Tuesday / Wednesday, 21 / 22 October 2003 - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich/ Switzerland, Auditorium Maximum


Identity and anonymity in a increasingly interconnected world

Europe's foremost event concerning privacy and information security with more than 20 leading experts and institutions for all decision-makers, project managers and specialists in the fields of technology, compliance, risk management, human resources, marketing and consultancy, for IT and data protec-tion officers working in business, politics and public administration, as well as for all those who want to learn more about data protection and information security.

  • Identity management today and in the future – its importance for companies and public authorities.
  • User-based identity management – development potential in the user’s hands
  • Anonymity and responsibility – do we have a right to anonymity, and how far should this right extend.
  • Data protection = criminal protection? Privacy in the face of proliferating security precautions.
  • Data protection law in a state of flux – how will the protection of privacy develop in Europe?

More than 20 high-caliber speakers and panelists, among others:

  • David Chaum, PhD, inventor of digital cash, Los Angeles/ USA
  • Marit Hansen, Independent Centre for Data Protection in Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel/ Germany
  • Prof Otfried Höffe, Professor of Philosophy, University of Tübingen/ Germany
  • Peter Johan Hustinx, LL.M., Chairman of the Dutch Data Protection Authority, The Hague/ Netherlands
  • Dr Hannes P. Lubich, Lecturer ETHZ, Computer Associates AG, Kloten/ Switzerland
  • Prof Marcel A. Niggli, University of Fribourg/ Switzerland
  • Prof Joel R. Reidenberg, Fordham University School of Law, New York/ USA
  • Dr Valentin Roschacher, Swiss Attorney General, Berne/Switzerland
  • Hanspeter Thür, Swiss Federal Data Protection Commissioner, Berne/ Switzerland

Places are limited. 10% discount for early booking until 31 August 2003.

or: Stiftung für Datenschutz und Informationssicherheit (Foundation for Privacy and Information security), Branch office, Kirschgartenstrasse 7, P.O.Box, CH-4010 Basel/Switzerland,
fon +41 (61) 270 1770, fax +41 (61) 270 1771, e-mail: symposium@privacy-security.ch

... and dates for your diary:
9th Symposium on Privacy and Security 2004: 15/16 September 2004

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