the major risks and mitigating controls necessary for those that do business in the Netherlands.
	Cathy Allen Chairman and CEO Santa Fe Group	Vendor Management Oversight is a Board Level Responisibility Cathy Allen, Chariman and CEO at Santa Fe Group, talks about vendor management from the company, the vendor and the auditor/assessor's perspective as well as the accountabilities of the boards of directors.
	Ted Claypoole Lawyer Womble Carlyle	Have we Already Lost the Right to Geo-Location Privacy? Ted Claypoole, Lawyer, Womble Carlyle discusses geo-location, the risks and benefits, jurisdictions that protect it, and the importance of protection.
	Henrik Nilsson Associate Bird & Bird	Employee Privacy in Sweden: Privacy in the Workplace, with a Focus on Employee Monitoring Henrik Nilsson, Associate at Bird & Bird, discusses employee privacy practices and requirements in Sweden. In this interview, topics include privacy notices, differences between global and local operational systems and the use of CCTV surveillance in the workplace.
	Fran Maier President TRUSTe	TRUSTe Seal Programs, Products and Services Fran Maier, President of TRUSTe, talks about the development and scope of the TRUSTe seal programs, products and services. In this interview, topics include how companies can acquire the various TRUSTe seals, the application process, as well as comparisons with other available privacy seal programs.
	Ingvild Standal Næss Associate Thommessen	Privacy Backgrounder and Hot Topics for Norway Norway is part of the E.E.A. and, as such, is not directly bound to adopt all the EU legislation regarding data protection. The Personal Data Act is, however, an implementation of the EU Personal Data Directive. Ingvild Standal Næss provides us with a bit of a backgrounder plus addresses the current hot topics in data protection.
	KATO, Takeshi Chief Resarcher Japan Information Processing Development Corporation	PrivacyMark® System KATO, Takeshi, Chief Researcher, Japan Information Processing Development Corporation (JIPDEC), talks about the development and scope of the PrivacyMark® System. In this interview, topics include how companies can acquire the PrivacyMark®, the application process, as well as comparisons with other available privacy seal programs.
	Eija Warma Associate Castrén & Snellman	Whistleblowing in Finland Eija Warma, Associate, Castrén & Snellman, discusses issues surrounding compliance, anonymous reporting and regulatory requirements relating to Whistleblowing in Finland.
	Chris Zoldaz Founder Navigate LLC	The Challenge of Managing Our Service Providers and Our Service Providers' Service Providers Chris Zoladz, Founder, Navigate LLC, discusses company accountabilities related to creating and sustaining a service provider program that is designed to protect the personal information the company must share in order to receive the services purchased. Chris focuses on best practices to minimize expenses of the service provider program and recommendations to address protecting personal information.
	Pascale Gelly Attorney Cabinet Gelly	Works Council Pascale Gelly, Attorney, Cabinet Gelly talks about Works Council -- the purpose and power, implementing change through them, as well as corporate requirements for pan-European Works Council.
	Rocco Panetta Partner Panetta & Associati	Binding Corporate Rules - Why Now is the Time, Especially in Italy Rocco Panetta, Partner, Panetta & Associati discusses recommendations for Binding Corporate Rules (“BCR”) for companies, the Italian Data Protection Authority, Google-YouTube case, as well as advice for CPOs and companies doing business in Europe.
	Eija Warma Associate Castrén & Snellman	Sharing Personal Information for Mergers & Acquisitions in Finland Eija Warma, Associate, Castrén & Snellman discusses the types of personal information that can be shared, requirements for companies to share information and recommendations for companies for sharing personal information related to Mergers & Acquisitions, in Finland.
	Gail Magnuson Research Alliances Director Nymity Inc.	Recent Privacy Activity at APEC, OECD and Around the World Gail Magnuson returns after three weeks attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Working Party on Information Security and Privacy in Paris, France, among others.
	Jan Dhont Partner Lorenz	Whistleblowing Hotlines Jan Dhont discusses the application of European Union data protection rules to internal whistle blowing schemes, issues surrounding centralized global compliance hotlines, and cultural concerns related to anonymous reporting.
	James Leaton Gray Head of the Information Policy and Compliance BBC	Increasing Data Protection Awareness and Training James Leaton Gray, Head of the Information Policy and Compliance at BBC discusses the successes and challenges of data protection awareness campaigns, training, and compliance processes.
	Scott Shipman Global Privacy Leader eBay Inc.	Where Did Due Process Go? Government Access to Personal Information in the Cloud Scott Shipman, Global Privacy Leader, eBay Inc. talks about the challenges of managing personal information on a global scale, issues and risks associated with access requests from governments and other companies that can expect similar requests.
	Michelle Dennedy Chief Governance Officer, Cloud Computing Sun Microsystems Inc.	Cloud Computing Michelle Dennedy, Chief Governance Officer, Cloud Computing at Sun Microsystems Inc. discusses 'cloud computing', including who the major players are, the privacy risks and legal issues.
	Christopher Wolf Parnter Hogan Lovells	EU-US Safe Harbor Christopher Wolf, partner at Hogan Lovells, discusses EU-Safe Harbor - whom it applies to and who enforces it and what FTC activities can be expected related to its framework in 2010.
	Brian Tretick Executive Director, Advisory Services Ernst & Young	Privacy Take Aways from Ernst & Young's 12th Annual Global Information Security Survey Brian Tretick, Executive Director, Advisory Services at Ernst and Young, discusses the findings of Ernst & Young's 12th Annual Global Information Security Survey and their impact on privacy. The survey explores an array of topics ranging from: top security priorities for global organizations for 2010, to investments in monitoring compliance and how organizations improve information security risk management.
	Jules Polonetsky Co-Chair & Director Future of Privacy Forum	Communicating Online Advertising Pratices to Consumers Jules Polonetsky, Co-Chair & Director of the Future of Privacy Forum discusses increasing concerns surrounding behavioral advertising, the key players and issues related to communicating to users and organization's online advertising practices.
	Rebecca Herold, CIPP Information privacy, security and compliance consultant, author and instructor	Smart Grid Privacy Concerns in the United States Rebecca Herold, an independent information privacy, security and compliance consultant, author and instructor, speak about the ‘Smart Grid’ and the overall privacy concerns being raised around data collection and distribution throughout the entire Smart Grid system in the United States.
	Barbara McIsaac Counsel Borden Ladner Gervais LLP	Considerations for Data Breach Notification to the OPC Barbara McIsaac, Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, discusses legal considerations related to reporting breaches to Commissioners’ offices in Canada. Issues covered range from: legal considerations related to following breach reporting guidelines, voluntary admittance of non-compliance and the need for breach protocols.
	Shawn Melito Director, Fraud Solutions Kroll Canada	Data Breach: Are you prepared? Why Now? Shawn Melito, Director of Fraud Solutions, Kroll Canada, examines the leading reasons why companies need privacy breach programs, the components of creating such programs and the inherent differences that exist between these privacy programs within the United States and Canada.
	Rick Kam President ID Experts	The Consumers' Report Card of Data Breach Notification Rick Kam, President, ID Experts talks about the results of a study, conducted by The Ponemon Institute commissioned by ID Experts, which looks at the usefulness of data breach notification from the perspective of affected consumers.
	David Young Partner Lang Michener	Legal Issues Related to Electronic Health Records in Canada David Young, Partner, Lang Michener, discusses Electronic Health Records ("EHR") in Canada, the laws that govern EHR and legal issues related to them.
	Mary Ellen Callahan Partner Hogan & Hartson	Behavioral Advertising Mary Ellen Callahan, Partner at Hogan & Hartson, discusses the practices, regulations and challenges facing organizations relating to behavioral advertising. She also talks about the latest congressional activities, recently introduced legislation and expected activity for 2009.
	David Hoffman Director of Security Policy and Global Privacy Officer Intel Corporation	Data Privacy Day 2009: How Can the Privacy Community Help? David Hoffman, Director of Security Policy and Global Privacy Officer, Intel Corporation talks about Data Privacy Day 2009, taking place across North America and 27 European cities, and how the privacy community can get involved.
	Sandra Smith-Frampton Privacy Officer ATB Financial	Privacy Metrics for Measuring Compliance Sandra Smith-Frampton, Privacy Officer at ATB Financial, discusses privacy metrics, what they measure, how they can support a privacy compliance regime and the ROI on implementing them.
	Andrew Serwin Partner Foley Lardner LLP	Privacy Litigation in the USA Andrew Serwin, Partner at Foley Lardner and author of Information Security and Privacy: A Practical Guide to Federal, State and International Law, 2d talks about reasons behind an increase in privacy litigation in the USA, liabilities for invasion of privacy, along with typical scenarios that lead to litigation from regulators.
	Trevor Shaw Director General Audit Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada	OPC's PIPEDA Self-Assessment Tool Trevor Shaw, Director General Audit, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canadadiscusses the history, framework and development of the PIPEDA Self-Assessment tool and how it can help organizations.
	Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Pressing Privacy Issues Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, discusses the most pressing privacy issues in today’s environment, and provides a preview of her speech at the upcoming IAPP Canadian Privacy Summit.
	Nancy Webster Cole Senior Manager Telemarketing-Regulations, CRTC	Canada National Do Not Call List Nancy Webster Cole, Senior Manager Telemarketing-Regulations, CRTC talks about Canada’s National Do-Not-Call List – the framework and rules. Nancy also discusses which organizations will need to comply and when.
	Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Biometric Encryption Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D., Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, provides an understanding of biometric encryption and speaks to the business case and the implication of such technology.