Summit Materials

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Keynote Address:
Identity Theft in a Digital World

Panel 1: Nobody Knows You're a Dog: Identity in Cyberspace:
James X. Dempsey, Center for Democracy and Technology
Christine Frye, Chief Privacy Officer, Countrywide Financial Corp.
Timothy Reiniger, Executive Director, National Notary Association
Michelle Dennedy, Sun Microsystems, Liberty Alliance

Workshop 1: How to Protect Your Computer from Hackers, Viruses and Spies
Ron Gabrielson, Geek Squad

Workshop 2: Don't Get Hooked: Phishing, Pharming, and Other Online Scams
Michelle Jun, Consumers Union
Scott Shipman, eBay

Workshop 5: Overview of California Privacy Laws
Reece Hirsch, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal
Handout for AB 1950
Handout for SB 27
Handout for Security Breach

Workshop 6: Privacy Laws and Practices for Government Agencies
Debbie Castanon, California Office of Privacy Protection & Colleen Pedroza, State Information Security Officer

Workshop 7: Earning Customer Trust in the Online Marketplace
Larry Ponemon, Ponemon Institute & Fran Maier, TRUSTe
Handout - 2007 Most Trusted Companies for Privacy Study

Workshop 8: Responding to Privacy Breaches
Joanne McNabb, California Office of Privacy Protection
Lisa Sotto, Hunton & Williams

Workshop 9: Electronic Notarization
Kate Donovan, National Notary Association