[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33355-33356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16126]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration
[Docket No. 980422102-8152-02]


Public Meeting To Explore Privacy Issues Related to Electronic 
Commerce

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This public meeting will provide an opportunity for members of 
the academic community, industry, privacy advocates, public interest 
groups, the public and government to explore issues surrounding 
electronic commerce privacy. The meeting will provide a forum for 
debate and dialogue.

DATES: The meetings will be held on June 23 and 24, 1998 from 9 a.m. 
until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Department of 
Commerce, main auditorium, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. Attendees should use the Main Entrance on 14th Street. 
To facilitate entry please (1) have a picture ID available and/or a 
U.S. government building pass if applicable and (2) have your 
registration form with you.
    If the meeting location changes, another Federal Register notice 
will be

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issued. Updates about the location of the meeting will also be 
available on the NTIA website at www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/privacy, or 
you may call Jane Coffin at 202-482-1866. The meeting will also be 
broadcast over the Internet. The broadcast can be accessed via the NTIA 
website.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jane Coffin, by phone (202) 482-1866, by facsimile (202) 482-1865, by 
mail marked to her attention at NTIA/OIA, Room 4701, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or by electronic mail 
at [email protected].

MEDIA INQUIRIES: Please contact the Office of Public Affairs, at (202) 
482-7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Commerce announces a 
two-day meeting on privacy and electronic commerce. The purpose of the 
meeting is to promote dialogue and discussion regarding privacy issues 
related to electronic commerce, to discuss whether, and to what extent, 
self regulation can address privacy concerns, to discuss the elements 
of effective self regulation, to consider privacy issues and concerns 
specific to children, to review and discuss the advantages and 
disadvantages regarding a proposed methodology for assessing compliance 
in regard to self regulation, to examine successful strategies for 
protecting privacy on the Internet and to survey current technologies 
available to protect consumer privacy on the Internet.

Agenda

June 23
    Overview of privacy issues
    Issues of Children's Privacy
    Results of Public Surveys on Privacy
    Elements of Effective Self Regulation
June 24
    Industry Reports on Self Regulatory Approaches
    Children's Workshop
    Technology Tools to Protect Privacy
    Consumer Education/Consumer Assistance

    This agenda is subject to change. For an updated, more detailed 
agenda, please check the NTIA website at www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/
privacy/.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public and 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Any member of the 
public wishing to attend and requiring special services, such as sign 
language interpretation or other ancillary aids, should contact Amy 
Flatten at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting at (202) 
482-1866.
    Registration: Information about paper and electronic registration 
for the summit will be available on the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration website, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/
privacy/, or contact Jane Coffin, Telecommunications Policy Specialist, 
the NTIA/OIA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Main Auditorium, 14th Street 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: (202) 
482-1866; Fax: (202) 482-1865; e-mail at [email protected].
Shirl Kinney,
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Administrator, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-16126 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
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